Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“The best life is attained by the blessed through patience, and they rise to the highest degrees through their gratitude. So they fly on the wings of patience and gratitude to gardens of delight (i.e paradise).
That is the bounty of Allāh that he bestows upon whomsoever He will, and Allāh is the owner of great bounty.”
[‘Uddat as-Sabireen]
“The best life is attained by the blessed through patience, and they rise to the highest degrees through their gratitude. So they fly on the wings of patience and gratitude to gardens of delight (i.e paradise).
That is the bounty of Allāh that he bestows upon whomsoever He will, and Allāh is the owner of great bounty.”
[‘Uddat as-Sabireen]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“What Allāh wills will inevitably be, and what He does not will won't be, even if all of creation come together in agreement.”
[al-Fawā’id]
“What Allāh wills will inevitably be, and what He does not will won't be, even if all of creation come together in agreement.”
[al-Fawā’id]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“If Allāh wills to do good to his slave He removes admiration of his good deeds from his heart, and removes the speaking about it from his tongue, and makes only busy of watching his sins and reduce them.”
[Tareequl-Hijratain | Pg. 310]
“If Allāh wills to do good to his slave He removes admiration of his good deeds from his heart, and removes the speaking about it from his tongue, and makes only busy of watching his sins and reduce them.”
[Tareequl-Hijratain | Pg. 310]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“And if Allāh, wants to have mercy on his slave then he puts in his heart compassion and kindness,
And if he wants to punish his slave,
he removes from his heart mercy and compassion, replacing it with harshness and hardness.”
[Kitab al-Ruh | Pg. 250]
“And if Allāh, wants to have mercy on his slave then he puts in his heart compassion and kindness,
And if he wants to punish his slave,
he removes from his heart mercy and compassion, replacing it with harshness and hardness.”
[Kitab al-Ruh | Pg. 250]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“If the Night of Qadr was some night during the entire year, I'd stand in night prayer the entire year to get it. So what do you suppose should be done for merely ten nights?.”
[Bada’i al-Fawa’id | 1/55]
“If the Night of Qadr was some night during the entire year, I'd stand in night prayer the entire year to get it. So what do you suppose should be done for merely ten nights?.”
[Bada’i al-Fawa’id | 1/55]
What can Allāh do for me?
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
• He forgives sins
• Eases worries
• Relieves distress
• Helps the defeated person back on his feet
• Makes the poor rich
• Guides the one who is astray and confused
• Fulfils the needs of the desperate
• Feeds the hungry
• Clothes the naked
• Conceals faults
• Calms fears
[al-Waabil as-Sayyib | P. 125]
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
• He forgives sins
• Eases worries
• Relieves distress
• Helps the defeated person back on his feet
• Makes the poor rich
• Guides the one who is astray and confused
• Fulfils the needs of the desperate
• Feeds the hungry
• Clothes the naked
• Conceals faults
• Calms fears
[al-Waabil as-Sayyib | P. 125]
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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“You may see a kind, righteous man who has a beautiful attitude, as one of the most beautiful of people in appearance, even if he is not good-looking,
especially if he is blessed with a share of Qiyam al-Layl (the night prayer), for it gives light to the face and makes it handsome.”
[Rawdat al-Muhibbeen | 221-223]
“You may see a kind, righteous man who has a beautiful attitude, as one of the most beautiful of people in appearance, even if he is not good-looking,
especially if he is blessed with a share of Qiyam al-Layl (the night prayer), for it gives light to the face and makes it handsome.”
[Rawdat al-Muhibbeen | 221-223]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
”When the veil has been lifted on the day of judgement revealing the value of good deeds for the people they'll not see any action better in reward than the remembrance of Allāh (Dhikr).
At that time a group of people who'll sigh because they missed out and say:
There was nothing easier for us than dhikr and yet we did not do it.”
[al-Waabil al-Sayyib | 11]
”When the veil has been lifted on the day of judgement revealing the value of good deeds for the people they'll not see any action better in reward than the remembrance of Allāh (Dhikr).
At that time a group of people who'll sigh because they missed out and say:
There was nothing easier for us than dhikr and yet we did not do it.”
[al-Waabil al-Sayyib | 11]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“After a while, those who are used to committing evil and sins will get bored with them.
Then, they will commit these errors to drive away the depression and loneliness that they feel.”
[Medicine of the Prophet | Pg. 218]
“After a while, those who are used to committing evil and sins will get bored with them.
Then, they will commit these errors to drive away the depression and loneliness that they feel.”
[Medicine of the Prophet | Pg. 218]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“Whoever memorises the Qur’ān by heart and feels that someone else was given (anything) more precious than he was given,
then he has not appreciated the favour of Allāh upon him.”
[Miftāh Dar As-Sa’āda]
“Whoever memorises the Qur’ān by heart and feels that someone else was given (anything) more precious than he was given,
then he has not appreciated the favour of Allāh upon him.”
[Miftāh Dar As-Sa’āda]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“It is well known, by experience and observation, that love of this world inspires all sorts of sins, hidden and open; especially such sins which are committed due to dependence upon it."
