“The sign of the people of bid’ah is that they do not follow the salaf.”

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.

Imprisoned is he whose heart is imprisoned from Allâh. Captured is he who is captured by his desires.

Everyone experiences bouts of jealousy; but the dignified person conceals it, while the vulgar one acts upon it

A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you then a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah

The sincere hearts and the pious supplications are soldiers which can never be defeated.

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!

When people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.

What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.

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.

The disease that knowledge brings is arrogance, and the disease that worship brings is showing off

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.

Guidance is not attained except with knowledge and correct direction is not attained except with patience.

I am just creating the music I enjoy to make, and people seem to enjoy it.

Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch.

Wall Street is the only place that people drive to in a Rolls Royce to take advice from people who ride the subway.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

One key to entrepreneurial success is to get a great group of people around you who believe in your idea.

Be good to people for no reason.

Life is messy because people are messy.

People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction.