food for thought

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Asalamu alaikum rahmatulah wa barakatu


"When It Comes To Our Own Mistakes, We Are Expert Defence Lawyers; For The Mistakes Of Others, We Act As Judges On The Supreme Court"

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'Verily, In the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.' Quran [13:28]

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"A slave stands in front of ﺍَﻟﻠَّﻪ ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎﻧَﻪُ ﻭَﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ on two occasions.The first during sala'ah, and secondly on the Day of Judgment. Whosoever stands correctly in the first, the second standing will be made easier for him. And whosoever, disregards the first standing, the second standing will be extremely difficult."
[Ibn al-Qayyim]

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Imam Ibn Qayyim (rahimahullah) said, "For as long as the servant breathes, he requires Allah's assistance, inwardly & outwardly. He is in complete poverty before Him."

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The heart will rest and feel relief if it is settled with Allah. And it will worry and feel anxious if it is settled with the people.”

— Ibn Qayyim Al Jawziyyah (rahimahullah)

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“Sins destroy the heart the same way poison destroys the body.”
[Ibn Qayyim]

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Whoever is pleased with the deed of a group of people will be resurrected with them. In the same way the wife of Lut (alyhissalam) will be, even though she never practiced homosexuality herself she approved of it and when the punishment came she was included with those people."

--Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah)
[Majmoo' al-Fataawa volume 3 page 498]

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Life changes in a second, Thank Allah yours didn't !

Every second.. Someone somewhere took his last breath, Thank Allah it wasn't you !

Every second.. Someone somewhere must have lost his father, Thank Allah it wasn't you !

Every second.. Someone somewhere must have bid farewell to his mom, Thank Allah it wasn't you !

Every second.. Someone somewhere must have been inflicted with a disease, Thank Allah it wasn't you !

Every second.. Someone somewhere must have met with an accident, Thank Allah it wasn't you!

Every second.. Someone somewhere must have been tested with patience, Thank Allah it wasn't you!

And which of the favours of Allah will you deny? [Surah Rahman]

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"Life is but a moment; therefore make it a moment of worship."
- Imam Shaf'i

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Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said:

"There is nothing on earth that badly needs to be imprisoned more than the tongue."

[al-Fawaa'id: 249

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"The question is not whether you will leave this world or not, "
the question is, what will you leave behind you.
Will people ask ALLAH for your forgiveness,
or will they ask ALLAH to forgive them for knowing you."

-- AbuHafsa AbdulMalik Clare

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“O feet of patience, keep going, for what remains is only a little.

Remember the sweetness of worship, then the bitterness of striving will become easier for you.”



— Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

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Someone reported to Hasan Basri that a certain man was in his death throes. He commented: "He was in his death throes since his appearance on earth. He will now be released."

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Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.”

– Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah).

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"The one who is not afflicted with sadness and grief should fear being from the people of the Fire because (Allah says in the Qur'an that) the people of Paradise will say: •►"Praise be to Allah Who removed from us sadness..." [Surah al-Fatir, 45:34]

- Ibrahim al-Taymi