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.
Ibn TaymiyyahRead
Make tawba not just for sins you've committed, but also for obligations you haven't fulfilled.
Interpretation
Repentance should include not only wrongdoings but also neglected responsibilities.
This quote emphasizes the importance of sincere repentance (tawba) in a holistic manner. It suggests that one should reflect not only on the mistakes they have made but also on the duties they have failed to carry out, thus fostering a deeper sense of accountability and growth in their character and spiritual life.
In practice
During a motivational talk about personal development, you can use this quote to highlight the importance of accountability.
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 bidβah 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.
Westerns. A period gone by, the pioneer, the loner operating by himself, without benefit of society. It usually has something to do with some sort of vengeance; he takes care of the vengeance himself, doesn't call the police. Like Robin Hood. It's the last masculine frontier. Romantic myth. I guess, though it's hard to think about anything romantic today. In a Western you can think, Jesus, there was a time when man was alone, on horseback, out there where man hasn't spoiled the land yet.
It is only the superficial qualities that last. Man's deeper nature is soon found out.
It is necessary for all of us to awaken in ourselves this spirit of cooperation, for then it will not be a mere plan or agreement which causes us to work together, but an extraordinary feeling of togetherness, the sense of joy in being and doing together without any thought of reward or punishment.
God created infinity, and man, unable to understand infinity, had to invent finite sets.
In some ways, I am grateful that I was raised in a secular home, because that meant that I didn't have any old religious baggage to carry with me. I was free to go and think what I wanted.
Always go with the river of life. Never try to go against the current, and never try to go faster than the river. Just move in absolute relaxation, so that each moment you are at home, at ease, at peace with existence.
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