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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.

Ibn Taymiyyah

Through patience and certainty, leadership in the religion is obtained.
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Achievement Leadership Patience Religion
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
If you do good in secret, Allah will shower His good on you in public.
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God Goodness Kindness Yourself Secret
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
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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Capture Desire Heart Himself Prison True
Guidance is not attained except with knowledge and correct direction is not attained except with patience.
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Direction Exception Guide Knowledge Patience
The more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.
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Close Humble Need Religious Worship Yourself
If I remained silent and you remained silent, then who will teach the ignorant?
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Ignorance Myself Silence Teaching
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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God Love Men Pain Return Suffering
When people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.
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Hate Helping People
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
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
Make tawba not just for sins you’ve committed, but also for obligations you haven’t fulfilled.
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Commitment Obligation Prayer Religious Sin 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
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

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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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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