Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya Quotes and Sayings - Page 2
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“The keys to the life of the heart lie in reflecting upon the Quran, being humble before Allah in secret, and leaving sins.”
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“If the heart is fed by love, the greed for pleasure would disappear.”
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“If you wish to check how much you love Allah, then see how much your heart loves the Quran, and you will know the answer.”
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“Whoever prefers Allah to all others, Allah will prefer him to others.”
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“There is no joy for the one who does not bear sadness, there is no sweetness for the one who does not have patience, there is no delight for the one who does not suffer, and there is no relaxation for the one who does not endure fatigue.”
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“The sinner does not feel any remorse over his sins, that is because his heart is already dead”
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“Every love that leads away from His love is in fact a punishment; only a love that leads to His love is a heartfelt and pure love.”
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“Beware of preoccupying your heart with what it has not been created for.”
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“If you knew the true value of yourself, you will never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins.”
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“Imaan is of two halves; half is patience (Sabr) and half is being thankful (Shukr).”
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“He who keeps his heart near God will find peace and tranquility, whilst he who gives his heart to the people will find restlessness and apprehension.”
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“How strange! You lose a little from you and you cry. And your whole life is wasting and you're laughing”
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“Be to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.”
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“Patience is that the heart does not feel anger towards that which is destined and that the mouth does not complain.”
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“One of the most beneficial of remedies is persisting in du’a.”
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“Every gulp of air that goes out in a cause other than the cause of Allah will turn to sorrow and regret on the Day of Judgement.”
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“And to have spent the night sleeping and awoken regretful, is better than to have spent the night standing (in prayer) and awaken impressed with oneself!”
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“Ibn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as him.”
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“And verily for everything that a slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him.”
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“The heart becomes sick, as the body becomes sick, and its remedy is al-Tawbah (repentance) and protection [from transgression]. It becomes rusty as a mirror becomes rusty, and its clarity is obtained by remembrance. It becomes naked as the body becomes naked, and its beautification is al-Taqwa. It becomes hungry and thirsty as the body becomes hungry, and its food and drink are knowledge, love, dependence, repentance and servitude.”
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“Be sincere in your aim and you will find the support of Allaah surrounding you.”
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“A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.”
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“Every drop of sweat and every breath we take in life, if not taken for the sake of Allah, will lead to regret and sorrow on the Day of Judgment”
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“There is no joy for someone who has no sorrow. There is no pleasure for the one who has no patience No bliss for someone with no misery and no rest for the one with no fatigue. When someone is a little tired, he has long rest. When he endures the difficulty of steadfastness for a time, that leads him to eternal life. All that the people of eternal bliss are in is steadfastness for a time.”
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“O you who sold yourself for the sake of something that will cause you suffering and pain, and which will also lose its beauty, you sold the most precious item for the cheapest price, as if you neither knew the value of the goods nor the meanness of the prize. Wait until you come on the Day of Mutual Loss and Gain and you will discover the injustice of this contract. ”
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“From the perfection of Allah's ihsan is that He allows His slave to taste the bitterness of the break before the sweetness of the mend. So He does not break his believing slave, except to mend him. And He does not withhold from him, except to give him. And He does not test him (with hardship), except to cure him.”
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“We should know that Allah has created us to live an eternal life with no death, a life of pride and ease with no humiliation, a life of security with no fear, a life of richness with no poverty, a life of joy with no pain, a life of perfection with no flaws. Allah is testing us in this world with a life that will end in death, a life of pride that is accompanied by humiliation and degradation, a life that is tainted by fear, where joy and ease are mixed with sorrow and pain.”
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“As you can taste a pot full of food with a spoon likewise someone's tounge can tell you about his heart.”
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“O you, who spends his lifetime disobeying his Lord, no one amongst your enemies is wicked to you more than you are to yourself”
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“There are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur'an.”
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