No love that a man has will only give him pleasure in return- he shall also suffer pain because of it, except for love of Allah.
IBN TAYMIYYAHThe more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.
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Guidance is not attained except with knowledge and correct direction is not attained except with patience.
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Beautiful leaving (hajr), is to leave without harming, beautiful pardoning is to pardon without rebuking, and beautiful patience is to be patient without complaining.
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The sign of the people of bid’ah is that they do not follow the salaf.
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The one who is [truly] imprisoned is the one whose heart is imprisoned from Allah and the captivated one is the one whose desires have enslaved him.
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A believer to another believer is like two hands, one washes the other (correcting each other).
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When people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.
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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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A man will never fear something besides Allah unless it be due to a disease in his heart.
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If you do good in secret, Allah will shower His good on you in public.
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If you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.
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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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Make tawba not just for sins you’ve committed, but also for obligations you haven’t fulfilled.
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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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Verily, I constantly renew my Islam until this very day, as up to now, I do not consider myself to have ever been a good Muslim.
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Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.
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If I remained silent and you remained silent, then who will teach the ignorant?
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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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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.
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A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you then a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah
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Avoiding the temptation to sin and being patient upon that, is greater than being patient whilst being afflicted with trials.
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What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.
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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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Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause.
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The disease that knowledge brings is arrogance, and the disease that worship brings is showing off
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Through patience and certainty, leadership in the religion is obtained.
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The entire religion revolves around acknowledging the truth and then acting upon it.
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