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.
IBN TAYMIYYAHThe 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.
IBN TAYMIYYAHDon’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.
IBN TAYMIYYAHContentment 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.
IBN TAYMIYYAHMen mixing with women is like fire mixing with wood.
IBN TAYMIYYAHRemembrance is to the heart what water is to the fish. And what is the state of a fish that leaves water?
IBN TAYMIYYAHBeautiful leaving (hajr), is to leave without harming, beautiful pardoning is to pardon without rebuking, and beautiful patience is to be patient without complaining.
IBN TAYMIYYAHWhen people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.
IBN TAYMIYYAHWhat 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!
IBN TAYMIYYAHAllah 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
IBN TAYMIYYAHDon’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.
IBN TAYMIYYAHThe disease that knowledge brings is arrogance, and the disease that worship brings is showing off
IBN TAYMIYYAHDon’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.
IBN TAYMIYYAHSins are like chains and locks preventing their perpetrator from roaming the vast garden of Tawheed and reaping the fruits of righteous actions.
IBN TAYMIYYAHImprisoned is he whose heart is imprisoned from Allâh. Captured is he who is captured by his desires.
IBN TAYMIYYAHIf you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.
IBN TAYMIYYAHWhen someone offends me, I think it’s a gift from Allah (god). He (Allah) is teaching me humility.
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