Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Sāliḥ al-‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله said:

Many people think that punishment is limited to one’s health, his wealth, or his children; however, having a sick and corrupted heart is truly the worst type of punishment.

[Aḥkām Min al-Qurʾān, vol. 1, pg. 87]

The Prophet ﷺ was asked:
"Which woman is best?"

The Prophet ﷺ replied:
"When you look at her, you feel happiness."

‎● {السنن الصغرى ٣١٣١}

Ibn 'Umar  رضي الله عنه said: “If we did not see a person at fajr and ‘isha prayers, we would think badly of him.”

[العجم الكبير ١٢/٢٧١]

Imām Sufyān ath-Thawrī رحمه الله: “Zuhd (asceticism) is not to eat bad (food) and wear rough (clothes), rather it is to have less hopes (of Dunyā) and (more) expectation of death.”

● [سير أعلام النبلاء للذهبي ٢\٦٩٦]

The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

The scribe on the right is trustworthy over the scribe on the left.

When a person does a good deed, he records it immediately.

When a person does a bad deed, he says to the scribe on the left: Stay your hand for six hours.

If the person seeks forgiveness from Allaah, then he won’t write it. Otherwise, it’ll be recorded as a single bad deed.

[Mu’jam al-Kabeer of at-Tabarani رحمه الله 7685]

Ibn ‘Awn was never angry.

If a man angered him he would say to him: May Allaah bless you.

● {Tibb ar-Ruhani (p.51)}

‘Isa Ibn Maryam (alayhissalam) said,

Do not look at people's sins as if you were lords,

but look at them as if you were servants,

because people are either tried or saved.

Be merciful to the afflicted, and thank Allah that you have been spared and saved.

[Ibn ‘Asakir رحمه الله in Tarikh Dimashq,133]

A person being amazed with himself (by looking down on people, or not accepting good advice, etc) is proof of the weakness of his intellect.

[Ibn ‘Abdul Barr رحمه الله, Jaami' Bayan al-'Ilm wa Fadhlihi, 1/143]

Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597 AH), may Allah have mercy on him:

"O brothers, the years are like phases, the months are like miles, the days are like yards, and breaths are like footsteps; good deeds are like your capital wealth and sins are like highway robbers; Paradise is like the profit earned from the journey, and Hellfire is the loss. For this reason, the pious make good use of all the time they have, trading good deeds at the marketplace of worship and therefore abandoning worldly pleasures."

📖 [Seeds Of Admonishment And Reform, Pg 190 |]

Sometimes in life, we reach a point where we have two paths: one leading to Allāh and the other to our desires. In those moments, choosing Allāh’s command and following His path seems like hardest thing to do. But we often forget that when we leave something for Allāh, He blesses us with something better.

One thing about our desires is , once they are fulfilled, there is no real fulfillment in it.
They often leave us hollow. We desire things one after another, and the cycle is never ending.

Whereas when Allāh blesses us with something, there is peace in that fulfillment and a kind of contentment.

So, let this be a gentle reminder to myself and to all of you:
when life brings you to a road where you have to choose between Allāh and your desires, choose Allāh.

For when one choose Allāh's path he opens other beautiful paths for us that we have never imagined.

أيمن بنت ذاكِر

Luqmān Al-Hakīm رحمه الله said:

“O my son! The first thing you should take in this world is a righteous woman and a righteous friend!

You will find comfort in the righteous woman when she enters [upon you] and you will find comfort in the righteous friend when you leave her!”

[Adab An-Nisā: 138]

A husband should be easy going with his wife.

Jabir said:

وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلاً سَهْلاً إِذَا هَوِيَتِ الشَّىْءَ تَابَعَهَا عَلَيْهِ

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was a person of gentle disposition, so when she (A'Isha) wished for a thing, he accepted it.

Sahih Muslim no. 2793

Al Nawawi explains:

وقوله سهلا اي سهل الخلق كريم الشمائل لطيفا ميسرا في الخلق كما قال الله تعالى عنه لعلى خلق عظيم وفيه حسن معاشر الأزواج قال الله تعالى بالمعروف لا سيما فيما كان من باب الطاعة والله أعلم

Meaning that he (peace be upon him) was easy to deal with, had noble character, and was gentle and accommodating in his disposition, as Allah تعالى said about him, "Surely you have a sublime character"

And this hadith point towards having good conduct with the wives, as Allah تعالى said, "And live with them honourably."

