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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.

Ibn Taymiyyah

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 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
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
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
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
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
Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause.
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Harm Remove Sin
A man will never fear something besides Allah unless it be due to a disease in his heart.
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Fear Heart Men Sick
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
Men mixing with women is like fire mixing with wood.
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Fire Man Tree Woman
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
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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Believe Choice Hurt Leadership Oppression Support
If I remained silent and you remained silent, then who will teach the ignorant?
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Ignorance Myself Silence Teaching
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
What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.
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Beginning End Goodness
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
Beautiful 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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Beautiful Complain Harm Leaving
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
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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Deep Heart Religious Remember Water
The entire religion revolves around acknowledging the truth and then acting upon it.
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Acknowledgement Act Religion Truth
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
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
Don’t depend too much on anyone.
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Independent One Liner
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
If you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.
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Action Correct God Hide Work Yourself
When people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.
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Hate Helping People

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