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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

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
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
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
The sincere hearts and the pious supplications are soldiers which can never be defeated.
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Defeat Heart Sincere Soldier Win
If you do good in secret, Allah will shower His good on you in public.
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God Goodness Kindness Yourself Secret
Everyone experiences bouts of jealousy; but the dignified person conceals it, while the vulgar one acts upon it
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Act Action Experience Jealous Person
Among the principles of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama’ah lie the attitude of peace and purity of their heart and tongue towards the Sahaba(Companions) of the Prophet (saw).
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Attitude Heart Lying Peace Principle Purity Wisdom
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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Death Heart Prayer Religious Water
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
Through patience and certainty, leadership in the religion is obtained.
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Achievement Leadership Patience Religion
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
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
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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Goodness Myself Religion
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
Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause.
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Harm Remove Sin

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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