Ibn Taymiyyah

The one who is [truly] imprisoned is the one whose heart is imprisoned from Allah and the captivated one is the one whose desires have enslaved him.

The sign of the people of bid’ah is that they do not follow the salaf.

Whatever is not done by the permission of Allah will not happen, and what is not done for the sake of Allah will not benefit or remain.

Remembrance is to the heart what water is to the fish. And what is the state of a fish that leaves water?

The more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.

If you do good in secret, Allah will shower His good on you in public.

Make tawba not just for sins you've committed, but also for obligations you haven't fulfilled.

What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.

The disease that knowledge brings is arrogance, and the disease that worship brings is showing off

No love that a man has will only give him pleasure in return- he shall also suffer pain because of it, except for love of Allah.

Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is to the heart as water is to a fish; see what happens to a fish when it is taken out of water

Beautiful leaving (hajr), is to leave without harming, beautiful pardoning is to pardon without rebuking, and beautiful patience is to be patient without complaining.

Whoever considers the Attributes of Allaah to be like the attributes of the creation, such that the Istawaa of Allaah is like the ascending of the creation, or His Descending (Nuzool) is like the descending of the creation or other than that, then he is a deviated innovator.

This whole religion revolves around knowing the truth and acting by it, and action must be accompanied by patience.

If you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.

What can my enemies do to me? _x000D_ _x000D_ I have in my breast both my Heaven and my Garden. _x000D_ _x000D_ If I travel they are with me, and they never leave me. _x000D_ _x000D_ Imprisonment for me is a religious retreat [khalwa]. _x000D_ _x000D_ To be slain for me is martyrdom [shahada] _x000D_ _x000D_ And to be exiled from my land is a spiritual journey [siyaha].

Allah guards the justice loving government, even if it is the government of non-Muslims, and destroys the tyrant government, even if it is the government of Muslims.

The highest degree of love is Tatayyum (total enthrallment). The lowest degree is 'alaqah (attachment), when the heart is attached to the beloved: then comes sabahah (infatuation), when the heart is poured out: then gharam (passion), when love never leaves the heart: the nashaq (ardent love), and finally tatayyum.