Beware of preoccupying your heart with what it has not been created for.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYABe to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.
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The hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.
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Be to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.
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Wait until you come on the Day of Mutual Loss and Gain and you will discover the injustice of this contract.
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As 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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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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Sins have many side-effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you.
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If 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.
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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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If you knew the true value of yourself, you will never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins.
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A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.
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Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires
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If 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.
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The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.
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And 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!
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O people who take pleasure in a life that will vanish, falling in love with a fading shadow is sheer stupidity
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