A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAA true believer does not fear physical death, rather he fears the death of his heart
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As you can taste a pot full of food with a spoon likewise someone’s tounge can tell you about his heart.
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When there is money in your hand and not in your heart, it will not harm you even if it is a lot; and when it is in your heart, it will harm you even if there is none in your hands.
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The perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah
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O people who take pleasure in a life that will vanish, falling in love with a fading shadow is sheer stupidity
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And verily for everything that a slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him.
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Wait until you come on the Day of Mutual Loss and Gain and you will discover the injustice of this contract.
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Ibn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as him.
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One of the most beneficial of remedies is persisting in du’a.
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As long as one is following the right way, one should never be concerned about the reproaches of those who like to find faults.
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Imaan is of two halves; half is patience (Sabr) and half is being thankful (Shukr).
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The hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
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If a man’s patience is stronger than his whims and desires, then he is like an angel, but if his whims and desires are stronger than his patience, then he is like a devil. If his desire for food, drink and sex is stronger than his patience, then he is no better than an animal.
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Be to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.
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Sins have many side-effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you.
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Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires
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