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“There is no separation between correcting what is inward and correcting what is outward or physical. The outward acts of worship which a person performs with his physical faculties—if he does them for the sake of Allah—will undoubtedly have an effect on his inward nature.

Ibn Taymiyyah

“I have never struggled to rectify something that is more difficult to overcome than my soul; sometimes I win, and sometimes I lose.

Sufyan ath-Thawri

“When someone who loves you gives you a gift, “thank you” is not what’s most important to them but instead they want to know that the gift means something to you. So when they see you making use of that gift they are pleased. Likewise, the greatest way to thank Allah for the gift of Islam is to practice it.

Shaykh Omar Suleiman

“On the Day of Judgment, the servant of Allah will be given his book of deeds, where he finds rewards for things he did not do, so he asks: O My Lord, where did I get these deeds?

So Allah replies to him saying: These are because of the people who backbited you and you did not know about it.

Abu Umamah al-Bahili

“You never spend anything but you will be rewarded for it, even the morsel of food that you life to your wife's mouth.

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

“Allah created angels with reason and no desires, animals with desires and no reason, and man with both reason and desires.
So if a man's reason is stronger than his desire then he is like an angel, and if his desires are stronger than his reason, then he is like an animal.

Qataada ibn Diaama

“Your life is nothing more than a love story. Between you and God. Nothing more. Every person, every experience, every gift, every loss, every pain is sent to your path for one reason and one reason only: to bring you back to Him

Yasmin Mogahed

“To be alone means that you avoid bad company. But to have a true friend is better than being alone.

Umar ibn al-Khattab

“A person never ceases to be knowledgeable as long as he continues to learn. But when he ceases seeking knowledge and thinks he has sufficient knowledge, then he is in the most ignorant state he can be.

Saeed ibn Jubayr

“There is no single event that may take place to the people of the religion of Allah but there is a guide in the book of Allah on how to handle it.

Imam ash-Shafi`i

“Be there for the people when they need you—even when you know they can’t be there for you.

Yasmin Mogahed

“Allah has kept your secret, why did you not keep your secret [i.e. exposing your sins]?

Umar ibn al-Khattab

“Reflect on Allah’s wisdom as implied in diverting guidance and faith from the hearts of those who drive people away from guidance and faith. He drove them away from that which they drove His servants away from— misguidance for misguidance, and deprivation for deprivation.

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

“Allah does not inspire seeking forgiveness in any servant He wishes to punish.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

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