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.
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAA real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.
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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 if a person were given all of the world and what is in it, it would not fill his emptiness.
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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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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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Be sincere in your aim and you will find the support of Allaah surrounding you.
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Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires
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Every 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
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Ibn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as him.
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A true believer does not fear physical death, rather he fears the death of his heart
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The perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah
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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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And verily for everything that a slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him.
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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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If you knew the true value of yourself, you will never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins.
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There are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur’an.
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