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The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships.
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.
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The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.
Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
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All of our products and business will go through three phases. There's vision, patience, and execution.
Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
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Don't wait. The time will never be just right.”
“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”
The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.”
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
"It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.”
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JazakAllah Khair brother STP.
May Allah (SWT) bless you and your family for always contributing and sharing the wealth of knowledge with us all.
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there are moments in life when we miss someone — a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child — so much that we just want to pick them from our dreams and hug them for real, so that once they are around us we appreciate them more.
the happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, often times, we look so long at the closed door that we don’t even see the new one which has been opened for us.
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What can enemies do to me? My paradise is in my heart, it is with me wherever I go. To imprison me is to provide me with seclusion. To send me in exile is to send me in the path of Allah. And to kill me is to make me a martyr.
-Ibn Taymeeyah
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A man of knowledge said:
“The blessing of Allâh to us in keeping the luxuries of this world away from us is greater than the blessing of that which he has given us, because Allah did not like His Prophet to have the luxuries of this world. So I prefer to live in the manner which Allâh preferred for His Prophet than to live a life which He disliked for him.”
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Ibn Abi’d-Dunyâ mentioned that Dâwûd (peace be upon Him) asked Allâh: “What is the least of Your blessings?” Allâh revealed to him: “O Dâwûd, take a breath.” Dâwûd did so, and Allâh told him: “This is the least of My blessings on you.”
Ibn Abi’d-Dunyâ said:
"It was narrated to me that some scholars said: ‘The scholar should praise Allâh for having deprived him of the luxuries of this life, in the same way that he should praise Him for what He has bestowed upon him. How can you compare the blessings and luxuries for which he will be accountable to the deprivation of luxuries which is a relief from being tested, and which keeps his mind free to worship and remember Allâh? So he should give thanks to Allâh for all of that.’”
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A man said to Abû Hâzim:
“What is the gratitude of the eyes?”
He said, “If you see good things, you speak about them, and if you see bad things, you keep quiet about it.”
He asked, *“What is the gratitude of the ears?” *
He said, “If you hear something good, you accept it, and if you hear something bad, you reject it.”
Then he asked, “What is the gratitude of the hands?”
He said, “Do not take what which does not belong to you, and do not hold back from paying the dues of Allâh (zakât).”
Then he asked, “What is the gratitude of the head?” He said: “To have knowledge in it.”
Then he asked, “What is the gratitude of one’s private parts?”
He quoted:
“‘Who guard their private parts, except from those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess – for (in their case) they are free from blame, but those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors’” (al-Mu’minûn 23:5-7).
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*"The person who does not remember Allah goes and falls into every type of sin, and blurts out anything and everything that comes on his tongue. As for the person who remembers Allah all the time, he becomes dumb to vain talks and begins to have shame and respect for Allah." *
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Allah all the time, he becomes dumb to vain talks and begins to have shame and respect for Allah
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What?**
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^ It is a translation of "Sharam" (in urdu). Now from where on earth should I bring a word from english language which conveys the exact meaning.
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^ It is a translation of "Sharam" (in urdu). Now from where on earth should I bring a word from english language which conveys the exact meaning.
I don't understand. What do you mean by "shame" for Allah? You mean 'shyness"?
