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.
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.
More Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya Quotes
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A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.
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If you wish to check how much you love Allah, then see how much your heart loves the Quran, and you will know the answer.
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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 perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah
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A tear that runs down a believer’s cheek is more beneficial than a thousand raindrops on the earth
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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 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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Beware of preoccupying your heart with what it has not been created for.
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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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The sinner does not feel any remorse over his sins, that is because his heart is already dead
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Imaan is of two halves; half is patience (Sabr) and half is being thankful (Shukr).
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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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A true believer does not fear physical death, rather he fears the death of his heart
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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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Beware of every hour and how it passes, and only spend it in the best possible way, do not neglect yourself, but render it accustomed to the noblest and best of actions, and send to your grave that which will please you when you arrive to it.
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