food for thought

[eesa the kiwi]

The servant who seeks the pleasure of Allaah, never

abandons repentance.



He remains in the state of repentance until the end of his life."

[Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

[eesa the kiwi]

[eesa the kiwi]

"Drive away your distress by being pleased with

Allah's decree,


for however long the night may be, it will be

followed by dawn."


~Abu Darda (radi Allahu 'anhu)

[eesa the kiwi]

I am not worried about whether my du'a will be responded to, but rather I am worried about whether I will be able to make du'a or not. So if I have been guided by ALLAH to make du'a, then (I know) that the response will come with it."

[Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, radiyaAllaahu 'anhu]

[rosetears97]

"How about instead of decorating our homes we decorate our graves?

How about instead of decorating our bodies we decorate our souls?"

[eesa the kiwi]

"How about instead of decorating our homes we decorate our graves?

How about instead of decorating our bodies we decorate our souls?"

wa alaikum Salam wa rahmatullah wa barakatu. Jazak Allah khair for your post

[rosetears97]

Jazaakoum ALLAHu khayran

[eesa the kiwi]

"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 price. Wait until you come on the Day of mutual loss and gain and you will discover the injustice of this contract." -Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyyah

[rosetears97]

"Verily this life can be reduced to one act of obedience or one act of disobedience, so try to make all of your acts ones of obedience."

[rosetears97]

"They see the 'what', He knows the 'why'."

[rosetears97]

"You are the most authentic version of yourself when you are fulfilling your purpose."

[eesa the kiwi]

'Hoping For Jannah (Paradise) And Doing Nothing To Attain It, Is Like Watching Food While You're Hungry!'

[eesa the kiwi]

Ibn al-Qayyim [rahimahullah] said: "The soul will never become pious and purified except through undergoing afflictions. It is the same as gold that can never be pure except after removing all the base metals in it." [al-Fawaa`id, p365]

[eesa the kiwi]

[eesa the kiwi]