Imprisoned is he whose heart is imprisoned from Allâh. Captured is he who is captured by his desires.
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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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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Allah guards the justice loving government, even if it is the government of non-Muslims, and destroys the tyrant government, even if it is the government of Muslims.
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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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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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The sincere hearts and the pious supplications are soldiers which can never be defeated.
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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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Don’t depend too much on anyone.
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What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.
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In this world there is a paradise, whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise of the Hereafter.
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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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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.
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If you do good in secret, Allah will shower His good on you in public.
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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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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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