‎«ويحك يا ابن آدم، ما يضرك الذي أصابك من شدائد الدنيا، إذا خلص لك خير الآخرة»

“O son of Ādam, woe to you! What harm is there in the hardships of this worldly life that befall you, if the good of the Hereafter is secured for you?”

‏يكفيك من الدنيا ما قنعت به، ولو كف تمر وشربة ماء.

“What is sufficient for you from this world is whatever you are content with, even if it is only a handful of dates and a drink of water.”

ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَمُلَ عَقْلُهُ:

مَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ، وَحَفِظَ لِسَانَهُ، وَقَنِعَ بِمَا رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ

“Three qualities, whoever possesses them has perfected his intellect: knowing himself, guarding his tongue, and being content with what Allah has provided him.”

لا تسبوا أصحاب محمد ﷺ، فإن الله قد أمرنا بالاستغفار لهم، وهو يعلم أنهم سيقتتلون

“Do not revile the Companions of Muhammad ﷺ, for Allah commanded us to seek forgiveness for them, while He knew that they would fight one another.”

رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ قُوَّةً فَأَعْمَلَ لِنَفْسِهِ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ، أَوْ قَصَرَ بِهِ ضَعْفٌ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ فِي مَعَاصِي اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

“May Allah have mercy on a servant whom Allah has blessed with strength, so he uses it in obedience to Allah; or if weakness prevents him from doing much, he does not use it in disobedience to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.”

«مَنْ لَمْ يُؤْتَ مِنْ الْعِلْمِ مَا يَقْمَعُهُ، فَمَا أُوتِيَ مِنْهُ لَا يَنْفَعُهُ»

“Whoever has not been given knowledge that restrains and disciplines him, then whatever knowledge he has been given will not benefit him.”

I swear by Allah, if a thinking believer were to recite

-surah al-Hadeed,

-the end of surah al-Hashr,

-Ayah al-Kursi, and 

-surah al-Ikhlas

with reflection and contemplation, his heart would surely crack open out of fear of Allah and he would be shaken to his very core by Allah's greatness. 

بَلَغَنَا وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ، أَنَّ أَكْثَرَ مَا يَجِدُ الْمُؤْمِنُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي كِتَابِهِ مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ، الْهَمُّ وَالْحُزْنُ

“We have been informed, and Allah knows best, that the greatest amount of good deeds a believer will find in his record on the Day of Resurrection will be the worries and sadness (that he endured).”

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

من رغب عن التعب لله؛

ابتُلي بالتعب في خدمة الخلق ولا بدّ

Whoever does not tire himself for the sake of Allāh will undoubtedly be tried with fatigue in the service of (others in) creation.

A man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise, as it appears to people, while he is from the people of Hell; and a man may do the deeds of the people of Hell, as it appears to people, while he is from the people of Paradise. Verily, deeds are judged by their endings.”

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The evil eye is like an arrow released from the envier.

If it finds the victim exposed, it strikes him but

if he is protected with the adhkar it does not affect him.

The body becomes sick due to ailments, and the heart becomes sick due to sins.

So just as the body does not find pleasure in eating while it is sick,

likewise the heart does not experience the sweetness of worship alongside sins.

You disobey Him, yet He opens the door of regret in your heart. He then guides you to seek His forgiveness, accepts your repentance, becomes pleased with you, and by His immense grace, transforms your sins into good deeds.

From Ubadatt Bin Samitt [رضي الله عنه] from the Prophet [ﷺ] who said:

❝Whoever says when he awakes from sleep:

«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ سبحانَ اللهِ، والحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، ولا إله إلا الله، واللهُ أكبرُ اللهم اغفر لي.»

'There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah Alone, He has no partners, He has the Dominion and for Him is all praise. He is capable of all things, there is no capability nor is there any power except with Allaah, far is Allaah from imperfection, praise be to Allaah and there is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah and Allaah is the Greatest.'

After that he says, 'O Allaah forgive me', or makes a Dua then he is answered, and if he performs Wudu then prays, his prayer would be accepted.❞