[Excellence of Patience & Gratefulness]
“It is well known, by experience and observation, that love of this world inspires all sorts of sins, hidden and open; especially such sins which are committed due to dependence upon it."
[Excellence of Patience & Gratefulness]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“If thinking positively of Allāh motivates a person to strive in righteous deeds and it prompts him, helps him and drives him to do such deeds, then it is sound.
If it causes him to be lazy and to persist in sin, then he is deceived.”
[Al-Jawāb al-Kāfi | Pg. 24]
“If thinking positively of Allāh motivates a person to strive in righteous deeds and it prompts him, helps him and drives him to do such deeds, then it is sound.
If it causes him to be lazy and to persist in sin, then he is deceived.”
[Al-Jawāb al-Kāfi | Pg. 24]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“Get used to privacy with your Lord (in obedience to Him),
because you will be alone with Him in the grave for a long time.”
[Al-Fawā’id]
“Get used to privacy with your Lord (in obedience to Him),
because you will be alone with Him in the grave for a long time.”
[Al-Fawā’id]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“Reaching the highest level is dependant on:
- High aspirations
- A correct intention
so whoever is without these will never reach [the highest level].”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 190]
“Reaching the highest level is dependant on:
- High aspirations
- A correct intention
so whoever is without these will never reach [the highest level].”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 190]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“When there is money in your hand but not in your heart, it cannot harm you; even if it is alot, and when it is in your heart, it will harm you even if there is none in your hands.”
[Madārij as-Sālikīn | 1/463]
“When there is money in your hand but not in your heart, it cannot harm you; even if it is alot, and when it is in your heart, it will harm you even if there is none in your hands.”
[Madārij as-Sālikīn | 1/463]
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
“The dayooth (the man with no protective jealousy over the women in his family) is the most vile of the creations of Allāh, and Jannah is forbidden for him.”
[ad-Daa wa Dawaa | Pg. 77]
“The dayooth (the man with no protective jealousy over the women in his family) is the most vile of the creations of Allāh, and Jannah is forbidden for him.”
[ad-Daa wa Dawaa | Pg. 77]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
"And Allāh has decreed a decree that cannot be repelled or rebutted;
• The one who loves a matter besides Allāh will be punished by way of it (i.e. love of worship).
• The one who fears other than Him will have that thing overcome him.
• The one who is preoccupied by an affair away from Allāh will have it become a calamity upon him.
• Whomsoever gives precedence to other than Allāh will not be blessed in it.
• Whomsoever pleases other than Him, at the expense of angering Allāh, Allāh will cause them to become discontent with him, and that is guaranteed."
[al-Waabil al-Sayyib]
"And Allāh has decreed a decree that cannot be repelled or rebutted;
• The one who loves a matter besides Allāh will be punished by way of it (i.e. love of worship).
• The one who fears other than Him will have that thing overcome him.
• The one who is preoccupied by an affair away from Allāh will have it become a calamity upon him.
• Whomsoever gives precedence to other than Allāh will not be blessed in it.
• Whomsoever pleases other than Him, at the expense of angering Allāh, Allāh will cause them to become discontent with him, and that is guaranteed."
[al-Waabil al-Sayyib]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
“Man consists of the mind of an angel, the lust of an animal, and the fancy of Satan. One of them will prevail.
If you could overcome your fancy and lust, you will be in a rank that is higher than an angel.
And if your fancy and lust beat you, you will be in a rank that is less than a dog.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg.1 21]
“Man consists of the mind of an angel, the lust of an animal, and the fancy of Satan. One of them will prevail.
If you could overcome your fancy and lust, you will be in a rank that is higher than an angel.
And if your fancy and lust beat you, you will be in a rank that is less than a dog.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg.1 21]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله on the station of contentment (ridaa):
“This is why contentment is one of the greatest gateways to Allāh. It is the paradise of the world, a repose for the gnostics, a life for the lovers, a delight for the worshipers, and a coolness of the eye to the yearners.”
[Madārij as-Sālikīn | 2/132]
“This is why contentment is one of the greatest gateways to Allāh. It is the paradise of the world, a repose for the gnostics, a life for the lovers, a delight for the worshipers, and a coolness of the eye to the yearners.”
[Madārij as-Sālikīn | 2/132]
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:
"When Allāh granted Prophet Yusuf physical beauty, it caused him to be locked in the prison but when Allāh granted him knowledge (when he interpreted the dream of the King) it not only took him out of prison, but elevated his rank in society, clearly showing us the virtue of knowledge and that physical beauty does not mean anything."
[Al-'llm wa Fadhluhu wa Sharafuhu | Pg. 32]
"When Allāh granted Prophet Yusuf physical beauty, it caused him to be locked in the prison but when Allāh granted him knowledge (when he interpreted the dream of the King) it not only took him out of prison, but elevated his rank in society, clearly showing us the virtue of knowledge and that physical beauty does not mean anything."
[Al-'llm wa Fadhluhu wa Sharafuhu | Pg. 32]