I am a big fan of thoughtful or insightful quotes, especially in regards to our deen. So, this thread is dedicated to them!
‘Awn b. ‘Abdillâh:
“Those before you used to give to their worldly affairs what was left over from their pursuit of the hereafter. But today, you give to the matters of the hereafter the left-overs from your pursuit of worldly affairs.”
(Abû Nu’aym, Hilyat Al-Awliyâ` 10/242)
Ibn Hazm:
“Perhaps one hour of neglect may destroy a years worth of pious effort!”
(al-Akhlaaq wa-Siyar p. 14)
Do not detest the misfortunes that befall you, for what you detest may be the cause of your salvation and what you like may be the cause of your ruin.
Al-Hasan Al-Basree
Ibn Hasnawiyah narrated:
“I was in the presence of Imam Ahmad when a man from the people of Khurassaan came to him and said:
“O Abu Abdullaah, I came to you from Khurassan because I wanted to ask you about a certain issue” Imam Ahmad said: “Ask” He said: “When will a believer find the taste of comfort?” Imam Ahmad said:
“With the first step he takes into the Garden (Paradise)”
(Tabaqat Al-Hanabilah 1/291
‘Awn b. ‘Abdillâh:
“Those before you used to give to their worldly affairs what was left over from their pursuit of the hereafter. But today, you give to the matters of the hereafter the left-overs from your pursuit of worldly affairs.”
(Abû Nu’aym, Hilyat Al-Awliyâ` 10/242)
Ibn Hazm:
“Perhaps one hour of neglect may destroy a years worth of pious effort!”
(al-Akhlaaq wa-Siyar p. 14)
Do not detest the misfortunes that befall you, for what you detest may be the cause of your salvation and what you like may be the cause of your ruin.
Al-Hasan Al-Basree
Ibn Hasnawiyah narrated:
“I was in the presence of Imam Ahmad when a man from the people of Khurassaan came to him and said:
“O Abu Abdullaah, I came to you from Khurassan because I wanted to ask you about a certain issue” Imam Ahmad said: “Ask” He said: “When will a believer find the taste of comfort?” Imam Ahmad said:
“With the first step he takes into the Garden (Paradise)”
(Tabaqat Al-Hanabilah 1/291