The more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.
IBN TAYMIYYAHDhikr (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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When people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.
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Men mixing with women is like fire mixing with wood.
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The disease that knowledge brings is arrogance, and the disease that worship brings is showing off
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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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Contentment 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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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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The sign of the people of bid’ah is that they do not follow the salaf.
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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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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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Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause.
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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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What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.
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If you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.
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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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Make tawba not just for sins you’ve committed, but also for obligations you haven’t fulfilled.
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