Salah is the first thing we will be asked about on the Day of Judgment, and yet it is the last thing that is on our mind.

Sigh... I have learned that *everything* is so hard...except what Allah makes easy. So we must *beg* Him to make it easy on us.

I think we seek out people who we hope will fix what our childhood broke.

If you think you're too far from Allah to return, and your 'past' continues to own you, just remember that Malik ibn Dinar (RA) was an alcoholic, and Omar (RA) was on his way to assassinate the Prophet (pbuh) before they became two of the greatest souls to walk the earth!

If you study your own struggles, the struggles of others, even in movies or novels you'll see the root of all their suffering is always attachments

At the time of death your tongue will speak only what is in the heart.To say la illaha illa Allah, you must live it.

When talking about marriage, Allah says your spouses are garments for you. A garment may or may not fit perfectly-but either way, it covers imperfections, protects, and beautifies.