Abdullah ibn Mas’ud رضي الله عنه:

“Moderation in the Sunnah is better than striving in innovation.”

[al-Mustadrak: 289]
Grade: Sahih

Shaykh Sulayman ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله said:

‎As your Tawakkul becomes stronger, your provisions become greater

[‎شرح الأربعين النووية الحديث ٤٩]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

“Allāh does not close a door on a slave out of His wisdom except that He opens for him two doors out of His mercy.”

[Sharh Riyādh As-Sālihīn | 1/575]

Fuḍayl b. Iyāḍ said: "Your life is short, but your hopes are unlimited."

‎● {سير أعلام النبلاء ٨/٤٤٠}

Sufyaan Ibn Hussain رحمه الله said:

I mentioned bad about someone in the presence of Iiyaas ibn Muawiyah, so he looked at my face and said:

"Have you invaded Rome?"

I said: "No."

He said: "What about Sinnad (Around Pakistan), India and Turkey?"

I said: "No."

He said: "So Rome, Sinnad, India and Turkey are safe from you but your Muslim brother is not?!"

He said (Sufyaan): I never repeated it after that day."

● [البداية والنهاية لابن كثير ١٣/١٢١]

📌 A simple breath…

Ibn al-Dunya mentioned that the Prophet Dawud (alayhi salam) asked
Allāh:

"What is the least of your blessings?.”

Allāh revealed to him,

"O Dawud, take a breath."

Dawud did so, and Allāh told him:

"That is the least of My Blessings on
you.”

[Excerpt from Patience and Gratitude by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah | Pg. 70]

Taqwa & Good Character

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

“The Prophet ﷺ established a relationship between the fear of Allāh and good character, because fearing Allāh improves the relation between the servant and Allāh, and good character improves the relation between a person and others. Therefore, fearing Allāh makes it possible for Allāh to love him, and good manners makes it possible for people to love that person.”

[al-Fawā’id]

On the authority of Anas who said: ❝When the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ used to meet they used to shake hands and if they came from a journey they would hug.❞

● [سلسلة اﻷحاديث الصحيحة ٢٦٤٧]

The Ibn Taymiyyah said: "It is better to have many sins with correct Tawhīd, than to have a few sins with incorrect Tawhīd.

● {ابن تيمية فتاوي ١/٤٦٦}

Ibn Taymiyyah said: "Everyone who disobeys Allah is ignorant, and everyone who fears Him has knowledge."

● {ابن تيمية فتاوي ٧/٢٢}

قل لمن يرجو في الحياةِ خلودًا لستَ يا عافاك الإلهُ سميعا

فلقد قامتِ المنايا على مِنـْـبَرِ وعظٍ ، وأنذرتكَ وقوعا

فتغافلتَ ، ما إخالُكَ إلا عن قليلٍ مباغَتًا وصريعا

Say to one who hopes for eternity in this life: "You, may God grant you wellbeing, do not hear!

For death has stood atop a pulpit of advice And warned you of its occurrence.

Yet you paid no heed—it will not bypass you Except briefly, suddenly felling you."

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

“A prostitute had once been forgiven. She passed by a dog panting near a well. Thirst had nearly killed him, so she took off her sock, tied it to her veil, and drew up some water. Allah forgave her for that.”


📚: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3321, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2245

Ibn Mubārak رحمه الله said: "The example of the one who seeks his religion without isnād is akin to the one who goes up to the roof without a ladder."

● {Adab Al-Imiā Wal-Istimiā, Vol 6, P.1}

Imām Mālik bin Anas رحمه الله said: "Whoever introduces an innovation into Islam thinking that it is good is implying that Muḥammad ﷺ betrayed his mission, because Allāh says:

"......This day, I have perfected your religion for you..." ● {5:3}

So, whatever was not part of the religion on that day, cannot be part of the religion today."

● [الاعتصام الامام الشاطبي ج ١، ص ٦٤-٦٥]

Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzān said: "The truth seeker is happy with the advice (he receives) and being alerted about the mistake (he commits)."

● {شرح كتاب البودية صحفة ٢٥٢}

Woman of Dreams

"Whoever marries a woman that wears the niqab and gloves, and does not watch TV, and aligns herself with the people of truth, and does not go to the hammam (public baths; pools, saunas), and does not complain too much, has obtained the woman of dreams."

[Shaykh Muqbil Ibn Hadi al-Wadi’ee (رحمه الله), Al-Imām al-Alma’i, pg. 248]