Beware of preoccupying your heart with what it has not been created for.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYABeware of preoccupying your heart with what it has not been created for.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYABe sincere in your aim and you will find the support of Allaah surrounding you.
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-JAWZIYYAIbn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as him.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAIf 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-JAWZIYYAAllah will never humiliate the one who takes his Lord as friend and patron.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAA true believer does not fear physical death, rather he fears the death of his heart
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-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-JAWZIYYAOne of the most beneficial of remedies is persisting in du’a.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThe perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThe sinner does not feel any remorse over his sins, that is because his heart is already dead
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-JAWZIYYAThe sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThe hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAO 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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