Sometimes Allah gives you bitterness in this life so that you can further enjoy the sweetness of the hereafter.
Omar SuleimanActing humble for people's praise is one of the most dangerous forms of riyaa (showing off).
Omar SuleimanTalk to Allah in your own language with your heart fully present. Allah doesn't need you to rhyme or speak arabic.
Omar SuleimanDon't make your wedding a pleasant memory in this life but a source of misery in the next. Make it an eternally good memory. In trying to have a halal wedding, you might sacrifice many relationships but the opposite might mean sacrificing the only relationship that will matter in the hereafter for a bunch of people who don't even really care about you. Don't make one night the cause of your regret for an eternity.
Omar Suleiman