Ibn Taymiyyah Quotes
“The position of wealth should be regarded like that of the toilet, in that there is need for it, but it has no place in the heart, and it is resorted to when needed.”
“A person cannot be labelled ‘Intelligent’ until he’s aware of goodness and then seeks it and he’s aware of evil and then abandons it.”
“You should not look at what the person used to do, rather you should look at what kind of person they are today. The one who gets bogged down about people’s pasts, is just like Iblees who said to Allah, ‘You created me from fire and you created him from clay’…”
“This (Fajr prayer) is my morning meal. If I do not take it I lose my strength.”
When someone offends me, I think it's a gift from Allaah. He (swt) is teaching me humility.
“It is incumbent upon us to fear Allaah and to fear Him when it comes to the people, we shouldn’t oppress them with our hearts nor with our limbs, we should give them their rights. We shouldn’t fear the people over Allaah and leave off Allaah and His messenger’s command. Whoever adopts this way of life will be in all types of wellness and good health.”
“A man/person trying to cause separation between a woman and her husband is from the severest of sins, and it is from the actions of the magicians and it is from the most evil deeds of the devils.”
“I have not seen anything which feeds the intellect and soul, protects the body, and guarantees happiness, more than the constant looking at the Book of Allāh The Exalted.”
“A calamity that turns you back to Allāh is better for you than a bounty that makes you forget to remember Allāh.”
“I have not chosen to be here and far away from you. If the birds could carry me, I would have hurried back to you.”
“What really matters are good endings, not flawed beginnings.”
“Whoever sins in secret then let him repent in secret. And it is not upon him to make his sin public.”
“Guidance is not attained except through knowledge, and righteousness is not attained except through patience.”
A believer to another believer are like two hands, one washes the other (correcting each other).
“A person cannot be labelled ‘Intelligent’ until he’s aware of goodness and then seeks it and he’s aware of evil and then abandons it.”
“Bravery is not the strength of the body, for a man can possess a strong body but a weak heart, for indeed it is the strength of the heart and its steadfastness.”
“The speech of Allah and His Messenger is the truth and it is necessary to accept it, even if its meaning is not understood”
“They (women) should not make du’a or dhikr out loud in the presence of non-mahrams.”
All joys eventually vanish except one: “The joy which lasts after death and benefits in the hereafter is the joy of knowledge about Allāh and acting upon it.”
“For a married woman obeying her husband is BETTER than obeying her father.”
“Whoever repents (sincerely with regret) has resembled his father Adam عليه السلام and whoever persists (in sin) & uses the Qadr (pre-decree) as an excuse has resembled Iblis”
❝ Al-Istighfaar (seeking Allah’s forgiveness) removes the slave from doing things which are disliked (by Allah) towards doing things which are loved (by Allah); and from actions which are deficient towards actions which are (more) complete; and it raises the slave from the lower status to a status higher than it and more perfect.❞
Imam Ibn Al Qayyim RA said : Shaykh Ul Islam (Ibn Taymiyyah) used to race towards the fulfilling of people’s needs very earnestly, because he knew that everytime he helped someone else, Allah would help him.
“ I have not seen anything that feeds the mind and soul, and protects the body, and ensures happiness more than consistently looking through the Book of Allah ta'la”
‘Anyone who reflects upon himself about his sins and hates them and tries to negate them from himself and leaves them for Allaah’s sake, then he increases in rectification, goodness and piety.’
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❝I witnessed Shaykh ul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah -may Allah purify his soul- when he would go out to the Jumma prayer he would take whatever he could find at home of bread etc and he would give that in charity secretly on his way to the prayer.
I heard him say: ‘If Allaah has ordered us to give charity before privately consulting the Messenger of Allaah [when he was alive], then privately consulting Allaah [تعالى] is better and foremost in excellence.'❞
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Whoever wore beautiful garments to make Allah’s blessings apparent & to use them for obedience to Allah, would be rewarded.
“Faith does not settle in the heart of the person who habitually opposes Islamic law with his own personal opinion.”
“Verily, the matter of benevolence and forgiveness towards people takes precedence over the matter of vengeance and revenge.”
“The mixing of one gender with the other is the cause of trials and tribulations. When men mix with women, it is like mixing fire and wood.”
❝A man should not give a Mahr that exceeds what he can afford without hardship.❞
What can my enemies do to me? I have in my breast both my heaven and my garden. If I travel they are with me, never leaving me. Imprisonment for me is a chance to be alone with my Lord. To be killed is martyrdom and to be exiled from my land is a spiritual journey.
“It is befitting for the servant to be firm, patient and have a constant connection to that which has within the remembrance (of Allaah) and the prayer. He should not become weary, for indeed with consistently holding fast to that, the plot of the Shaytaan will leave from him.
