food for thought

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Heal your hearts with the Quran. It is a medicine that doesn't expire, and removes from the heart whatever there is of stress, worry and sadness.

-Dr.Bilal Philips

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When you see someone who seems to have a perfect life, understand that they too are tested by Allah, but their tests are probably private.

There are many people who go through tests that nobody knows about besides them and Allah.

So don't become jealous of anybody's life as they may be going through tests that you wouldn't be able to pass.

- Abu Muawiyah Ismail Kamdar

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bn Al-Qayyim reports Abdullah ibn Abbas (r.a) as saying: “Verily, good deeds will brighten the face, enlighten the heart, expand provision, strengthen the body, and cause love in the hearts of the creation. Verily, evil deeds will blacken the face, darken the grave and the heart, weaken the body, restrict provision, and cause hatred in the hearts of the creation.”

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Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah: “A person who acts without knowledge is like someone who travels without a guide, and it is known that a person like this will more likely be destroyed than saved.” (Miftah Daar As-Sa'ada, 1/82-83)

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Ibn al-Qāyyim [رحمه الله] said:


❝Satisfaction is when a person submits himself to his Lord.❞


[al-Fawā'id, (Page: 175)]

[Layla_]

Yahya bin Muadh said ‘ the world is worthless to its Lord, and yet it belongs to Him. So it’s not right that you value it so much, and it’s not even yours’

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Ibn Qayyim-il-Jawziyyah:

"Sins have many side-effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you."

(ad-Da', p.65)

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The sunnah is like the ark of Noah, whoever embarks upon it reaches salvation and whoever refuses is drowned.
~ Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him)

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Taqwa is to obey Allah, so that He is not disobeyed, to remember Allah, so that He is not forgotten, and to thank Allah, so that no ingratitude is shown to Him - Abdullah bin Mas’ud

Tafseer of Ibn Abee Hatim (3:102)

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The Prophet saw said, “Shall I inform you about the people of Paradise? They comprise every obscure unimportant humble person, and if he takes Allah’s Oath that he will do that thing, Allah will fulfill his oath (by doing that). Shall I inform you about the people of the Fire? They comprise every cruel, violent, proud and conceited person.” ( Sahih Al Bukhari)

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The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:

“Allah, the angels, the inhabitants of heaven and earth, even the ant in its hole and even the fish in the sea, send blessings upon the one who teaches the people good.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2609; classes as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami‘, 1838)

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“When we wake up in the morning, we have two simple choices. Go back to sleep and dream, or wake up and chase those dreams.

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Imam Shafi'ee rahimahullah.

There are four types of people in this world who enter a
conversation/ discussion:

1. One who knows not, and himself knows he knows not, is a
student. Teach that person.

2. One who knows, and others know he knows, is a teacher. Learn
from that person.

3. One who knows, and himself knows not that he knows, is
humble. Encourage him.

4. One who knows not, and himself knows not that he knows not,
is stupid. Avoid that person.

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All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those
who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds; and
those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere;
and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry.
- Imam Shafi (rahimullah)

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It is related that Abu 'Uthman was once riding in the street when a pot
of ashes was thrown down upon him. He dismounted, and prostrated
himself to God in gratitude, and then brushed the ashes from his
clothes without saying a word. 'Shall you not rebuke them?' he was
asked, but he replied, 'A man who deserves hellfire but receives only
ashes cannot fairly be angry'.