Ibn Taymiyyah Quotes
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What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.
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In this world there is a paradise, whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise of the Hereafter.
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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.
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Among the principles of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah lie the attitude of peace and purity of their heart and tongue towards the Sahaba(Companions) of the Prophet (saw).
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The entire religion revolves around acknowledging the truth and then acting upon it.
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A man will never fear something besides Allah unless it be due to a disease in his heart.
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When people help one another in sin and transgression, they finish by hating each other.
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Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause
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A believer to another believer is like two hands, one washes the other (correcting each other).
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Through patience and certainty, leadership in the religion is obtained.
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Perpetually is the servant either the recipient of a blessing from Allaah, in which case he is need of gratitude; or he is the perpetrator of sin, in which case he is in need of repentance; he is always moving from one blessing to another and is always is in need of repentance.
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Indeed, the term body (jism), organs ('arad), extent (mutahayyiz) and their like are all newly-invented terminologies. We have mentioned many a time before that the Salaf and the Imaams have not spoken about such things, neither by way of a negation nor by way of affirmation. Rather, they declared those who spoke about such matters to be innovators and went to great lengths to censure them.
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It is strange that a person may find it easy to protect himself from: eating Haraam, oppression and injustice, adultery, theft, drinking khamr (alcoholic drinks), and from unlawful looking, but it is hard for him to restrain the movement of his tongue. How often do we see people who are very cautious about falling into shameful deeds or injustice, but their tongue lashes against the living and the dead and they don't mind it?
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Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.
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The sincere hearts and the pious supplications are soldiers which can never be defeated
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The disease that knowledge brings is arrogance, and the disease that worship brings is showing off
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As for the people of Tasawwuf, they affirm the love of Allah, and this is more evident among them than all other issues....the affirmation of the love of Allah is well-known in the speech of their [old] and recent masters, just as it is affirmed in the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah and in agreement of the ways of the early generation (Salaf)
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Avoiding the temptation to sin and being patient upon that, is greater than being patient whilst being afflicted with trials.
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If I remained silent and you remained silent, then who will teach the ignorant?
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The more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.
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Everyone experiences bouts of jealousy; but the dignified person conceals it, while the vulgar one acts upon it
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Make tawba not just for sins you've committed, but also for obligations you haven't fulfilled.
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If you do good in secret, Allah will shower His good on you in public.
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If you correct your hidden deeds subsequently, Allaah will correct your outward deeds.
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Contentment is the greatest door that one enters to Allah, it is the source of tranquility for the worshiper and paradise on earth. Whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise in the Hereafter.
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This whole religion revolves around knowing the truth and acting by it, and action must be accompanied by patience.
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Allah will support the just state even if it is led by unbelievers, but Allah will not support the oppressive state even if it is led by believers
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The People of the Sunnah are the most knowledgeable of mankind concerning the truth, and the most merciful of the creation towards the rest of creation.
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Some people have the disease of criticising all the time. They forget the good about others and only mention their faults. They are like flies that avoid the good and pure places and land on the bad and wounds. This is because of the evil within the self and the spoiled nature.
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Seek (beneficial) knowledge, because seeking it for the sake of Allaah is a worship. And knowing it makes you more God-fearing; and searching for it is jihad, teaching it to those who do not know is charity, reviewing and learning it more is like tasbeeh. Through knowledge Allaah will be known and worshiped.
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