قال أحد السلف:

كلما زاد حزبي من القرآن، زادت البركة في وقتي، ولا زلت أزيد حتى بلغ حزبي عشرة أجزاء.

[الذيل على طبقات الحنابلة]
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One of the Salaf said:

"Whenever my portion of reciting the Qur'an would increase, the Barakah in my time would increase. And I would not cease increasing in reciting until the amount of my recitation reached ten Ajzaa."

[adh-Dhayl 'ala Tabaqat al-Hanabilah 3/205]

ينبغي للمسلم أن يتفقد قلبه وأن يحرص على نقاوته وطهارته من الغل والحقد والبغضاء حتى تغفر ذنوبُه يوم عرض الأعمال. فإن الله يغفر الذنوب كل اثنين وخميس عند عرض الأعمال إلا للمتشاحنين ومن حُرِم مغفرةُ ذنوبه فهو المحروم

[من فوائد ودروس أم عبدالله بنت الشيخ مقبل]
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A Muslim should check his heart to make sure it’s clean and pure. Especially, from diseases such as maliciousness, hatred, and grudges so that his sins will be forgiven on the day deeds are presented to Allah. Allah forgives sins every Monday and Thursday when deeds are presented to Him except for those bickering. Verily, he who is deprived of forgiveness of sins is in a state of loss.

[From the benefits and lessons of Umm Abdullah daughter of Shaikh Muqbil]

من أسباب نسيان العلم

قالت الشيخة أم عبدالله الوادعية: استفدت من والدي الشيخ مقبل رحمه الله: من أسبابِ النسيان: رُفقاء السوء.
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Reasons for losing Islamic knowledge

Umm Abdullah al-Wadiea said: I have learned from my father Shaikh Muqbil, may Allah have mercy on him: One of the reasons for forgetting Islamic knowledge: evil companions.

عن أبي هريرة قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:

اكْلَفُوا مِنْ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ، فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْعَمَلِ أَدْوَمُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ.

[4240 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الزهد]
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‎Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

‎“Take up good deeds only as much as you are able, for the best deeds are those done regularly even if they are few.”

‎[Sunan Ibn Majah 4240]

قال رسول الله ﷺ:
The Prophet ﷺ said,

رَغِمَ أنْفُهُ، ثُمَّ رَغِمَ أنْفُهُ، ثُمَّ رَغِمَ أنْفُهُ.
“May his nose be rubbed in dust, may his nose be rubbed in dust, may his nose be rubbed in dust.”

قيلَ: مَنْ، يا رَسولَ اللهِ؟
The companions asked, “Who, O Messenger of Allah?”

قالَ: مَن أدْرَكَ والِدَيْهِ عِنْدَ الكِبَرِ،
He replied, “The one who’s parents,

أحَدَهُما، أوْ كِلَيْهِما،
one or both of them,

ثُمَّ لَمْ يَدْخُلِ الجَنَّةَ.
reach old age during his lifetime, and he does not enter Paradise.”

صحيح مسلم

‏لأن تُدَرِّسَ الكتابَ خيرُ لك من أن تقرَأه بمُفْرَدِكَ عشرَ مرَّاتٍ
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‏To teach a book is better than reading it alone ten times

‏[الشيخ مقبل رحمه الله]

ربَّ جلْسَةٍ عند المعلم تعدلُ قراءةَ شهرٍ
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‏Perhaps one session with a teacher equals a month's worth of reading

‏[الشيخ مقبل رحمه الله]

Imam al-Shafi’i رحمه الله was asked: Which is better, patience, tests or prevailing?

He said: Prevailing is the level attained by the Prophets, and there can be no prevailing except after trials. If a person is tried he will become patient, and if he remains patient he will prevail.

قال ابن القيم رحمه الله:

للذّكْرِ تَأْثِيرٌ عَجِيبٌ فِي انْشِرَاحِ الصَّدْرِ وَنَعِيمِ الْقَلْبِ، وَلِلْغَفْلَةِ تَأْثِيرٌ عَجِيبٌ فِي ضِيقِهِ وَحَبْسِهِ وَعَذَابِهِ.

[زاد المعاد 2/23]
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

The remembrance of Allah has an amazing effect of ease, serenity and tranquility within the heart and chest. Whilst on the other hand, negligence of Allah’s remembrance causes tightness, constriction and torture to the heart and chest.

[Zad al-Ma’ad 2/23]

"يا ابن آدم انما انت أيام فإذا ذهب يومك ذهب بعضك"

ʿĀʾishah bint Ṭalḥa reported that ʿĀʾishah, the Mother of the Believers (رضي الله عنها) said:

‎“I never saw anyone whose speech more closely resembled that of the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم than Fāṭimah.

When she entered upon him, he would stand up to greet her, Kiss her, And welcome her, And she would do the same for him.”

سير أعلام النبلاء ٢/١٢٧

‏قال الإمام ابن القيم رحمه الله
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"صوت القرآن
يسكن النفوس ويطمئنها ويوقرها

وصوت الغناء
يستفزها ويزعجها ويهيجها."

[بدائع التفسير ٢/١٤٣]
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ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“The sound of the Qur’an soothes the souls, gives it tranquility and causes it to be calm.

The sound of music causes the hearts to become agitated, distressed and disturbed causing it [a feeling of] unease.”

[Badā’i’ at-Tafseer 2/143]

إن الخيل إذا شارفت نهاية المضمار، بذلت قصارى جهدها لتفوز بالسباق، فلا تكن الخيل أفطن منك، فإنما الأعمال بالخواتيم، فإنك إذا لم تحسن الاستقبال لعلك تحسن الوداع.
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When the race horse knows that it’s nearing the end of the track, it exerts all its effort to win the race. Do not let the race horse be more clever than you. For verily, actions are judged by their endings. So if you didn’t do well with welcoming Ramadan, then perhaps you will do better bidding it farewell.

يقول ابن الجوزي رحمه الله: تالله لو قيل لأهل القبور تمنوا، لتمنوا يومًا من رمضان.
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Ibn al-Jawzi رحمه الله said:
By Allah, if it were said to the people of the graves to make a wish, they would wish for one day of Ramadan.

[التبصرة لابن الجوزي]

قال شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية: الذكر للقلب كالماء للسمك، فكيف يكون حال السمك إذا أخرج من الماء؟
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Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
Remembrance of Allah for the heart is like water for the fish, and what will be the state of the fish when it is separated from water?

[الوابل الصيب من الكلم الطيب]

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: والله ما الدنيا في الآخرة إلا مثل ما يجعل أحدكم إصبعه هذه - وأشار يحيى بالسبابة - في اليم، فلينظر بم ترجع.‏
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The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: This world in comparison with the Hereafter is like the amount of water one of you gets when he dips his finger into the sea. Let him see what his finger returns with.

[صحيح مسلم]

إن مشقة الطاعة تذهب ويبقى ثوابها وإن لذة المعاصي تذهب ويبقى عقابها
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The discomfort of obedience goes and it's reward remains, while the delight of sins go and it's punishment remains…