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“Faith is seventy-something categories. The highest in importance is "There is no God except Allah", and the lowest is the removal of harmful things from the road.

This hadith has been reported from Abu Huraira by Bukhari as "Sixty-something", by Muslim as "Seventy-something" and in another place as "Sixty-something", by Turmudhi as "Seventy-something". All of these versions have been reported in Nisaee's al-Iman, and in Abu Dawood's al-Sunnah, and Ibn Majah's al-Muqaddimah.

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

“Only that which is done for Allah lasts forever.

Ibrahim ibn Adham

“Allah has created you free, therefore be free the way He has created you, work solely for Allah and stop trying to please people.

Imam ash-Shafi`i

“No one has ever taken revenge for himself except that it created in him a degradation and humiliation in his nafs [psyche], because revenge looks like strength and power on the outside but on the inside it is degradation and humiliation, while forgiveness creates strength and power both on the inside and out.

Ibn Taymiyyah

“There is always something to be thankful for. If you can't pay your bills, you can be thankful you are not one of your creditors.

Waleed Basyouni

“Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person.

Waleed Basyouni

“Security depends not so much upon how much you have as upon how much you can do without.

Waleed Basyouni

“Sometimes saying the truth might cause you to lose some fans and friends, but in the end you will win Allah and He is the best One to keep.

Waleed Basyouni

“Your words are written, what you say you will be held accountable for, and O you, you are being recalled [by Allah], and you have sins and yet you don't repent, even though the sun of life has started setting. How hard is your heart among hearts!

Ibn al-Jawzi

“If someone drops a dirham he will say on that day: "To Allah is our return [a prayer said at time of loss], my dirham has gone!" And yet his life goes by and he doesn't say "my life has gone!"

Abu Bakir bin Ayyash al-Asadi

“The Islamic experiment is a human effort that may succeed in some countries and fail in others, and the rise of Muslims in politics is a human experiment that is not above criticism.

Salman al-Ouda

“Whoever claims to have combined the love of dunya (worldly life) with the love of its Creator in his heart, he has lied.

Imam ash-Shafi`i

“When Allah intends good for His servant, He will create for him a heart that admonishes him to do good and prevents him from evil.

Muhammad ibn Sireen

“Of the greatest misfortunes that can befall a man is when he knows of a shortcoming that he has and yet he doesn't mind it nor grieve over it.

Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak

“Decorate yourself from the inside out. Indeed Allah is the most beautiful and He loves beauty.

Waleed Basyouni

“If you do not direct your thoughts towards good deeds, it will direct you towards bad deeds.

Waleed Basyouni

“You don’t get to choose how you are going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you are going to live. Make your Lord Allah proud of you today.