Hypocrisy is wretched because the hypocrite says with his tongue what is not in his heart. He wrongs his tongue and oppresses his heart. But if the heart is sound, the condition of the tongue follows suit. We are commanded to be upright in speech, which is a gauge of the heart's state.

My experience on this planet is that if you treat people with respect, they tend to treat you with respect.

Everything that we do has a spiritual essence. There is a spiritual dimension in everything. All of life has meaning and everything that you do in life is in preparation for your great meeting. This great meeting is your meeting with your Lord, which is absolutely inevitable.

People of the world will reject your reminders, because it reminds them that this world is temporary.

There are irrational fears. If you see a woman wearing a hijab and fear is your first thought, something's really wrong.

Whatever is for the sake of Allah will go on and continue. Whatever is for other than Allah, it will end and be severed

After that one fitnah, every time it calms down in one place, it starts somewhere else.