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.
IBN TAYMIYYAHWhen people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.
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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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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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Don’t depend too much on anyone.
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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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A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you then a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah
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A man will never fear something besides Allah unless it be due to a disease in his heart.
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This whole religion revolves around knowing the truth and acting by it, and action must be accompanied by 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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The entire religion revolves around acknowledging the truth and then acting upon it.
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Through patience and certainty, leadership in the religion is obtained.
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Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause.
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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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The sincere hearts and the pious supplications are soldiers which can never be defeated.
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If you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.
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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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