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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

Imprisoned is he whose heart is imprisoned from Allâh. Captured is he who is captured by his desires.
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Capture Desire Difference Heart Prison
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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Death Execution God Heart Heaven Limitation Myself Prison Worship Yourself
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
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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Greatness Religious Satisfaction Tranquility Worship
If you do good in secret, Allah will shower His good on you in public.
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God Goodness Kindness Yourself Secret
Sins are like chains and locks preventing their perpetrator from roaming the vast garden of Tawheed and reaping the fruits of righteous actions.
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Action Fruit Garden Result Right Sin
The sign of the people of bid’ah is that they do not follow the salaf.
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People Religion
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
If you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.
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Action Correct God Hide Work Yourself
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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Adversity Blessing Forget Religious Remember Yourself
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.
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Independent One Liner
Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause.
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Harm Remove Sin
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
The People of the Sunnah are the most knowledgeable of mankind concerning the truth, and the most merciful of the creation towards the rest of creation.
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Creation Kind Knowledge Man Mercy People Truth
When someone offends me, I think it’s a gift from Allah (god). He (Allah) is teaching me humility.
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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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