Beautiful Quotes, Proverbs, Sayings

May God bless us with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, superficial relationships, so that we may live deep within our hearts.

May God bless us with anger at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people so that we may work for justice, equality and peace.

May God bless us with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation and war, so that we may reach out our hand to comfort them and change their pain into joy.

And may God bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we can make a difference in the world, so that we can do what others claim cannot be done, to bring justice and kindness to all.

Amen

Franciscan Benediction

Every Emancipation is a restoration of the human world and of human relationships to man himself.
Marx, Zur Judenfrage.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive and the true success is to labour.
R.L.Stevenson.

Sayyida `Aisha narrated that the Messenger of Allah :saws1: said:
“Whoever seeks to acquire the pleasure of Allah at the expense of people’s anger, Allah will be pleased with him and make the people pleased with him. Whoever seeks to acquire the pleasure of the people at the expense of Allah’s anger, Allah will be angry at him and make the people angry with him.”
[Saheeh Ibn Hibban, Shuayb Al-Arna'ut said that its chain of narrators was hasan.]

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Dhikr is a tree with fruits of awareness. The more frequent the dhikr is made, the stronger the roots of a tree and the more fruits on it."




[Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jawziyah]

I complained to Waki' about the weakness of my memorisation, So he instructed me to abandon disobedience; He informed me that knowledge is a light, And the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.

(Imam Ash-Shafi' (Rahimullah))

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Originally Posted by sis muslimah

I complained to Waki' about the weakness of my memorisation, So he instructed me to abandon disobedience; He informed me that knowledge is a light, And the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.

(Imam Ash-Shafi' (Rahimullah))

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Salamu alaikum wr wb, sister.
A better translation of this quote might be as follows:

شَكَوْتُ إلَى وَكِيعٍ سُوءَ حِفْظِي فَأرْشَدَنِي إلَى تَرْكِ المعَاصي

وَأخْبَرَنِي بأَنَّ العِلْمَ نُورٌ ونورُ الله لايؤتى لعاصي

I complained to Waki’ about my poor memory:

“Give up your sins!” was his advice to me;

“For knowledge is a light from Divinity,

and the Light of God is veiled by iniquity.”

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi narrates: ‘Abd al-Baqi ibn ‘Abd al-Karim al-Mu’addib informed me: ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Umar al-Khallal reported to us: Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ya‘qub ibn Shaybah narrated to us: my grandfather narrated to us: Ya‘qub ibn Ahmad narrated to me: I heard al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali say: I heard Yazid ibn Harun when a man asked him, “O Abu Khalid! Who is the best in Fiqh from those you have seen?” say,“Abu Hanifah.”
Al-Hasan said: I asked Abu ‘Asim al-Nabil, “Is Abu Hanifah a better faqih or Sufyan (al-Thawri)?” He said, “The slave of Abu Hanifah is a better faqih than Sufyan!” (Tarikh Baghdad 15:468)
Dr. Bashshar ‘Awwad Ma‘ruf comments, “Its isnad is hasan.”

If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. :)

There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a life, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness." -The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

Ever wondered which hurts the most: saying something and wishing you had not, or saying nothing and wishing you had?

He who does not travel does not know the value of men.

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Hadrat Bishr Hafi said: "If a cap (topi) had to fall from the sky, it would fall on the head of one who does not want it."
Hilyatul Awliya'.

"And who is more truthful than Allah in speech?"
Al Qur'an.

"And those who do injustice will soon know to which place they will return."
Al Qur'an.

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Originally Posted by Tawangar

Hadrat Bishr Hafi said: "If a cap (topi) had to fall from the sky, it would fall on the head of one who does not want it."
Hilyatul Awliya'.

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I'm not sure I understand this can anyone please explain?

If you are dependable, honest, virtuous, and content in Allah's will, no harm shall come your way.

(Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam))

The one who fails his parents or one of them when they are old will entire the Fire.

Adab al Mufrad, part of a hadith from the Prophet(saws).

If you ask, ask Allah and if you seek help, seek help from Allah.

(at-Tirmidhi, Ahmad)

"Anyone who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy. Anyone who does not forgive will not be forgiven. Anyone who does not turn in repentance will not be turned to nor will he be protected or guarded."
Sayyiduna `Umar ibn al Khattab in Bukhari's Adab al Mufrad.

"Mercy is only removed from the one who is destined for wretchedness."
The Holy Prophet(saw) in Adab al Mufrad.