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 TAYMIYYAHBeautiful leaving (hajr), is to leave without harming, beautiful pardoning is to pardon without rebuking, and beautiful patience is to be patient without complaining.
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Avoiding the temptation to sin and being patient upon that, is greater than being patient whilst being afflicted with trials.
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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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Imprisoned is he whose heart is imprisoned from Allâh. Captured is he who is captured by his desires.
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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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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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The disease that knowledge brings is arrogance, and the disease that worship brings is showing off
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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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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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Remembrance is to the heart what water is to the fish. And what is the state of a fish that leaves water?
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The sign of the people of bid’ah is that they do not follow the salaf.
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Guidance is not attained except with knowledge and correct direction is not attained except with patience.
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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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The entire religion revolves around acknowledging the truth and then acting upon it.
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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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This whole religion revolves around knowing the truth and acting by it, and action must be accompanied by patience.
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