Favourite Quotes...

[*Muhajabah*]

"Oh external worshiper, know that worship without heart is motions. Oh seeker of knowledge, know that knowledge without purification is a dangerous weapon of the ego. Oh activist, know that work without orientation of heart is fruitless. Oh lover, know that love without God is pain." -Yasmin Mogahed

[Sinan.]

It is reported that Sufyân b. ‘Uyainah – Allâh have mercy on him – said, “The intelligent person is not one who merely knows what is good and what is bad. The intelligent person is one who, when he sees what is good, follows it, and when he sees evil, shuns it.”

[Tay_]

"Be a slave and you will wear a crown. Wear a crown and you be enslaved" - Imam Muhammad Abdul Latif Finch (may Allah swt preserve him)

[*Muhajabah*]

"If you are only good to those who are good to you, then what good are you?"- Shaykh Muhammad An Ninowy

[Tay_]

‎'Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety; after all, it is in the darkest of nights that the stars shine most brilliantly" - Imam Ali (r)

[At-Ta'if]

"The man who said 'I never sign contracts' may have been safe enough in the nineteenth century; but not so now."


Empirnall Holdings Pty Ltd v Machon Paull Partners Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 523.

[Tay_]

"We are between two adhans-calls:The adhan of God and the adhan of Satan. If your heart is strong, you will respond to the call of God, and if it's weak, you will respond to Satan's" - Ibn Qayyim (r)

[Najwa Al Mu'minah]

Yearning for Allah and His meeting is like the gentle breeze blowing upon the heart, extinguishing the blaze of the Dunya. Whosoever caused his heart to settle with his Lord shall be in a state, calm and tranquil, and whosoever sent it amongst the people shall be disturbed and excessively perturbed.
- Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

Knowledge is that which benefits, not that which is memorized
- Imam Ash-Shaafi'ee

"Wear Hijab and cover yourselves. Don't wait for your funeral shroud to be the first time your whole body is covered".
- (Unknown)

[Najwa Al Mu'minah]

‎"Judge yourselves before you are judged. Evaluate yourselves before you are evaluated. And be ready for the greatest investigation, the day of Judgement". ~Umar Bin Khattab (RA)

[Najwa Al Mu'minah]

‎"My words of support would be: It is worth it. Allah puts those whom He loves through these trials. Do not lose hope. Stay strong in what you are doing, especially if it is for the sake of Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala). Believe and accept it with your heart, not only your mind and what you set out to achieve will become easier with the permission of Allah" {IGIC Article: 'Wearing hijab-Difficult?', Eliesa}

[Tay_]

"True knowledge is not learning, knowledge is Remembrance and that's why Dhikr (remembrance) is so important. If you make Dhikr long enough you'll have the Ultimate Knowledge which is the Knowledge of Allah" - Imam Muhammad Abdul Latif Finch (may Allah swt preserve him)

[Najwa Al Mu'minah]

I believe in Islam like the sun rising, not because I see it but because by it, I see everything else...
(facebook)

[Najwa Al Mu'minah]

If she's not on the deen, she's not fit to be your queen. If he hasn't got Iman, he's not fit to be your man!
(facebook)

[Najwa Al Mu'minah]

When in sorrow or in pain remember there is ALWAYS going to be someone who's in a situation that's much worse. The very same hands you use to wipe your tears, use those very hands & pray
(facebook)

[Tay_]

"Everything is difficult that is worth doing in the world. And the things that are easy in the world are the things that are least beneficial for the human being" - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (may Allah swt preserve him)

[Sinan.]

It is reported that Mujâhid – Allâh have mercy on him – said, “The teacher of the kuttâb (where the children would be taught, the madrasah) will be brought on the Day of Resurrection, and if he was not fair and just with the boys, he will be grouped with the tyrants.”

Abû Bakr Al-Daynûrî, Al-Mujâlasah wa Jawâhir Al-‘Ilm article 619.

[Tay_]

"Is your prostration before God for the purpose of "enslaving" Him to provide for you? Remember that you are enslaved to Him in order to distribute what He has already provided for you" Imam Afroz Ali (may Allah swt preserve him) from Saturday's Immense Ocean tafsir class

[Sinan.]

Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad (rahimahullah) said:

• “Whoever fears Allah will not be harmed by anyone, while whoever fears others besides Allah will not be helped by anyone.”

Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad [d. 187H] (from pg 22, Ibn al-Jawzi, The Devil’s Deception

Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaadh (rahimahullah) also said:

• Whoever loves to be mentioned, will not be mentioned; and whoever dislikes to be mentioned, then he will be mentioned.

As-Siyar: 8/432

[Tay_]

"No one should ever be depressed by his or her worldly situation as long as he or she is walking on the path leading to Paradise. Attaining Paradise is the great objective of this life, and the person who gains it is victorious, regardless of what he achieved in the world" - Imam Zaid Shakir (may Allah swt preserve him)

[Khaled]

"The believer should not oppress his brother, or act unjustly towards him if he differs with him over a opinion from the issues of Ijtihaad, in which the proofs may not be clear or issues in which there may be differing interpretations of the text. He may have an excuse, so you must advise him and love the khair (goodness) for him and do not allow the differing to induce and prompt aggression and discord between you. Do not enable the enemy to take advantage of you and your brother."

Shaykh Abdul-'Aziz ibn Baaz rahimuhallah