Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyya: Sinning will leave you poor and regretful

"Sinning will leave you poor and regretful."

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

ibn al qayyim al jawziyya: When you make dua, it is a sign that Allah loves you

“When you make dua, it is a sign that Allah loves you and has intended good for you.”

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyya: Islam is the ship to safety

"Ikhlaas is the way to salvation, Islam is the ship to safety and Imaan is the seal of security."

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyya: Heart's cure is in asking for forgiveness and protection from Allah

“The heart gets sick as the body does and its cure is in asking for forgiveness and protection. 

It also becomes rusty like a mirror does and it is polished by remembering Allah.

The heart can also be naked like the body and can lose its dress and decoration, which is piety..

And it can feel hunger and thirst like the body does, and its nourishment is knowledge, love, trust, and offering service to Allah.”

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyya: Dhikr is to the heart as water is to a fish

"Dhikr is to the heart as water is to a fish; see what happens to a fish when it is taken out of water!"

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyya: Heart will rest and feel relief if it is settled with Allah

“The heart will rest and feel relief if it is settled with Allah. And it will worry and feel anxious if it is settled with the people.”

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyya: Quote about knowledge

“If knowledge had a face, it would have been more beautiful than the shams wal qamar (sun and the moon).”

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Ibn AlQayyim Quote: Imprison the tongue

"There is nothing on earth that badly needs to be imprisoned more than the tongue."

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyya: Forget the creation and look towards the Creator

"It has been said: 

"Sincerity is to forget the creation seeing you because of contin­ually looking towards the Creator. Whoever adorns himself before the people with what he does not possess, has fallen from Allah's Grace."

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Imam ibn al Qayyim: When a diver sinks into the sea, he collects pearls and then rises again

“Satan rejoiced when Adam (peace be upon him) came out of Paradise, but he did not know that when a diver sinks into the sea, he collects pearls and then rises again.” 

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Imam ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah: Quote about soul

"The soul will never become pious and purified except through undergoing afflictions. It is the same as gold that can never be pure except after removing all the base metals in it." 

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Ibn Al Qayyim Quote: About knowledge

 “When you do not have knowledge, someone could bring you dirt and you will believe it to be gold.” 

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Imam Ibn al Qayyim: Tawakkul is when the heart knows that the Lord is sufficient

"It was said that tawakkul is when the heart knows that the Lord is sufficient for the slave."  

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah quotes: About prayer, heart and soul

“Prayer brings provision, keeps health and prevents harm, expels illnesses, strengthens heart, whitens face, delights the soul, protects from laziness, activates the body, gladdens the heart, nourishes the soul, enlightens the heart, maintains the grace, prevents the curse, brings the blessing, taking you away from satan and getting you closer to the ever merciful.” 

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

Ibn al Qayyim Quote: Keep tongue occupied in dhikr

“As long as the tongue is occupied in dhikr, it will be safe from unbecoming speech and lies, because it never keeps quiet. Alike it is with the heart, if it is not occupied in love of Allah then it will love the creation.” 

~ Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah