Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is to the heart as water is to a fish; see what happens to a fish when it is taken out of water.
IBN TAYMIYYAHAvoiding the temptation to sin and being patient upon that, is greater than being patient whilst being afflicted with trials.
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If you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.
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What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.
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Among the principles of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama’ah lie the attitude of peace and purity of their heart and tongue towards the Sahaba(Companions) of the Prophet (saw).
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Allah will support the just state even if it is led by unbelievers, but Allah will not support the oppressive state even if it is led by believers
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Make tawba not just for sins you’ve committed, but also for obligations you haven’t fulfilled.
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This whole religion revolves around knowing the truth and acting by it, and action must be accompanied by patience.
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The People of the Sunnah are the most knowledgeable of mankind concerning the truth, and the most merciful of the creation towards the rest of creation.
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Remembrance is to the heart what water is to the fish. And what is the state of a fish that leaves water?
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The more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.
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In this world there is a paradise, whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise of the Hereafter.
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Whatever is not done by the permission of Allah will not happen, and what is not done for the sake of Allah will not benefit or remain.
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What can you do with me? My jannah is in my heart! If you take me to jail, I will make zikr of Allah. If you exile me out of my land, I will make takaffur. If you execute me, I would be a shaheed. What can you do with me? Because I am not limited to this dunya. I am living for al-akhira!
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Whatever is not done by the permission of Allah will not happen, and what is not done for the sake of Allah will not benefit or remain.
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Men mixing with women is like fire mixing with wood.
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Contentment is the greatest door that one enters to Allah, it is the source of tranquility for the worshiper and paradise on earth. Whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise in the Hereafter.
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