Haqq and Sabr

    “Who are we to wish for Paradise? It will be enough if Allah spares us his wrath.” Abu Hanifa   “(Basic) Faith does not increase, nor does it decrease; because a diminution in it would be unbelief.” Abu Hanifa   “When a hadeeth is found to be saheeh, then that is my madhhab. Abu Hanifa    He who practices Tasawwuf without learning Sacred Law corrupts his faith, while he who learns Sacred Law without practicing Tasawwuf corrupts himself. Only he who combines the two proves true. Malik ibn Anas   Only that which was effective for the first of this community will be effective for the last of it Malik ibn Anas

      “What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.”   “A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you then a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah.”   “Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.”   “Allah will support the just state even if it is led by unbelievers, but Allah will not support the oppressive state even if it is led by believers”   “If you do good in secret, Allah will shower His good on you in public.”   “Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is to the heart as water is to a fish; see what happens to a fish when it is taken out of water”   “Seek (beneficial) knowledge, because seeking it for the sake of Allah is a worship. And knowing it makes you more God-fearing. And searching for it is jihad, teaching it to those who do not know is charity. Reviewing and learning it more is like tasbeeh...

    “A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.”   “When Allah tests you it is never to destroy you. When He removes something in your possession it is only in order to empty your hands for an even greater gift.”   “Happiness is attained by three things: being patient when tested, being thankful when receiving a blessing, and being repentant upon sinning.”     “If a heart becomes attached to anything other than Allah, Allah makes him dependent on what he is attached to. And he will be betrayed by it.”     “Had Allah lifted the veil for his slave and shown him how He handles his affairs for him, and how Allah is more keen for the benefit of the slave than his own self, his heart would have melted out of the love for Allah and would have been torn to pieces out of thankfulness to Allah. Therefore if the pains of this world tire you, do not grieve. For it may be that Allah wishes to hear your voice by w...

    “Do not be deceived by a man's eloquence; rather whoever fulfils trusts and refrains from impugning people's honour is a real man.”   “We are a people whom Allah gave might and glory to through Islam, so we will never seek glory through anything else.”   “Hold yourselves accountable before you are held accountable.”   “Be dignified, honest and truthful.”   “Preserve the sayings of those people who are indifferent to the world. They say only that what Allah wishes them to say.”   “Sit with those who love Allah, for that enlightens the mind.”