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“And al-Qasim bin Muhammad said that ‘A’ishah would fast in the intense heat, and he was asked: “What drove her to do this?” He replied: “She would take advantage of the days before death.” And some of the righteous women would choose the hottest days and fast them, saying: “If the price is low, everyone will buy,” meaning that she wanted to do those actions that only a few were capable of due to how hard it was to do them, and this is indicative of the high aspirations these women had.

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

“This world is like a mountain. Your echo depends on you. If you scream good things, the world will give it back. If you scream bad things, the world will give it back. Even if someone speaks badly about you, speak well about him. Change your heart to change the world

Shams Tabrizi

“The blessing of [having/believing in] the Islamic religion is like any other blessing: if you are grateful [for it] it will increase, become established and firm, and if you are thankless it will decrease or disappear.

Muhammad ibn Salih al-`Uthaymeen

“Ibn ‘Umar went on a trip once with some companions, and they saw a sheep-herder who they invited to eat with them. He said: “I am fasting,” and Ibn ‘Umar said: “You are fasting in heat like this, and while you are between all these plants and sheep?” The herder replied: “I’m taking advantage of my remaining days.” Ibn ‘Umar was impressed by this reply and said: “Can you sell one of your sheep to us? We’ll feed you from its meat when you break your fast, and we’ll also pay you for it.” The herder said: “It doesn’t belong to me. It belongs to my master.” Ibn ‘Umar said: “What would your master say if you told him that it was eaten by a wolf?” The herder raised his finger to the sky and said: “What about Allah?” Ibn ‘Umar kept repeating this phrase that the herder was saying, and when he got to the city, he went to the herder’s owner and bought him and his sheep from him. He then freed the herder and gave him his sheep as a gift.

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

“Hudaa (guidance) is not attained except through `Ilm (Knowledge) and Rashaad (Righteousness) is not attained except through Sabr (Patience)

Ibn Taymiyyah

“A boy said to a man “I want happiness.” The man said “Remove ‘I’ - that is your ego. Remove ‘want’ - that is your desire. And what remains is your happiness.

Yasmin Mogahed

“In trusting Allah, remember that what’s best for you might be what’s most painful.

Shaykh Omar Suleiman

“May Allah not allow our hearts to become hard, may Allah (swt) make us a people sincerely of dhikr to Allah, may Allah grant us the gift of better company than ourselves that keeps our ego in check. May Allah give us the ability to give advice to those around us, the people of la ilaha ilallah are more beloved to us, are closer to us than even the bond of blood. La ilaha ilallah brings us closer than the bond of blood. And may Allah (swt) make us share that love and affection and unity with the other Muslim and show them that sincerity from the bottom of our heart. May Allah (swt) penetrate good advice into the heart of those who need it, may Allah (swt) make us capable of taking advice and taking the best of it and not allowing the advice become a means by which our egos are inflated. May Allah (swt) keep us humble before Him, forgive our shortcomings that have occurred in the past, may Allah (swt) make us of those whose hearts are perpetually being cleansed.

Nouman Ali Khan

“Patience is that the heart does not feel anger towards that which is destined and that the mouth does not complain.

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

“Everything you say or allow into your eyes or ears becomes data that is stored in your heart. That data is later replayed during your prayer. If you want to know what is filling your heart, look at what you think about in your prayer. If you want to guard your heart, guard your eyes, ears, and tongue.

Yasmin Mogahed

“My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.

Imam ash-Shafi`i

“To endure short-lived difficulties that are followed by Long Lasting ease, is better than hurrying for a short-lived ease that is followed by ever-lasting hardship.

al-Hasan al-Basri

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