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

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.

Cake is happiness! If you know the way of the cake, you know the way of happiness! If you have a cake in front of you, you should not look any further for joy!

If you feel joy when you do something unselfish for him, and would just as soon do it in secret as openly, then that rings of the true metal

More and more people are seeing the films on computers - lousy sound, lousy picture - and they think they've seen the film, but they really haven't.

Mature people never make difference of opinion a means of conflict.

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]

The function of the imagination is not to make strange things settled, so much as to make settled things strange.

Bad laws make bad customs.

Heart be brave. If you cannot be brave, just go. Love's glory is not a small thing.

The music and everything we're doing on the stage and on television backs itself up. If that's what gets people's curiosity going or brings their attention to us, that's fine.

After seventy years of expository preaching, I have yet to touch the hem of His garment.