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• A true believer does not fear physical death, rather he fears the death of his heart

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  Heart, Doe, Believer

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• Yearning for Allah and His meeting is like the gentle breeze blowing upon the heart, extinguishing the blaze of the Dunya. Whosoever caused his heart to settle with his Lord shall be in a state, calm and tranquility, and whosoever sent it amongst the people shall be disturbed and excessively perturbed.

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  Wisdom, Islamic, Heart

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• Allah will never humiliate the one who takes his Lord as friend and patron.

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  Lord, Patron, Humiliate

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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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  Sadness, Joy, Suffering

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• Satan rejoiced when Adam (peace be upon him) came out of Paradise, but he did not know that when a diver sinks into the sea, he collects pearls and then rises again.

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  Sea, Paradise, Pearls

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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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  Enemy, Wicked, Lifetime

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• A tear that runs down a believer's cheek is more beneficial than a thousand raindrops on the earth

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  Running, Religious, Islamic

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• Whoever prefers Allah to all others, Allah will prefer him to others.

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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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  Heart, Spoons, Taste

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• One of the most beneficial of remedies is persisting in du’a.

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  Remedy, Beneficial

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• The ibtilaa' (testing) of the believer is like medicine for him. It cures him from illness. Had the illness remained it would destroy him or diminish his reward and level (in the hereafter). The tests and the trials extract these illnesses from him and prepare him for the perfect reward and the highest of degrees (in the life to come).

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  Medicine, Perfect, Degrees

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• How is it possible for one’s heart to be certain that one is going to meet Allah, that Allah sees and hears all that he does, and knows his secret open affairs, and that he will be made to stand before Allah, answerable for all his deeds - how can one be certain and aware of all of this, and yet persist upon things which displease Allah; persist upon abandoning Allah’s orders, neglecting His rights, and yet claim that he has good expectation of Allah?

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  Heart, Order, Rights

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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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  Life, God, Wisdom

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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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  Threatened

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• The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.

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  Eye, Sea, Water

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• The perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah

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  Heart, Perfection, Found

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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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  Prayer, Sleep, Night

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• There are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur'an.

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  Mean, Certainty

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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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  Pain, Islamic, Loss

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• There is no captive in a worse state than the one who is captivated by his worst enemy (Shaytan) and there is no prison which is tighter than the prison of hawa (desire) and there is no bond/fetter more strong than the bond of desire. How, then, will a heart which is captivated, imprisoned and fettered travel unto Allah and the Home of the Hereafter?

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  Strong, Home, Heart

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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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  Lying, Heart, Humble

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• Losing time is harder than death, as losing time keeps you away from Allah and the Hereafter, while death keeps you away from the worldly life and people.

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  People, Worldly Life, Losing

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• The hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts.

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  Hate, Accepting

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• Doom comes about because of neglecting to evaluate one's self and because of just following one's whims.

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  Self, Neglect, Whim

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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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  Regret, Air, Judgement

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