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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.

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

God Religious Wisdom
A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.
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Heart Men Real
There are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur’an.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

Attain Certainty Mean
A tear that runs down a believer’s cheek is more beneficial than a thousand raindrops on the earth
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Islamic Religious Running
The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

Eye Sea Water
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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Life Losing People Worldly
The hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
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Abandoning Accepting Hate
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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Emptiness Given World
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
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
The perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah
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Found Heart Perfection
Ibn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as him.
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Except God Imprisoned Threatened
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
A true believer does not fear physical death, rather he fears the death of his heart
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Believer Death Heart
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
One of the most beneficial of remedies is persisting in du’a.
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Beneficial Persisting Remedy