Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya Quotes

If a heart becomes attached to anything other than Allah, Allah makes him dependent on what he is attached to. And he will be betrayed by it.

This wordly life is like a shadow. If you try to catch it, you will never be able to do so. If you turn your back towards it, it has no choice but to follow you.

A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.

When Allah tests you it is never to destroy you. When He removes something in your possession it is only in order to empty your hands for an even greater gift.

Happiness is attained by three things: being patient when tested, being thankful when receiving a blessing, and being repentant upon sinning.

Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.

A real man is one who fears the death of his heart, not of his body.

Be sincere in your aim and you will find the support of Allaah surrounding you.

As long as you are performing prayer, you are knocking at the door of Allah, and whoever is knocking at the door of Allah, Allah will open it for him.

If you knew the true value of yourself, you will never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins.

Patience is that the heart does not feel anger towards that which is destined and that the mouth does not complain.

He who keeps his heart near God will find peace and tranquility, whilst he who gives his heart to the people will find restlessness and apprehension.

When there is money in your hand and not in your heart, it will not harm you even if it is a lot; and when it is in your heart, it will harm you even if there is none in your hands.

Whoever mocks his brother for a sin they repented from will not die till he himself falls into the same sin.

How strange! You lose a little from you and you cry. And your whole life is wasting and you're laughing

And if a person were given all of the world and what is in it, it would not fill his emptiness.

Speech remains as a slave to you, but the moment it leaves your mouth, you become its slave.

If you wish to check how much you love Allah, then see how much your heart loves the Quran, and you will know the answer.

The soul will never become pious and purified except through undergoing afflictions. It is the same as gold that can never be pure except after removing all the base metals in it.

Imaan is of two halves; half is patience (Sabr) and half is being thankful (Shukr).

Sitting with the poor and less fortunate people removes the ego and pride from your heart.

O people who take pleasure in a life that will vanish, falling in love with a fading shadow is sheer stupidity

Love of Allah is the power of the heart, the sustenance of the heart, the light of the heart.

Be to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.

Beware of preoccupying your heart with what it has not been created for.

Sins have many side-effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you.

If the heart becomes hardened, the eye becomes dry.

Wasting time is worse than death, because death separates you from this world whereas wasting time separates you from Allah

As you can taste a pot full of food with a spoon likewise someone's tounge can tell you about his heart.

Ibn Taymiyyah lived poorly. He was imprisoned and threatened. But I have never seen anyone as happy as him.

A tear that runs down a believer's cheek is more beneficial than a thousand raindrops on the earth

As long as one is following the right way, one should never be concerned about the reproaches of those who like to find faults.

There are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur'an.

And to have spent the night sleeping and awoken regretful, is better than to have spent the night standing (in prayer) and awaken impressed with oneself!

O you, who spends his lifetime disobeying his Lord, no one amongst your enemies is wicked to you more than you are to yourself

Every love that leads away from His love is in fact a punishment; only a love that leads to His love is a heartfelt and pure love.

Satan rejoiced when Adam (peace be upon him) came out of Paradise, but he did not know that when a diver sinks into the sea, he collects pearls and then rises again.

And verily for everything that a slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him.

If the heart is fed by love, the greed for pleasure would disappear.

Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires

One of the most beneficial of remedies is persisting in du’a.

The sinner does not feel any remorse over his sins, that is because his heart is already dead

Allah will never humiliate the one who takes his Lord as friend and patron.

The heart will rest and feel relief if it is settled with Allah. And it will worry and feel anxious if it is settled with the people.

Whoever prefers Allah to all others, Allah will prefer him to others.

A true believer does not fear physical death, rather he fears the death of his heart

The keys to the life of the heart lie in reflecting upon the Quran, being humble before Allah in secret, and leaving sins.

The perfection of Tawheed is found when there remains nothing in the heart except Allaah

Every drop of sweat and every breath we take in life, if not taken for the sake of Allah, will lead to regret and sorrow on the Day of Judgment

Losing time is harder than death, as losing time keeps you away from Allah and the Hereafter, while death keeps you away from the worldly life and people.