Wait until you come on the Day of Mutual Loss and Gain and you will discover the injustice of this contract.
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-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-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-JAWZIYYAAnd to have spent the night sleeping and awoken regretful, is better than to have spent the night standing (in prayer) and awaken impressed with oneself!
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAWhoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAAs you can taste a pot full of food with a spoon likewise someone’s tounge can tell you about his heart.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAWomen are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYALosing 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.
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-JAWZIYYAOne of the most beneficial of remedies is persisting in du’a.
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-JAWZIYYAThere are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur’an.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAThe hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
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-JAWZIYYAImaan is of two halves; half is patience (Sabr) and half is being thankful (Shukr).
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