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Remembrance is to the heart what water is to the fish. And what is the state of a fish that leaves water?

Ibn Taymiyyah

The one who is [truly] imprisoned is the one whose heart is imprisoned from Allah and the captivated one is the one whose desires have enslaved him.
IBN TAYMIYYAH

Capture Desire Heart Himself Prison True
This whole religion revolves around knowing the truth and acting by it, and action must be accompanied by patience.
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Act Action Company Patience Religion Truth
The disease that knowledge brings is arrogance, and the disease that worship brings is showing off
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Deep Knowledge Religious Sick Worship
When people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.
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Hate Helping People
Verily, I constantly renew my Islam until this very day, as up to now, I do not consider myself to have ever been a good Muslim.
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Goodness Myself Religion
What can you do with me? My jannah is in my heart! If you take me to jail, I will make zikr of Allah. If you exile me out of my land, I will make takaffur. If you execute me, I would be a shaheed. What can you do with me? Because I am not limited to this dunya. I am living for al-akhira!
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Death Execution God Heart Heaven Limitation Myself Prison Worship Yourself
Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is to the heart as water is to a fish; see what happens to a fish when it is taken out of water.
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Death Heart Prayer Religious Water
What can my enemies do to me? My paradise is in my heart, it is with me wherever I go. To imprison me is to provide me with seclusion. To send me into exile is to send me away in the Path of Allah. And to kill me is to make me a martyr.
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Choice Death Enemy Heart Kill Myself Prison Wisdom
Avoiding the temptation to sin and being patient upon that, is greater than being patient whilst being afflicted with trials.
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Avoid Greatness Patience Religious Temptation
Allah will support the just state even if it is led by unbelievers, but Allah will not support the oppressive state even if it is led by believers
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Believe Choice Hurt Leadership Oppression Support
The sincere hearts and the pious supplications are soldiers which can never be defeated.
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Defeat Heart Sincere Soldier Win
Whatever is not done by the permission of Allah will not happen, and what is not done for the sake of Allah will not benefit or remain.
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God Permission Religious
Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.
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Betray Darkness Independent Shadow Spiritual Wisdom World Yourself
Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.
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Betray Darkness Independent Shadow Spiritual Wisdom World Yourself
If you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.
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Action Correct God Hide Work Yourself
When someone offends me, I think it’s a gift from Allah (god). He (Allah) is teaching me humility.
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Humility Teaching Thinking

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