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^Yes you may call it shyness. But this shyness only means "He doesn't commit a sin because he knows Allah is watching him, he shouldn't do than sin because he loves his lord and doing that sin means making his God unhappy"
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It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong;
not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich;
not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned;
and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Al-Hashimi
***Fear God* and you will have no cause to fear any one**
Resignation to the Will of God is the cure of the disease of the heart
The word of God is the medicine of the heart
Lead such a life, that, when you die, the people may mourn you, and while you are alive they long for your company
The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive
Of all the follies the greatest is to love the world
Opportunity is swift of flight but slow to return
Pride, cowardice, and miserliness are bad for me but good for women
The most happy is he to whom God has given a good wife
He who knows himself knows God
Do not soil your conscience for anything but heaven
The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body
To fight against one's desires is the greatest of all fights
The strongest amongst you is he who subdues his self
Wealth and greed are the roots of all evils
Riches without faith are the greatest poverty
A man's worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations
Knowledge enlivens the soul
The learned lives, although he dies
The sum total of excellence is knowledge
To respect the learned is to respect God
Generosity hides shortcomings
The wealth of a miser is as useless as a pebble
Desire is one's most inveterate enemy
Those who walk on the surface of the earth shall one day be interred in it
Every breath of man brings him nearer to death
People are asleep as long as they are alive; they are awakened when they die
Patience is the fruit of faith
Virtue never dies
A man's glory from his virtue is greater than the glory of his pedigree
No shelter is safer than piety
A man's behaviour is the index of his mind
Courtesy costs nothing but buys everything
Clemency graces power
Jealousy devours virtue as fire devours fuel
He that lends a listening ear to reproach is one of those that deserve reproach
Forgiveness is the crown of greatness
Carnal appetites are nets spread by the devil
Every arrow does not hit the mark, nor every prayer granted
Ostentatiousness spoils prayers
Fear none but your sins
He who praises you murders you
A man who praises himself displays his deficiency of intellect
Honour your parents and your sons will honour you
A man is hid under his tongue
The tongue of a wise man lies behind his heart
The tongue pierces deeper than the spear
He who purifies his heart from doubt is a believer
The opinion of a wise man is an oracle
To seek counsel is to go to the fountain of guidance
Association with a fool is tyrannical to the soul
God hastens the fall of tyrants
Tyranny leads to moral cowardice
A tyrant's success is his moral defeat
It is better to die than to beg
When a man begs he loses his faith
Hajj is the Jihad of every believer in faith
A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend
Silence is the best reply to a fool
The best speech is one that is short and reasonable
Speech is like a medicine, a small dose of which cures but an excess of which kills
He that has no courage has no religion
His grief is long whose hope is short
The right of freedom of speech consists in speaking the truth
Repentance washes away sins
Folly is an incurable disease
To assist the wrong is to oppress the right
Sinning is a disease, repentance is its medicine, and abstinence from it a sure cure
Sorrow makes a man old before his time
Pride impedes progress and mars greatness
To forgive is the crown of greatness
He who understands humanity seeks solitude
Right is the best argument
Misrepresentation spoils narration
As a man's wisdom increases, so his desire to speak decreases
He who seeks to do justice with men, let him desire for them what he desires for himself
The greatest sin is the sin that the sinner considers to be ordinary
Contentment is the asset which is never exhausted
Governments are a trial for men
He who fights against the truth, the truth will defeat him
Finding fault in others is one's greatest fault
Haste is a species of madness
Greed is perpetual enslavement
He who does not know his own worth is doomed to destruction
The best investment is one with which duties are performed
Anger is a fire kindled, he who restrains anger extinguishes the fire; he who gives vent to it is the first to be consumed by such fire
Jihad is the highway of prosperity
None is more solitary than a miser
Knowledge is the ornament of the rich, and the riches of the poor
Knowledge is the sum total of excellence
He who teaches you a letter binds you with a fetter of gratitude
As long as we do not hope, we do not fret
He who indulges in jokes and loose fall, loses a part of his wisdom
Truth is bitter, but its result is sweet; falsehood appears to be sweet but it is poisonous in its effect
Miserliness is the root of many evils
Knowledge and practice are twins, and both go together. There is no knowledge without practice, and no practice without knowledge
He who dissembles plays with his honour [who makes believe with the intent to deceive]
When God wants to humiliate a person He deprives him of knowledge
When your power increases, decrease your desires accordingly
He who listens to a backbiter loses a friend
It is no justice to decide a case on mere conjecture
He who does not know his own worth is deemed to ignominy
He who practices thrift would never be in want
He who does not know should not be ashamed to learn
