How many of us would be able to overcome our desires and resist the temptation of sin? How many of us even lower our gaze when we look upon something that we are not supposed to? The real prisoner is the one whose heart has been kept away from remembering his Lord, and the real captive is the one who has been captivated by his whims and desires.

When someone offends me, I think it’s a gift from Allah (god). He (Allah) is teaching me humility.

In this world there is a paradise, whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise of the Hereafter.

This whole religion revolves around knowing the truth and acting by it, and action must be accompanied by patience.

Remembrance is to the heart what water is to the fish. And what is the state of a fish that leaves water?

Avoiding the temptation to sin and being patient upon that, is greater than being patient whilst being afflicted with trials.

Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause