The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAO people who take pleasure in a life that will vanish, falling in love with a fading shadow is sheer stupidity
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Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.
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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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O you, who spends his lifetime disobeying his Lord, no one amongst your enemies is wicked to you more than you are to yourself
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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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A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.
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As long as you are performing prayer, you are knocking at the door of Allah, and whoever is knocking at the door of Allah, Allah will open it for him.
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A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.
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If you wish to check how much you love Allah, then see how much your heart loves the Quran, and you will know the answer.
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One of the most beneficial of remedies is persisting in du’a.
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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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This wordly life is like a shadow. If you try to catch it, you will never be able to do so. If you turn your back towards it, it has no choice but to follow you.
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Allah will never humiliate the one who takes his Lord as friend and patron.
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There are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur’an.
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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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When Allah tests you it is never to destroy you. When He removes something in your possession it is only in order to empty your hands for an even greater gift.
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And to have spent the night sleeping and awoken regretful, is better than to have spent the night standing (in prayer) and awaken impressed with oneself!
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Losing time is harder than death, as losing time keeps you away from Allah and the Hereafter, while death keeps you away from the worldly life and people.
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If a heart becomes attached to anything other than Allah, Allah makes him dependent on what he is attached to. And he will be betrayed by it.
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The hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
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Be sincere in your aim and you will find the support of Allaah surrounding you.
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Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires
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And if a person were given all of the world and what is in it, it would not fill his emptiness.
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A tear that runs down a believer’s cheek is more beneficial than a thousand raindrops on the earth
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A 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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Beware of preoccupying your heart with what it has not been created for.
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