[How] sad is [the state of] the son of Aadam; lifting rocks is easier for him than to abandon sins.
Category: Words of Wisdom
The value of time, engaged in the remembrance of Allaah
Tell time [to pause], so I can then stop [moving my lips].
How much do you glorify Allaah every day?
Unless my fingers have made a mistake, it is a hundred thousand times.
How I yearn to be left alone
“It is as if you dislike socialising with the people.”
To talk about the people is an illness
To talk about the people is an illness, and to remember Allaah is the cure.
Then he is not one who remembers Allaah
Indeed [true] fear is to fear Allaah until your fear [of Him] lies between you and your sins; that [there] is what fear is.
In pursuit of humility
He was self-deprecating, and would not deem himself [to be much].
Falling short
Indeed it is my falling short [of sufficient good deeds] that I weep over.
How are you this morning?
[With] death approaching me, [I am] far from [what] I [had] hoped [for myself], [and] my [good] deeds are insufficient.
in shaa.-Allaah they have been forgiven by Allaah
If it were not that I was amongst them (this group of righteous men), I would have said [in shaa.-Allaah] they have been forgiven [by Allaah].