It Is Always A Bounty For You.

The divine decree related to the believer is always a bounty, even if it is in the form of withholding (something that is desired), and it is a blessing, even if it appears to be a trial, and an affliction that has befallen him is in reality a cure, even though it appears to be [...]

Go on… Throw Yourself Between the Hands of Allah

If the servant of Allah knows that he cannot escape nor change the plan of Allah, he will commit all his affairs to Allah and throw himself between His hands as a humble servant throws himself between the hands of a mighty king who has authority over him- and indeed the servant has no power [...]

When you complain to the son of Aadam…

The ignorant people complain to people about Allah and this is the highest degree of ignorance , for if he had known his Lord, he would not have complained about Him, and if he had known the people, he would not have complained to them.
One of the predecessors saw a man complaining to another man [...]

A Shining Example For Every Father.

`Umar ibn `Abdil `Azeez (rahimahullah) was told a son of his bought a ring for a thousand dirhams, he wrote to him:
“I was told that you bought a ring that cost a thousand dirhams. So when you receive this letter,   sell the ring and fill a thousand stomachs (with food bought) with that money. Then buy [...]

Thorns That Emerge From Following Desires

“Having patience in restraining oneself from desires is easier than having patience upon what the desire itself entails, because it:
• Either necessitates pain and punishment, or it cuts off a delight that would have been greater than it.
• Or it will waste much of ones time, whose wastage is only a means of sorrow and regret, or [...]

Take Care of Your Most Beloved Possession

The words of one of the salaf:
“One of the signs of proper understanding is when a slave takes care of his eemaan,
and pays attention to what decreases it, and knows when it increases and when it decreases,
and recognizes the temptation of Shaytaan when he comes to him.”
(Sharh Nooniyah Ibn al-Qayyim by Ibn ‘Eesa, 2/140).

Good Deeds Versus Bad Deeds…

Ibn `Abbas [may Allah be pleased with him] said
 

‘Indeed good actions are a light in the heart,
a strengthening for the body,
a glow on the face,
a cause for extensive provisions and
love in the hearts of the creation.

 
Indeed bad actions are a darkness in the heart,
a blackness on the face,
a weakness [...]

‘When Allah Withholds, He Actually Gives…’

Sufyan ath Thawri rahimahullah:

Verily, when Allah withholds, He actually gives, because He did not withhold on account of miserliness or stinginess, but rather He looked at the benefit of the servant.

So the fact that He withheld is actually His choice for the servant and His excellent decision.”

Madarij as-Salikeen 2/215

Got Your Eyes On the Prize?

The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.

Allah promised you the pleasures of the Hereafter, so do not be in a hurry and seek them in this worldly life as if you are cutting plants before their harvest time, while they are much better [...]

Worse than the Sin itself!

“The happiness one feels with their sin is worse in the sight of Allah than the sin itself.”

Ibn al-Qayyim in Madarij as-Salikeen