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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.

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

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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Hands Order Tests
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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Islamic Prayer Religious
A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.
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Giving Heart Taste
Imaan is of two halves; half is patience (Sabr) and half is being thankful (Shukr).
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Being Half Thankful Two
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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Enemy Lifetime Wicked
Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires
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God Religious Wisdom
The sinner does not feel any remorse over his sins, that is because his heart is already dead
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Heart Islamic Religious
Doom comes about because of neglecting to evaluate one’s self and because of just following one’s whims.
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Neglect Self Whim
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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Impress Night Prayer Sleep
The perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah
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Found Heart Perfection
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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Answers Heart Wish
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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Choices Life Shadow
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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Angel Animal Sex
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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Heart Spoons Taste
The hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
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Abandoning Accepting Hate
Sins have many side-effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you.
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Sides Sin Stealing