Especially in matters of obedience. And Allah knows best.

Sharh Sahih Muslim, vol. 8 pg. 160.

Credits: Hafiz Muhammad Tahir.

'Abdullāh b. 'Amr al-Āṣ: “Do not speak about what does not concern you & secure your tongue like you secure your money.”

‎● [روضة العقلاء]

Al-Anbiya 21:35

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِۗ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةًۖ وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good. And to Us you will be returned.


No One has been granted Immortality in this World

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ
(And We granted not to any human being immortality before you;) means, O Muhammad.

الْخُلْدَ

(immortality) means, in this world. On the contrary,

كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ - وَيَبْقَى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلْـلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ

(Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish. And the Face of your Lord full of majesty and honor will remain forever.)
Qur'an 55:26-27

أَفَإِيْن مِّتَّ

(then if you die) means, O Muhammad,

فَهُمُ الْخَـلِدُونَ

(would they live forever) means, they hope that they will live forever after you, but that will not happen; everything will pass away. So Allah says:

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ

(Everyone is going to taste death,)

وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً

(and We shall test you with evil and with good by way of trial. ) Meaning, "We shall test you, sometimes with difficulties and sometimes with ease, to see who will give thanks and who will be ungrateful, who will have patience and who will despair." Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn Abbas:

وَنَبْلُوكُم

(and We shall test you) means, We will test you,

بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً

(with evil and with good by way of trial.) means, with difficulties and with times of prosperity, with health and sickness, with richness and poverty, with lawful and unlawful, obedience and sin, with guidance and misguidance.

وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

(And to Us you will be returned.) means, and We will requite you according to your deeds.

Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله said,

"When a person marries, he lowers his gaze from looking at women. However, before that, there is a fear that he may continuously look at women due to the natural instinct that Allaah has placed in him. Though, a person may have enough faith to prevent him from doing so."

[Fath Dhil Jalal wal Ikram 7/11]

يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ
Qur'an 40:19

Meaning: He knows the deceptions of the eyes, and what the hearts conceal.

Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه): A man is with a group of people when a woman passes.

He shows them that he’s lowered his gaze from looking at her.

But when he sees they’re not paying attention, he looks at her.

If he fears they’ll notice, he lowers his gaze, but Allaah has seen in his heart that he wishes he could see her body (private areas)!

[Al-Zuhd li Hanad bin al-Sari (no. 1428)]

Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله:

"Know that when you deal and interact with your wife then it is mandatory that you think of a [scenario] where a man is the husband of your daughter. How does he treat her? Would you be pleased for him to treat her with harshness and sternness? The answer is no.

Therefore, do not be content with treating the daughter of another person in a fashion that you would not be pleased for your daughter to be treated. This principle should be known by all people."

[Ash-SharhAI-Mumti, Vol.12 | Pg.381]

Unaccountable Scrolling, Explore Pages and Reels - “He Ruins Himself in Between The Glances” (On Lowering the Gaze)

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

"He became bored of safety and his glances enhanced — standing by a ruined home, yet he thinks it's beautiful

He continues to glance one after the other — until he ruins himself in between the glances."

[The Disease and The Cure, pg. 343]

عفّةُ المرأة تبدأُ مِن ترك لفت النَّظرِ، وعِفةُ الرجلِ تبدأُ مِن غضِّ البَصرِ، وعفةُ القلبِ مِن تعظيمِ أوامرِ ربّ البشرِ.

"The chastity of a woman begins with avoiding attention, the chastity of a man begins with lowering his gaze, and the purity of the heart comes from honoring the commands of the Lord of mankind."

Every person's portion of Al-Izzah (honor, glory) is according to his portion of obedience to Allah

Allah Ta’ala states in the Qur'an

إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَتْقَىٰكُمْۚ 

Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you.

(Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13)