There are six stages to knowledge: Firstly: Asking questions in a good manner. Secondly: Remaining quiet and listening attentively. Thirdly: Understanding well. Fourthly: Memorising. Fifthly: Teaching. Sixthly- and it is its fruit: Acting upon the knowledge and keeping to its limits.

The soul will never become pious and purified except through undergoing afflictions. It is the same as gold that can never be pure except after removing all the base metals in it.

Be sincere in your aim and you will find the support of Allaah surrounding you.

A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.

Love of Allah is the power of the heart, the sustenance of the heart, the light of the heart.

The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.

There is no joy for the one who does not bear sadness, there is no sweetness for the one who does not have patience, there is no delight for the one who does not suffer, and there is no relaxation for the one who does not endure fatigue.