Ibn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as 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.
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A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.
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And verily for everything that a slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him.
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Doom comes about because of neglecting to evaluate one’s self and because of just following one’s whims.
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If you knew the true value of yourself, you will never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins.
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The sinner does not feel any remorse over his sins, that is because his heart is already dead
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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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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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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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Every 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
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When 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.
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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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Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.
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Allah will never humiliate the one who takes his Lord as friend and patron.
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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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The hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
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