The heart becomes sick, as the body becomes sick, and its remedy is al-Tawbah (repentance) and protection [from transgression]. It becomes rusty as a mirror becomes rusty, and its clarity is obtained by remembrance. It becomes naked as the body becomes naked, and its beautification is al-Taqwa. It becomes hungry and thirsty as the body becomes hungry, and its food and drink are knowledge, love, dependence, repentance and servitude.
Ibn Qayyim Al-JawziyyaWomen are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.
Ibn Qayyim Al-JawziyyaBeware of every hour and how it passes, and only spend it in the best possible way, do not neglect yourself, but render it accustomed to the noblest and best of actions, and send to your grave that which will please you when you arrive to it.
Ibn Qayyim Al-JawziyyaAnd verily for everything that a slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him.
Ibn Qayyim Al-JawziyyaLove of Allah is the power of the heart, the sustenance of the heart, the light of the heart.
Ibn Qayyim Al-JawziyyaEverything that is loved, if it is not loved for His sake then this love is nothing but distress and punishment. Every action that is not performed for His sake then it is wasted and severed. Every heart that does not reach Him is wretched; veiled from achieving its success and happiness.
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