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Men mixing with women is like fire mixing with wood.

Ibn Taymiyyah

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
In this world there is a paradise, whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise of the Hereafter.
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Heaven Religious Spiritual World
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.
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God Love Men Pain Return Suffering
If you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.
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Action Correct God Hide Work Yourself
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 sign of the people of bid’ah is that they do not follow the salaf.
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People Religion
Men mixing with women is like fire mixing with wood.
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Fire Man Tree Woman
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
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
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
Don’t depend too much on anyone.
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Independent One Liner
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
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
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
Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause.
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Harm Remove Sin
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
A believer to another believer is like two hands, one washes the other (correcting each other).
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Believe Correct Hands Religious Wisdom
Allah guards the justice loving government, even if it is the government of non-Muslims, and destroys the tyrant government, even if it is the government of Muslims.
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Democracy Destroy Government Guard Justice
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
Make tawba not just for sins you’ve committed, but also for obligations you haven’t fulfilled.
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Commitment Obligation Prayer Religious Sin Yourself
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
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
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
If you do good in secret, Allah will shower His good on you in public.
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God Goodness Kindness Yourself Secret
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
What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.
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Beginning End Goodness

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