The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.
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-JAWZIYYAOne of the most beneficial of remedies is persisting in du’a.
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-JAWZIYYAO you, who spends his lifetime disobeying his Lord, no one amongst your enemies is wicked to you more than you are to yourself
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-JAWZIYYAAllah will never humiliate the one who takes his Lord as friend and patron.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThe hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThe perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThere are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur’an.
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-JAWZIYYAA real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.
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-JAWZIYYAIf you wish to check how much you love Allah, then see how much your heart loves the Quran, and you will know the answer.
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-JAWZIYYABe to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYADoom comes about because of neglecting to evaluate one’s self and because of just following one’s whims.
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