Quotes from Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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