Everything that Allah has prohibited is a type of oppression. Everything that Allah has commanded is a form of Justice.
“A person cannot be labelled ‘Intelligent’ until he’s aware of goodness and then seeks it and he’s aware of evil and then abandons it.”
“You should not look at what the person used to do, rather you should look at what kind of person they are today. The one who gets bogged down about people’s pasts, is just like Iblees who said to Allah, ‘You created me from fire and you created him from clay’…”
“This (Fajr prayer) is my morning meal. If I do not take it I lose my strength.”
When someone offends me, I think it's a gift from Allaah. He (swt) is teaching me humility.
“It is incumbent upon us to fear Allaah and to fear Him when it comes to the people, we shouldn’t oppress them with our hearts nor with our limbs, we should give them their rights. We shouldn’t fear the people over Allaah and leave off Allaah and His messenger’s command. Whoever adopts this way of life will be in all types of wellness and good health.”
“A man/person trying to cause separation between a woman and her husband is from the severest of sins, and it is from the actions of the magicians and it is from the most evil deeds of the devils.”
“I have not seen anything which feeds the intellect and soul, protects the body, and guarantees happiness, more than the constant looking at the Book of Allāh The Exalted.”
“A calamity that turns you back to Allāh is better for you than a bounty that makes you forget to remember Allāh.”
“I have not chosen to be here and far away from you. If the birds could carry me, I would have hurried back to you.”
“What really matters are good endings, not flawed beginnings.”
“Whoever sins in secret then let him repent in secret. And it is not upon him to make his sin public.”
“Guidance is not attained except through knowledge, and righteousness is not attained except through patience.”
A believer to another believer are like two hands, one washes the other (correcting each other).
“A person cannot be labelled ‘Intelligent’ until he’s aware of goodness and then seeks it and he’s aware of evil and then abandons it.”
“Bravery is not the strength of the body, for a man can possess a strong body but a weak heart, for indeed it is the strength of the heart and its steadfastness.”
“The speech of Allah and His Messenger is the truth and it is necessary to accept it, even if its meaning is not understood”
“They (women) should not make du’a or dhikr out loud in the presence of non-mahrams.”
All joys eventually vanish except one: “The joy which lasts after death and benefits in the hereafter is the joy of knowledge about Allāh and acting upon it.”
“For a married woman obeying her husband is BETTER than obeying her father.”
“Whoever repents (sincerely with regret) has resembled his father Adam عليه السلام and whoever persists (in sin) & uses the Qadr (pre-decree) as an excuse has resembled Iblis”
❝ Al-Istighfaar (seeking Allah’s forgiveness) removes the slave from doing things which are disliked (by Allah) towards doing things which are loved (by Allah); and from actions which are deficient towards actions which are (more) complete; and it raises the slave from the lower status to a status higher than it and more perfect.❞
Imam Ibn Al Qayyim RA said : Shaykh Ul Islam (Ibn Taymiyyah) used to race towards the fulfilling of people’s needs very earnestly, because he knew that everytime he helped someone else, Allah would help him.
“ I have not seen anything that feeds the mind and soul, and protects the body, and ensures happiness more than consistently looking through the Book of Allah ta'la”
‘Anyone who reflects upon himself about his sins and hates them and tries to negate them from himself and leaves them for Allaah’s sake, then he increases in rectification, goodness and piety.’
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❝I witnessed Shaykh ul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah -may Allah purify his soul- when he would go out to the Jumma prayer he would take whatever he could find at home of bread etc and he would give that in charity secretly on his way to the prayer.
I heard him say: ‘If Allaah has ordered us to give charity before privately consulting the Messenger of Allaah [when he was alive], then privately consulting Allaah [تعالى] is better and foremost in excellence.'❞
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Whoever wore beautiful garments to make Allah’s blessings apparent & to use them for obedience to Allah, would be rewarded.
“Faith does not settle in the heart of the person who habitually opposes Islamic law with his own personal opinion.”
“Verily, the matter of benevolence and forgiveness towards people takes precedence over the matter of vengeance and revenge.”
“The mixing of one gender with the other is the cause of trials and tribulations. When men mix with women, it is like mixing fire and wood.”
❝A man should not give a Mahr that exceeds what he can afford without hardship.❞
What can my enemies do to me? I have in my breast both my heaven and my garden. If I travel they are with me, never leaving me. Imprisonment for me is a chance to be alone with my Lord. To be killed is martyrdom and to be exiled from my land is a spiritual journey.
“It is befitting for the servant to be firm, patient and have a constant connection to that which has within the remembrance (of Allaah) and the prayer. He should not become weary, for indeed with consistently holding fast to that, the plot of the Shaytaan will leave from him.
Everything that Allah has prohibited is a type of oppression. Everything that Allah has commanded is a form of Justice.
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