“The person who treats others kindly and thinks well of them, will find that his intention will remain true, he will feel at ease, his heart will be sound and Allāh ﷻ will protect him from evil and calamity.”— Imam Ibn Qayyim, Madarij al-Salikeen, (2/511)
Nothing more cute than kittens
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“Fight against the sin until you abandon it and if you cannot, drown it in a heavy rain of good deeds.”
“The quieter you become the more you can hear.”— (via naturaekos)
Patience is a quality of the heart. The more patient you are, the better person you become. An effective way to strengthen our patience is through the link with our Creator. Don’t lose that link. Exercise patience for His sake and He won’t let you down in your darkest moments.
Mufti Ismail Menk
“People who really want to make a difference in the world usually do it, in one way or another. And I’ve noticed something about people who make a difference in the world: They hold the unshakable conviction that individuals are extremely important, that every life matters. They get excited over one smile. They are willing to feed one stomach, educate one mind, and treat one wound. They aren’t determined to revolutionize the world all at once; they’re satisfied with small changes. Over time, though, the small changes add up. Sometimes they even transform cities and nations, and yes, the world.”— Beth Clark, Kisses from Katie
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“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”
-Henri Matisse
Stop being so afraid to be confident. There’s actually a lot of great things about you. Don’t deny those things, embrace them. You’re beautiful and smart and kind and you need to stop punishing yourself for acknowledging it and trying to believe it.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Allaah Protects Those Who Love Him
Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah
May Allaah have mercy upon him
“Allaah says, describing Yuusuf, peace be upon him, (interpretation of the meaning):
”…thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants.“ [Al-Quraan 12:24].
Allaah directs away from His slave all that He dislikes in the way of inclinations towards images and attachment to them, and He protects him from evil and shameful deeds by his sincerity towards Allaah. This is why before he tastes the sweetness of true servitude and sincerity towards Allaah, he will be overwhelmed by his desires, but once he tastes the sweetness of sincerity and it becomes well established in his heart, he will be able to control his desires without any further need for treatment. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
”…prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allaah is greater…“ [Al-Quraan 29:45].
Prayer offers protection from something bad, namely shameful and unjust deeds, and helps one to achieve something good, namely remembrance of Allaah. Achieving this good thing is more important than protecting oneself from that bad thing, for remembering Allaah and worshipping Him with all one’s heart is the ultimate aim, whereas protecting oneself from evil is just the means to an end.
The heart is created in such a way that it loves and seeks truth, so when an evil thought comes along, it pushes it away lest it ruin the heart just as a field of crops may be ruined by weeds.”
[Al-‘Ubuudiyyah]