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“Know that if people are impressed with you, in reality they are impressed with the beauty of Allah’s covering of your sins.

Ibn al-Jawzi

“If the heart is fed by love, the greed for pleasure would disappear.

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

“Verily, Allah lets [a person] enjoy a blessing for as long as He wills. But when He is no longer thanked for it, He turns it into a punishment.

al-Hasan al-Basri

“One who does not suffer from sorrow should fear that he could not be from the people of Jannah because Allāh (swt) says about the believers when they enter into Jannah: “Praise to Allah, who has removed from us [all] sorrow. Indeed, our Lord is Forgiving and Appreciative.” (35:34)

Ibrahim at-Taymee

“Thank those who correct you. It is through them that the Almighty chose to help you by highlighting your error.

Mufti Ismail Menk

“The two armies that can never be defeated are: the sincere heart, and the righteous dua.

Ibn Taymiyyah

“When you have a bad suspicion about a Muslim in your heart, you should increase your consideration toward him and make dua for him. This way you will infuriate Satan and will be able to drive him away. Because of this, Satan will be reluctant to put evil thoughts into your heart, afraid that you would increase your consideration towards your brother and will make dua for him again.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“How do you know if Allah has forgiven you? When someone sincerely asks for forgiveness, then there is no doubt they are forgiven. It is guaranteed. Never doubt if Allah forgave you. First of all be sincere and genuine, and if you meet that condition then there is no doubt.

Nouman Ali Khan

“I do not fear for the person who thinks, even if he loses his way, for he will return to the truth. Rather, I fear for the person who doesn't think, even if he is correctly guided, for he will be like a wisp of straw at the mercy of the wind.

Muhammad al-Ghazali

“A man leaves from his house having sins similar in size to the Mount of Tuhaama. But when he hears some knowledge, he becomes fearful and repents. He returns to his home afterwards with no sins. Thus you should never abandon attending the gatherings of the scholars.

Umar ibn al-Khattab

“Allah said to Musa (AS): “And I have prepared thee for Myself (for service)” (20:41).
Some of us want to run the marathon without the training. We forget that even dough is prepared before it becomes bread. Your soul is being prepared. Like dough, it’s kneaded. Don’t lose yourself in the pain of kneading. Rise above your circumstance. Rise above your pain. Every process has its conclusion. Every circumstance comes to an end. Your circumstance is only the tool. *You* are the one being prepared and raised and developed. You are the one being grown. Rise up beyond this pain. Rise up and see through. There is something greater waiting for you on the other side: The stronger, purer, freer you.
Remember: He is greater than this pain. He is greater. Allahu Akbar.

Yasmin Mogahed

“Where your mind goes during prayer is where your heart is. Take it back to your Lord.

Abdulbary Yahya

“Someone, somewhere right now is fighting for his or her life. You still have yours, be thankful and spend it in the obedience of Allah.

Abdulbary Yahya

“As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good; I was actually being re-directed to something better. You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“At the Ka’bah tonight, the Imam made such a beautiful Dua. He prayed, “O Allah make us from those who sought your guidance, so you guided them.
O Allah make us from those who sought your forgiveness, so you forgave them.
O Allah make us from those who sought your aid, so you championed them.
(And this last part is my favorite)
O Allah make us from those who placed their trust only in you, and so you were all that they needed.”
Ameen. Ameen. Ameen.

Muhammad Alshareef

“Don’t announce your problems to the world looking for sympathy. Most don’t care, many don’t want to hear them and some are glad you have them. Address your concerns to Allah, He’s always there and He can help.

Abdulbary Yahya

“A lot of people have trouble balancing the love of the Creator and the love of the creation. It is something I myself have struggled with much of my life. On the one extreme, there are people who love the creation as they should only love the Creator. On the other extreme, there are those who reject the love of the creation all together. I think the correct balance is to understand it this way: We have only one Owner over our hearts. That Owner is God. But our hearts also yearn for companionship. The heart searches for its’ companion in the creation. And finding that companion of our heart is one of God’s greatest gifts to us. It is the ‘coolness of the eyes’ that the Quran speaks about. The problem is when we confuse *Ownership* and *companionship*. We take the creation as Owners and take the Creator as only a companion. And God knows best.

Yasmin Mogahed

“If you refuse to leave something wrong for the fear of ‘losing out’ on your happiness, you have doubted in His Power to replace it with something that is much better and comforting for you in this world and the next.

Tawfique Chowdhury

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