A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you then a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah
IBN TAYMIYYAHContentment is the greatest door that one enters to Allah, it is the source of tranquility for the worshiper and paradise on earth. Whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise in the Hereafter.
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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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When people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.
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Make tawba not just for sins you’ve committed, but also for obligations you haven’t fulfilled.
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No love that a man has will only give him pleasure in return- he shall also suffer pain because of it, except for love of Allah.
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Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause.
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Guidance is not attained except with knowledge and correct direction is not attained except with patience.
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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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When someone offends me, I think it’s a gift from Allah (god). He (Allah) is teaching me humility.
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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?
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Beautiful leaving (hajr), is to leave without harming, beautiful pardoning is to pardon without rebuking, and beautiful patience is to be patient without complaining.
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The entire religion revolves around acknowledging the truth and then acting upon it.
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Avoiding the temptation to sin and being patient upon that, is greater than being patient whilst being afflicted with trials.
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If I remained silent and you remained silent, then who will teach the ignorant?
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What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.
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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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