“Do not get tired of standing at His door, even if you were thrown out And do not stop apologizing to Him[Allah), even if you were turned back And if He opens the door for the ones who were accepted, then enter (with them) the entrance of the ones who were unexpected and say, ‘Miskeen (poor) so give me Sadaqah (charity)”

Ibn-ul-Qayyim

The only part of your knowledge that you truly have (i.e. that will truly benefit you) is the part that you apply in practice. And the part of your knowledge that will be held against you is that part regarding which you were remiss."

[Imam Sufyaan ath-Thawri (Rahimahullah)]

Deeds without sincerity are like a traveler who carries in his water-jug dirt. The carrying of it burdens him and it brings no benefit.

[Ibn al Qayyim]

Beautifully said

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

“Know that the greatest of losses is for you to be preoccupied with one who will bring you nothing but a loss in your time with Allah – the Mighty and Majestic – and being cut off from Him, a wasting your time with the person, a weakening of your energy, and the dispersing of your resolve. So, if you are tested with this – and you must be tested with this – deal with him according to how Allah would wish, and be patient with him as much as possible. Get closer to Allah and His Pleasure by way of this person, and make your getting together with him something to benefit from, not something to incur a loss from.

Be with him as if you are a man who is on a road who was stopped by another man, who then asks you to take him on your journey. Make sure that you are the one who gives him a ride, and that he is not the one giving you the ride. If he refuses, and there is nothing to gain from traveling with him, do not stop for him, bid him farewell, and do not even turn back to look at him, as he is a highway robber, regardless of who he really is.

So, save your heart, be wary of how you spend your days and nights, and do not let the Sun set before you arrive at your destination.”

Ibn Abi'd-Dunya mentioned that

Dawud (as) asked Allah: "What is the least of Your blessings?"

Allah revealed to him "O Dawud, take a breath."

Dawud did so, and Allah told him, "This is the least of My blessings on you.''


(Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah From Uddat as-Saabireen wa Dhaakirat ash-Shaakireen

Worship and obedience illuminate the heart and make it strong and steadfast, until it becomes like a clear mirror, shining with light. When Shaytaan draws close, he is struck by its light like those who try to eavesdrop [in the heavens] are struck by the shooting stars, and Shaytaan flees from this heart with more terror than a wolf fleeing from a lion.


-Ibn al-Qayyim

"Verily, I constantly renew my Islam until this very day, as up to now, I do not consider myself to have ever been a good Muslim"

-Shaykh-ul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

Abdullah Ibn Mubarak [rahimahullah] said,

“The world is the believer’s prison. The best action in the prison is patience and control of one’s anger. The believer has no country in the world, His land will be there tomorrow in the Afterlife.”

Al-Hasan al-Basri was once asked:

“Why is it that we cannot uphold prayers at night?”

He answered: “You are shackled in your own sins”

I spent thirty years learning manners, and I spent twenty years learning knowledge."

~ 'Abdullāh bin al-Mubārak (rahimahullah)

I have seen wrong actions killing hearts, and their degradation may lead to their becoming addicted to them. Turning away from wrong actions gives life to the hearts, and opposing yourself is best for it.”

(Abdullaah Ibn Al-Mubarak)

It is reported that Al-Hasan Al-Basrî often used to say, “O youth! Seek the hereafter, for we often see people pursuing the hereafter and finding it as well as the dunyâ (worldly wellbeing), but we have never seen anyone pursue the dunyâ and gain the hereafter as well as the dunyâ.”

Al-Bayhaqî, Al-Zuhd Al-Kabîr, article 12.

It is reported that Sufyân Al-Thawrî – Allâh have mercy on him – said, “Wealth is the disease of this Ummah, and the scholar is the doctor of this Ummah. So if the doctor brings the disease to himself, how will he cure the people?”

Al-Dhahabî, Siyar A’lâm Al-Nubalâ`, Vol. 7 p243.

Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.

Imam Al-Ghazali

This whole religion revolves around knowing the truth and acting by it, and action must be accompanied by patience.

Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah

"If I remained silent and you remained silent, then who will teach the ignorant?".

Ahmad Ibn Hanbal

"How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention, and how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention."

— Abdullah Ibn Mubarak

Sufyân b. ‘Uyainah – Allah have mercy on him – said: The first step in knowledge is to listen, then to be quiet and attentive, then to preserve it, then to put it into practice and then to spread it.

Reference: Abû Nu’aym, Hilyah Al-Awliyâ` Vol.3 p283.

"How sweet Eman is when it's beautified with Knowledge. And how sweet Knowledge is when it's beautified with Implementation. And how sweet Implementation is when it's beautified with Kindness. The greatest pair of things is Implementation coupled with Kindness."

Go easy on yourself, for the outcome of all affairs is determined by God’s decree. If something is meant to go elsewhere, it will never come your way, but if it is yours by destiny, from you it cannot flee

– Umar bin al Khattab [Radi-Allahu anhu]

Ibn Qayyim (r) said:

"When the slave wakes up as the night encloses upon him and his only concern is Allah and how to please and obey Him, then Allah takes upon Him to fulfill all of his needs and remove from him all that causes him anxiety. Allah also makes his heart free to love Him only, his tongue free to remember Him only and his body free to serve Him only.

When my heart became constricted and my paths became narrow - I took my hope in Your pardon and forgiveness as an opening and an escape - My sins seemed very great to me but when I compared them to Your forgiveness My Lord, I found Your forgiveness to be greater

- Imam Shafi'i (Rahimahullah)