Ibn al-Jawzi Quotes

“Leave every action that will demand an apology from you. Beware of every hour and how it passes, and only spend it in the best possible way, do not neglect yourself, but render it accustomed to the noblest and best of actions, and send to your grave that which will please you when you arrive to it.

Ibn al-Jawzi

“The discomfort of obedience to Allah will leave and its rewards will remain, and the pleasure of disobeying Allah leaves and its punishment remains.

Ibn al-Jawzi

“If the heart is sick, the forbidden becomes attractive and obedience of Allah becomes something you look at with contempt.

Ibn al-Jawzi

“The first confounding of Iblis [Satan] on people: He prevented them from knowledge, because knowledge is a light, if their lights go out he [Iblis] would strike them in the darkness however he wishes.

Ibn al-Jawzi

“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

“Sins to a heart are like oil drops on a cloth—unless you wash it immediately and vigorously, it will permanently stain.

Ibn al-Jawzi

“The planning of The Almighty is better for you than your own planning, and He could deprive you from what you ask to test your patience. So let Him see from you a determined patience and you will soon see from Him what will give you joy. And when you have cleaned the paths of answering from the stains of sins and were patient about what He has chosen for you, then everything that happens to you is better for you whether you were given or deprived of what you have requested.

Ibn al-Jawzi

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