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قال ابنُ القيِّم رحمه الله: إذا اضطرب القلبُ وقلق فليس له ما يطمئنُّ به سوىٰ ذكرِ الله.

when the heart becomes disturbed and anxious, there is nothing that can bring it true tranquility except the remembrance of Allah.

[مدارج السالكين (3/72)]

al-Hasan al-Basri said:

A man would be pricked by a thorn and say, "I know that you are because of a sin and my Lord does not treat me unjustly."

[al-Zuhd 1647]

Shaykh Ibn Uthaymin رحمه الله said:

No matter what you seek from the doctors to remove that which is in your heart, you will never find anything like the Quran.

شرح الكافية الشافية 1/198

Umar رضي الله عنه said,

It is not appropriate for women of noble lineage to be married except to those who are their suitable equals.

[Nafaqah ala al Iyal 1/267]

Sheikh al Fawzan حفظه الله said,

People dont pray and say that religion is in their hearts, if it was in their hearts they would have prayed.

[Al Ittihāf Pg. 536]

احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ وَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ

Be keen on what benefits you, and seek the help of Allāh.

Sahīh Muslim (2664) You are not short on strength/ability. It's where you spend it that matters. In trivial debates that change nothing, current news items you can't affect, or personal comparisons that are draining you. Success doesn't start with more effort. It starts with choosing what deserves your actual effort.

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (رحمه الله) said: إذا رأيتم الرجل يطيل الصمت، ويهرب من الناس; فاقربوا منه، فإنه يُلقّى الحكمة

When you see a man who prolongs silence and keeps away from people, then draw close to him, for he is being taught wisdom.

At-Tabsirah, 2/289.

ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (رحمه الله) said: من جعل دينه غرضًا للخصومات أكثر التنقل

Whoever makes his religion a target for disputes and arguments will frequently change from one position to another.

Sunan al-Dārimī (312)

The declaration of oneness, "La ilaha illallah" (There is no god but Allah), is the foundation of religion and the true faith. It determines salvation and damnation, success and failure, happiness and misery, paradise and hell. - The first command from Allah is to establish the oneness of God by worshipping Him alone and rejecting all forms of idolatry (taghut). - O servant of Allah, your declaration of oneness will only be valid if it includes both the negation and the affirmation of the statement "La ilaha illallah." - The first pillar: "La ilaha" (There is no God). This pillar involves rejecting "taghut" (idolatry), which encompasses various forms: "taghut" that challenges Allah in His actions and attributes, "taghut" of worship, "taghut" of governance and legislation, "taghut" of obedience, and "taghut" of authority and allegiance. - The second pillar: "Illallah" (But Allah). This pillar affirms that Allah alone is worthy of worship, rules, legislation, absolute obedience, authority, and allegiance, and that no one else should be associated with Him. If this declaration is sincerely realized in the heart of the believer, if they act upon it, and if they call others to it with sincerity, belief, faith, obedience, knowledge, love, and acceptance, then they will be saved from the fire and will attain forgiveness.

Ibn al-Jawzī رحمه الله said: ‎How would you feel after being resurrected from your grave when you see some people rescued and not you? ‎And righteous people are ‎walking fast on the sirat (a ‎bridge over hellfire) and you ‎are tripping and falling?. ‎[Captured Thoughts | Pg. 691]

Mālik ibn Dīnār (رحمه الله) said: «رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا قَالَ لِنَفْسِهِ: أَلَسْتِ صَاحِبَةَ كَذَا؟ أَلَسْتِ صَاحِبَةَ كَذَا؟ ثُمَّ ذَمَّهَا، ثُمَّ خَطَمَهَا، ثُمَّ أَلْزَمَهَا كِتَابَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى، فَكَانَ لَهَا قَائِدًا» May Allah have mercy on a servant who says to his own soul: ‘Are you not the one who did such-and-such? Are you not the one who did such-and-such?’ Then he rebukes it, restrains it, and binds it to the Book of Allah, the Exalted, making it its guide. Iʿtilāl al-Qulūb: 28

Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) said: «أول ما يرفع من هذه الأمة الحياء والأمانة، فاسألوهما الله.»

The first things to be lifted from this Ummah are modesty and trustworthiness. So ask Allah for them.

Makārim al-Akhlāq: 178

Near the beginning of surah al-Baqarah [02], Allah calls out to the people by saying: ‎[يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ]

O mankind, worship your Lord.

Sheikh Salih al-Fawzan said:

Tawheed is the most important thing we have been commanded to implement, for Allah began with it for the first call found in the mushaf.

[I'anah al-Mustafid 2/219]

True richness is in relying on Allāh, and true reliance is being in constant need of Him. Zayd ibn Aslam (d.136H) said: استعن بالله يغنك الله عماسواه ولا يكونن أحد أغنى بالله منك ولا يكونن أحد أفقر إلى الله منك

Seek help from Allāh, and He shall suffice you from needing anyone else. Let none be richer in depending upon Allāh than you, And let none be more in need of Allāh than you.

• حلية الأولياء (3/221)

Mālik ibn Dīnār (رحمه الله) said: «مَنْ لَمْ يُؤْتَ مِنْ الْعِلْمِ مَا يَقْمَعُهُ، فَمَا أُوتِيَ مِنْهُ لَا يَنْفَعُهُ»

Whoever has not been given knowledge that restrains and disciplines him, then whatever knowledge he has been given will not benefit him.

Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ (9/123)

Ibn al-Jawzi said: I swear by Allah, if a thinking believer were to recite -surah al-Hadeed, -the end of surah al-Hashr, -Ayah al-Kursi, and  -surah al-Ikhlas with reflection and contemplation, his heart would surely crack open out of fear of Allah and he would be shaken to his very core by Allah's greatness.  [al-Tadhkirah 1/73-74]

Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad (رحمه الله): طُوبى لِمن اسْتَوْحش من النّاس، وكانَ الله أنِيسهُ، وبكى على خطِيئتِهِ. Glad tidings to the one who feels estranged from the people, and Allah becomes his companion, and he weeps over his sin. [Hilyat al-Awliya’ (108/8)]