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“Remembrance of Allah with the tongue is a good thing, and what is better is the remembrance of Allah when one is about to commit a sin, and this preventing him from committing it.

Maimun bin Mihraan

“Worshipers never performed an act of worship better than staying away from that which Allah forbade them.

al-Hasan bin Ali (Grandson of the Prophet ﷺ)

“Which one is better during times of trials and the spread of sin and corruption: mixing with society and attempting to reform it, or secluding yourself from it and saving yourself?

As for the Sufis, the majority of them chose the second road. But as for the scholars who dedicated themselves to the way of God and strove in His way, they chose the way of the prophets, which is to mix with poeople and strive and patiently endure society's hurtfulness.

Ibn Umar narrates from the Prophet ﷺ: "The believer who mixes with people and endures the harm that comes from them is better than the Muslim who does not mix with people and does not endure their harm." [Bukhari, Ahmad and others]

Yusuf al-Qaradhawi

“The people of Iraq are asking (me) about house flies (whether killing them is allowed in Islam), when they have killed the grandson of the Prophet [referring to al-Husain's death].

Abdullah ibn `Umar

“Imam al-Shafi`ee was asked: "What's better for the believer, to be tested, or to be given power (to do good)?" He said: "And how can one be given power for good without first being tested? Allah tested Yusuf, peace be upon him, then He gave him power."

Yusuf al-Qaradhawi

“al-Iman (faith) is that which puts man into motion; it directs him and creates in him tremendous powers that wouldn't manifest without it. It rebuilds him into a new creation, with a new spirit, a new mind, a new resolve, and a new philosophy in life. We saw this in the story of the magicians of the Pharaoh when they believed in the Lord of Moses and Aaron, challenged the tyranny of the Pharaoh, and with all the confidence in the world they said to him: "Then decide (regarding us) whatever you want to decide, your decision can only affect this worldly life." (Quran 20:72)

Yusuf al-Qaradhawi

“When the Prophet (peace be upon him and his noble family) talked about her (Khadija ra) after she passed away, he (pbuh) would get very emotional. He (pbuh) said: "ruziqtu hubaha". I was given the rizq [gift or blessing] of her love.

This is a public display of affection, but the prophetic style!

Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy

“When we’re young we think our parents don’t know any better. As we get older we start to quote them.

Abdulbary Yahya

“If you are looking for happiness in this world (dunya), you're in the wrong place.

Hamza Yusuf

“You’re planning for marriage, you’re planning for education, you’re planning for a job, but we need to plan for Jannah

Mufti Ismail Menk

“Heal by connecting to your higher purpose. You are never defeated.

Yasmin Mogahed

“A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him to allow him to go to serve in armed jihad. The Prophet said: "Are your parents alive?" He said "Yes". The Prophet said: "Carry out your jihad by taking care of their needs." [narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

“The point of the books sent by God is that they should be followed and applied in daily life, the point is not to read them with the tongue and sing them like songs, for this is a way of disregarding them. Al-Ghazali says about this: "This is like a king sending a scroll to one of his agents asking him to build a palace for him somewhere in the kingdom, but those who receive the book, instead of building the palace, simply recite the king's orders everyday."

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi

“After Allah informed the angels of Adam's rank and that He has made him His agent on earth, He commanded the angels to bow down to him out of humility, not worship, as an acknowledgement of his rank and an apology to him for their saying about him: "will You [O Allah] put on [earth] someone who creates corruption in it?"

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi

“True faith in Allah (al-yaqeen) and the Day of Judgment are recognized by their effect on a person's actions. The faith of the one who testifies to falsehood, drinks alcohol or transgresses on the rights of people is nothing but an illusion in the mind, not a faith based on certainty, because this faith has had no effect on the actions of the limbs or the tongue. True faith is that which controls a person's behavior and decides what type of deeds he performs.

Sheikh Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi

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