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.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAA real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.
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A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.
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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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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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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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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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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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Sins have many side-effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you.
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Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires
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Allah will never humiliate the one who takes his Lord as friend and patron.
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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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O you, who spends his lifetime disobeying his Lord, no one amongst your enemies is wicked to you more than you are to yourself
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A true believer does not fear physical death, rather he fears the death of his heart
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There are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur’an.
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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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