Pearls of Wisdom

[Peace]

"Worship and obedience illuminate the heart and make it strong and steadfast, until it becomes like a clear mirror, shining with light.
When Shaytaan (Satan) draws close, he is struck by its light like those who try to eavesdrop [in the heavens] are struck by the shooting stars, and Shaytaan flees from this heart with more terror than a wolf fleeing from a lion."

Ibn al Qayyim in Al-Jawaab al-Kaafi, p. 64

 

[Peace]

"Truly in the heart there is a void that can not be removed except with the company of Allah. And in it there is a sadness that can not be removed except with the happiness of knowing Allah and being true to Him. And in it there is an emptiness that can not be filled except with love for Him and by turning to Him and always remembering Him. And if a person were given all of the world and what is in it, it would not fill this emptiness." -- Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyya

 

[Peace]

Guidance is not attained except with knowledge and correct direction is not attained except with patience. ~Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah ~

 

[SBrent]

Living what you teach

Prophet Muhammad (may peace & blessing of Allah be upon him) said:
"A person who teaches goodness to others while neglecting his own soul is like an oil lamp, which illumines others while burning itself out"

The above Hadith was narrated by Al-Tirmithi. Translation by Hamza Yusuf. Taken from the book: "The Content of Character"

Surely if you teach goodness you cannot by definition be neglecting your own soul, as the teachings you exude will automatically serve to nourish your spirit, whether you realise it consciously or not

 

[Peace]

Surely if you teach goodness you cannot by definition be neglecting your own soul, as the teachings you exude will automatically serve to nourish your spirit, whether you realise it consciously or not

Believe me there are people out there who teach goodness but don't follow it and they don't apply it to themseleves.

 

[Peace]

The one who is (truly) imprisoned is the one whose heart is imprisoned from Allah and the captivated one is the one whose desires have enslaved him.
~ Imam Ibn Taymiyyah ~

 

[Peace]

Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause. ~ Imam Ibn Taymiyyah ~

 

[Peace]

Worship is founded upon the Legal Law and following it, not upon ones base desires and innovation.
~ Imam Ibn Taymiyyah ~

 

[Peace]

What can my enemies do to me? I have in my breast both my heaven and my garden. If i travel they are with me, never leaving me. Imprisonment for me is a chance to be alone with my Lord. To be killed is martyrdom and to be exiled from my land is a spiritual journey.
~ Ibn Taymiyyah ~

 

[Peace]

In this world, man finds in the remembrance of Allah, praising Him and worshipping Him, a delight that is incomparable to anything else.
~ Ibn Taymiyyah ~

 

[Peace]

Trials and tribulation are like feeling the heat and cold, when one knows that they cannot be avoided, he will not feel anger at their onset, nor will he be distressed or disheartened." ~ Ibn Taymiyyah ~

 

[Peace]

"If the first inward thought is not warded off, it will generate a desire,then the desire will generate a wish, and the wish will generate an intention, and the intention will generate the action, and the action will result in ruin and divine wrath. So evil must be cut off at its root, which is when it is simply a thought that crosses the mind, from which all the other things follow on."
~ Imam abu Hamid al-Ghazzali [Ihyaa Uloom al-Deen, 6/17]

 

[Peace]

“Know, O beloved, that man was not created in jest or at random, but marvellously made and for some great end. Although he is not form everlasting, yet he lives for ever; and though his body is mean and earthly, yet his spirit is lofty and divine”
― Imam Al-Ghazali

 

[Peace]

“Knowledge exists potentially in the human soul like the seed in the soil; by learning the potential becomes actual.”
― Imam Al-Ghazali

 

[Peace]

“…a man should say to his soul every morning, "God has given thee twenty-four treasures; take heed lest thou lose anyone of them, for thou wilt not be able to endure the regret that will follow such loss.”
― Imam Al-Ghazali, The Alchemy of Happiness

 

[Peace]

Does money upset the hearts of learned men ?

Imam Al-Ghazali answered,

"men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned''

 

[Peace]

“The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.”
― Imam Al-Ghazali

 

[Peace]

What can my enemies do to me? I have in my breast both my heaven and my garden. If I travel they are with me, never leaving me. Imprisonment for me is a chance to be alone with my Lord. To be killed is martyrdom and to be exiled from my land is a spiritual journey. (Ibn al-Qayyim, Waabil, p.69)

 

[Peace]

“The servant exists between the Hands of Allah at two times- while standing during performing prayer, and while standing on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever fulfills the rights of the first standing, will in fact be facilitating the second one. And whoever considers this easy and does not pay due attention to it, he will be making the other one difficult for himself.” ~Ibn Al-Qayyim

 

[Peace]

“Deeds without sincerity are like a traveler who carries in his water-jug dirt. The carrying of it burdens him and it brings no benefit” ~ Ibn al Qayyim