“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.”

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

Beautiful leaving (hajr), is to leave without harming, beautiful pardoning is to pardon without rebuking, and beautiful patience is to be patient without complaining.

A man will never fear something besides Allah unless it be due to a disease in his heart.

Don’t depend too much on anyone.

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).

Avoiding the temptation to sin and being patient upon that, is greater than being patient whilst being afflicted with trials.

The entire religion revolves around acknowledging the truth and then acting upon it.

Sins are like chains and locks preventing their perpetrator from roaming the vast garden of Tawheed and reaping the fruits of righteous actions.

Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause.

Through patience and certainty, leadership in the religion is obtained.

A believer to another believer is like two hands, one washes the other (correcting each other).

In this world there is a paradise, whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise of the Hereafter.

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.

Make tawba not just for sins you’ve committed, but also for obligations you haven’t fulfilled.

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.

When someone offends me, I think it’s a gift from Allah (god). He (Allah) is teaching me humility.

I talk to God but the sky is empty.

God has saved me a million times, so I think He must’ve enjoyed my song.

The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. It doesn’t change God – it changes me.

Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use.

He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.