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Patience to faith is like the head to the body. The person who has no patience has not faith.

A poor man is like a foreigner in his own country.

Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.

Do not feel lonely on the road of righteousness Because of the fewness of the walkers on it.

Beware of the flight of Blessings,
For nothing that runs away is returned.

There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness.

A calamity does not descend except due to a sin and it is not lifted except with repentance.

It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend.

The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.

The value of a person is what he does best.

Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful.

I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him.

Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.

The emaan of a person cannot be true until he has more trust in that which is in Allah's Hands than that which is in his own hands.

The best which entailed from parents to children, is the good behavior.

Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings.

One who thinks and reflects develops his foresight and vision.

The word of God is the medicine of the heart.

Every breath you take is a step towards death.

No wealth like education and no poverty like ignorance

How foolish is man! He ruins the present while worrying about the future, but weeps in the future by recalling his past!

The best revenge is to improve yourself.

Understanding the knowledge and wisdom of the Qur'an is by far, higher than memorizing.

People are like waves of the ocean, some cover you with tides of refreshment, whilst others drown you in floods of turmoil

There is no knowledge and science like pondering and thought; and there is no prosperity and advancement like knowledge and science.

When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.

The moment you start arguing with an ignorant fool, you have already lost.

Nothing hurts a good soul and kind heart more than to live amongst people who can't understand it.

Put aside your pride,
Set down your arrogance,
And remember your grave.

Get to know the right, then you would know the people of right. Right Is not measured by its men, but men are measured by their right.

Justice is better than courage as if everyone is fair to others, then there will be no need for courage.

Be a good man to Allah and a bad man to yourself (desires); and be one of the commoners among the people

Work for your afterlife as if you will die tomorrow, and work for this life as if you will live forever

Half of wisdom is love and friendship with people.(the other half is to guard yourself against the evils of people)

Reciter and listener of the Qur'an are alike in prize and reward.

Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.

Got No Where To Go But All Day To Get There

The tongue is sharper than a sword.

Work for a Better Life as if you live forever,
And work for Better End as if you die tomorrow

Never explain yourself to anyone, because the one who likes you would not need it, and the one dislikes you wouldn't believe it.

Know thyself, and thou shalt know God.

To whatever extent a person's knowledge increases, his attention will be turned more towards his soul.

Be like a flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushed it.

Not every man with a heart is understanding, nor every man with an ear a listener, and nor every man with eyes able to see.

Greed is permanent slavery

Many a spoken word is more piercing than an attack.

An accepted deed is never small in Taqwa (consciousness of Allah), how can what has been accepted be small?

Associating with the wise and the knowledgeable people adds to the prestige of a person.

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.

One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death.

A man is hid under his tongue.

He who understands humanity seeks solitude

A man's measure is his will.

Don't engage your heart in grief over the past or you wont be ready for what is coming.

The one who has no control over his desires has no control over his mind.

Do not be like those on whom advice has no effect and who require punishment to correct themselves.

By the welling of lord of Ka'ba, I have succeeded.

There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance.

A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.

Your souls are precious and can only be equal to the price of Paradise, therefore sell them only at that price

Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy.

Abstinence from sins is better than seeking help afterwards.

An alert and learned man will take advice from any event.

The most precious wealth is wisdom, and the most miserable poverty is stupidity.

Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.

Blessed is he whose own faults keep him from seeing the faults of others.

The sin which makes you sad and repentant is more liked by Allah than the good deed which turns you arrogant.

A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in timeof need, behind your back, and after your death.

How many lessons there are and how little they are taken

Never make a decision in anger and never make a promise in happiness.

The outcome of fear is disappointment and shyness is frustration.

Happiness comes towards those which believe in him

Thy lot or portion of life is seeking after thee; therefore be at rest from seeking after it.

Silence is the garden of thought.

Love is an illness which doesn't have good nor recompense.

Safety lies in silence. It is easier to rectify what you miss by silence, than to secure what you lose by speaking.

When my prayers are answered, I am happy because it was my wish. When my prayers are not answered, I am even more happy because that was gods wish.

The highest person is he who is of most use to humankind.

Recitation of the Qur'an without contemplation and thought is futile.

If someone's deeds lower his position, his pedigree cannot elevate it.

If you don't like chickens I don't like you

O Malik, people have either a brother of you in the religion, or brother of you in the creation

Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him

Asceticism is not that you should not own anything, but that nothing should own you.

There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance; no greater heritage than culture and no greater support than consultation.

I will be patient till even patience tires of my patience.

Lead such a life, that, when you die, the people may mourn you, and while you are alive they long for your company.

Knowledge is of two kinds: that which is absorbed and that which is heard. And that which is heard does not profit if it is not absorbed.

One who is mild rather than forceful has greater capacity for outreach.

Always consider your intellect to be lacking; otherwise too much faith in it surely leads to error.

Perfecting one's intellect causes one to speak less, and those words spoken will be adorned with wisdom.

Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.

Be like the flower that gives its fragrance to even the hand that crushes it.

The most helpless person is the one who is helpless in reforming himself.

Fear the sins that you commit in secret, because the Witness of those sins is the Judge Himself!

Do not hate what you do not know, for the greater part of knowledge consists of what you do not know.

A True friend is one who sees a fault, gives you advice and who defends you in your absence.

Everyone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination.

The best companion and helper is admirable morals.

People's hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.