Doom comes about because of neglecting to evaluate one’s self and because of just following one’s whims.
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-JAWZIYYAAnd if a person were given all of the world and what is in it, it would not fill his emptiness.
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-JAWZIYYAIf 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.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThe hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAA true believer does not fear physical death, rather he fears the death of his heart
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAAllah will never humiliate the one who takes his Lord as friend and patron.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAOne of the most beneficial of remedies is persisting in du’a.
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-JAWZIYYAA real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThere are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur’an.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAEvery drop of sweat and every breath we take in life, if not taken for the sake of Allah, will lead to regret and sorrow on the Day of Judgment
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAA tear that runs down a believer’s cheek is more beneficial than a thousand raindrops on the earth
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThe sinner does not feel any remorse over his sins, that is because his heart is already dead
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-JAWZIYYAWhoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires
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