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.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAAs 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.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAIf you knew the true value of yourself, you will never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAAs you can taste a pot full of food with a spoon likewise someone’s tounge can tell you about his heart.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAWhen 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.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAA real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThe hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYADoom comes about because of neglecting to evaluate one’s self and because of just following one’s whims.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYALosing 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.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYABe sincere in your aim and you will find the support of Allaah surrounding you.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAO people who take pleasure in a life that will vanish, falling in love with a fading shadow is sheer stupidity
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAWhen 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.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAWait until you come on the Day of Mutual Loss and Gain and you will discover the injustice of this contract.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAAnd verily for everything that a slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAAs 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-JAWZIYYABeware of every hour and how it passes, and only spend it in the best possible way, do not neglect yourself, but render it accustomed to the noblest and best of actions, and send to your grave that which will please you when you arrive to it.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAIbn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as him.
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