Patience is to faith, what head is to the body, when patience goes, faith goes, when head goes, the body goes
The grace of God is the best guide
A good disposition is the best companion
Wisdom is the best friend
Good breeding is the best inheritance
There is nothing more hateful than pride
Be among men like bee among birds
Mix with the people with your tongue, but be separate from them in your deeds
Be generous but do not be a spendthrift
Do not run after the world; let the world run after you
A wise man is he who does not despair of the bounty and mercy of God
He who is aware of his own faults is oblivious of the faults of others
What the eye sees the heart preserves
The vision of the eye is limited; the vision of the heart transcends all barriers of time and space
Do not be misled by appearances for these are apt to be deceptive
Do not have too many irons in the fire; concentrate on one thing at a time
What you do not like for your self, do not like it for others
Contentment is the treasure which is never exhausted
The advice of old men is dearer than the bravery of young men
That knowledge is superficial which is merely on the tongue; that knowledge is real which demonstrates itself in your practice
Waste of time is one's greatest loss
He who knows to keep his secret knows the way to success
Foresight is the way to safety
No relationship is stronger than the relationship that exists between man and God
Enlighten the heart with prayers
Strengthen your heart with faith
Suppress all lust with piety
Do not sell the Hereafter for the world
Do not speak in a state of ignorance
Refrain from unnecessary talk
Do not tread the path from which you can apprehend the danger of running astray
In the affairs of God, do not be afraid of the accusations of the evil mongers
In all that you do seek the protection of God
Do not covet what is undesirable
If you seek the truth, neither strays from the right path, nor be assailed by doubts
Do not become a slave of your desires
That wealth is no wealth which brings dishonour
Whatever harm accrues of silence can be remedied but whatever harm is done because of speech cannot be remedied
It is better to restrain your desires than to stretch your hand before others
A little that is earned because of honest labour is better than a larger amount gained through dishonest means
Guard well your secret
He who seeks more than what is necessary indulges in error
To oppress the weak is the worst tyranny
Do not bank on false hopes, for that is the capital of the dead
A wise man takes a lesson even from a minor lapse
Overpower desires and suspicions by patience and faith
He who does not take the middle course strays
A stranger is he who has no friends
When hopes are frustrated despair becomes the way of life
He who trusts the world, the world betrays him
The one, who knows himself, knows his creator
If you love God, tear out your heart's love of the world
The fear of God makes one secure
How can you rejoice this life that grows shorter each hour?
A world wide reputation can be undone by an hour's degradation
Three defects make life miserable; Vindictiveness, Jealousy, A bad character
One who is proud of worldly possessions in this fleeting existence is ignorant
Joy is followed by tears
Each breath of man is a step nearer to death
The best man among us is he who is most helpful to his fellow men
One who thinks himself the best is the worst
The hated person is one who returns evil for good
Virtue is the key to success
Learned men live after death; ignorant men are dead although alive
There is no treasure like knowledge gained
Knowledge is wisdom and educated man is the wise man
Experience is knowledge gained
He who never corrects himself will never correct another
Listen and you will teach yourself: remain silent, and you risk nothing
The one, who reflects on God’s gifts, succeeds
Ignorance harms a man more than a cancer
One of the signs of stupid man is the frequent change of opinion
Never speak when it is not the time for speech
Beware of backbiting it sows the seed of bitterness, and separates you from God and man
The best truth is the keeping of promises
Better be dumb than lie
Do not flatter, it is no sign of faith
A hypocrite's tongue is clean, but there is sickness in his heart.
Better to be alone than with bad company
Whoever sows good, reaps his reward
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^ JazakAllah khair brother for a beautiful sharing of pearls of wisdom from a great Suhabi (r.a).
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LOVE **
You can't make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who can be loved, the rest is up to the person to realize your worth.
The measure of love is when you love without measures.
In life there are very rare chances that you'll meet the person you love and loves you in return. So once you have it don't ever let go, the chance might never come your way again.
It's better to lose your pride to the one you love, than to lose the one you love because of pride. We spend so much time looking for the right person to love or finding fault with those we already love, when instead we should be perfecting the love we give.
When you truly care for someone, you don't look for faults, you don't look for answers, you don't look for mistakes. Instead, you fight the mistakes, you accept the faults and you over look excuses.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do
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Ibn Shujâ` al-Kirmânî said, “whosoever builds his outward form upon
following the Sunnah, his internal form upon perpetual contemplation and
awareness of Allâh, he restrains his soul from following desires, he lowers
his gaze from the forbidden things and he always eats the lawful things then
his perception and insight shall never be wrong.”