Inspirational Quotes By Muslims

 

(Last updated: 30 Oct 2015)

 

 

 

 

 

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From post on Dec 4, 2013:

 

• “The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith.”

  ~ Arabic Proverb

 

 

• “When a sibling suddenly displays odd behavior, you inquire out of love and concern if anything is wrong. We should treat our brothers/sisters in faith the same way.” (Shaykh Omar Suleiman)

 

 

• “People have a hard time trusting someone who doesn’t trust Allah. People gravitate towards faith.”

  (Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda)

 

 

From post on Dec 3, 2013:

 

• “The most beautiful curve is a smile. When your spouse comes home, don’t forget to smile.”

  (Shaykh AbdulBary Yahya)

 

 

 

“If you knew that which I know, you would laugh little and weep much.”

~ Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w), as narrated by Anas (r.a.), [Bukhari]

Evidence Link – http://sunnah.com/bukhari/81/75

 

 

From post on Dec 2, 2013:

 

• “Since I don’t know my destiny, I’m not going to judge the destiny of anyone else.”

  [Professor Tariq Ramadan (official)]

 

 

• “Our Religion is beautiful. And when one tries to make it ugly, they only uglify themselves.”

  (Sheikh Omar Suleiman)

 

 

• “Do not be selfish in prayer by praying for yourself. Pray for others too and stand a better chance of having your own prayers answered.” ( Mufti Ismail Menk )

 

 

From post on Dec 1, 2013:

• “Don’t let your victories be the beginning of your defeats. Stay humble, stay strong and have faith.”

  (Sheikh AbdulBary Yahya)

 

 

• “Oppression of a fellow Muslim is when you mention the worst you know about them, and remain silent about the best you know of them.”

  [Ibn Sirin (Rahimahullah)], shared by Motivational Muslims

 

 

• “It’s tragic that those who put up with the most from us, are often also the ones we take most for granted.”

  (Sister Yasmin Mogahed)

 

From post on Nov 19, 2013:

• “If you have time to worry, you have time to make du’a.” (Br. Boonaa Mohammed)

 

• “It is important to seek advice and consult the right people before making major decisions in life.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

From post on Nov 24, 2013:

• “Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” (Br. Boonaa Mohammed)

 

• “Clean environment, clean body, clean mind, clean dealings, clean in worship, clean friends and clean fun. Cleanliness in everything.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “Whether a scholar or a student, one has to be reminded that acquiring knowledge is THE means to THE end. Allah is always the goal.” (Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda)

 

• “What good is a house without a loving spouse?” (Sheikh AbdulBary Yahya)

 

• “Beauty is like sun, looks much better when covered with the clouds of modesty (Haya).” [Sheikh Waleed Basyouni]

 

• “By increasing the good deeds we do, we will automatically have less time for bad deeds.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “It’s never worth saying the “right” thing, instead of the *right* thing, just to please those who will never ever be truly pleased with you.” (Sheikh Abu Eesa Niamatullah)

 

• “When our hearts are filled with malice, hatred, selfishness & jealousy the space for love, kindness, tolerance & selflessness diminishes.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “All couples should learn the etiquettes of disagreeing. Of which is, never be vicious or malicious. Disagreements can strengthen a relationship if both parties are honest and sincere.” (Sheikh AbdulBary Yahya)

 

• “The measure of your worth is not in what you accumulate, but in what you give away.” (Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda)

 

• “In order to bring out the best in people, you need to give them your best.” (Sheikh Omar Suleiman)

 

• “Being conscious that we’re answerable to our Maker will make us the purest of people & wouldn’t allow us to engage in anything unacceptable.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “If you’ve been wronged, you’re at a crossroads. Seek retribution BUT remember to be fair in doing so OR forgive & elevate yourself.” (Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda)

 

• “No one should become a voice in our community by virtue of just being loud.” (Sheikh Omar Suleiman)

 

• “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about, be kind, don’t be ammunition.” (Brother Boonaa Mohammed)

 

• “Give the gift of good manners.” (Sheikh AbdulBary Yahya)

 

• “Be sincere in your aim and you will find the support of Allah surrounding you.” (‘Islam is’ FB page)

 

• “When you feel alone and life seems to be an uphill battle, don’t despair. The view from the top is breathtaking and Allah is always with you!” (‘Bayyinah TV’ FB page)

 

• “After you’ve done your best, and tried everything you can, just let it go.” (Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed)

 

25/11/13

• “Giving out a regular charity even if it is small, goes a long way in achieving inner peace and great goodness.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “The worst form of ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about.” (Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda) 

 

27/11/13

• “Know that whoever is trying to bring you down, is already below you.” (Brother Boonaa Mohammed)

 

• “Racism against racists is racist. Don’t stereotype a whole race because someone from that race did that to your race.” (Sheikh Omar Suleiman) 

 

28/11/13

• “Sometimes you win…sometimes you learn.” (Sheikh  AbdulBary Yahya) 

 

• “Everything around the human being is purposeful. What about the human being doesn’t he have a purpose? Is he purposeless?…”  (Eddie, The Deen Show)

 

• “Learn from the mistakes of others, because you cant live long enough to make them all yourself.” ( Islamic Online University) 

 

29/11/13

• “You could have a million friends on FB and Twitter, but none will be of benefit to you if they don’t remind you of Allah.” ( Dawah Reminders )

 

• “Do not be overly pleased by easy times. Verily, gold is tested for its purity by fire. Likewise, a righteous servant is tested by tribulations.”  ( Sheikh Tawfique Chowdhury ) 

 

• “Being racist against ANYONE is a form of kibr (pride). An atoms worth of it in the heart would prevent one from entering jannah.” (Sheikh Omar Suleiman)

 

30/11/13

• “Our talents and abilities are on loan to us and have expiration dates just as we do. Make the most of them while you still can.” (Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda) 

 

 

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• “Being there for our spouse, children & family members when they need us most is priceless.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “Meals with family is time well spent.” (Prof. Nouman Ali Khan)

 

 

• “Don’t cheat your soul by remembering Allah with your tongue and ignoring Him with your heart.” (Shaykh Navaid Aziz)

 

• “It is very tempting to buy things you do not need or cannot afford. Content are those who resist the urge.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• Have you ever noticed that Rolls Royce and Bentley don’t have commercials?

  Reason: they know the value of their product brings customers to them. 

  Lesson: when you know your value you don’t have to beg people to like you, or to be your mate, or to spend time with you, or to love you. Be confident in who you are. Everyone can’t afford the luxury of your friendship. (Shaykh Khalid Yasin)

 

• “If you want God to help you, help another person. And if you want God to forgive you, forgive another person.” (Sister Yasmin Mogahed)

 

 

• “A lot of people really need to know what Islam is in simple terms. Share it with them. Let them know what Islam really is.” (Sheikh Yusuf Estes)

 

• “To pray without remembering the Unique One is no longer to pray.” (Prof. Tariq Ramadan)

 

• ” Think of someone who has benefitted you in your Deen and make dua for them right now WITHOUT telling them. ” (Shaykh Omar Suleiman)

 

• “People do not have a problem with religion. They have a problem with institutions that claim to represent it.” (Imam Suhaib Webb)

 

 

• “People let us down but the Almighty never let’s us down. To lead a better life, rely on Him rather than them.” (Ummah Films)

 

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• “Some people are only friends of your wealth or position. They disappear with its disappearance.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “Search for a spouse with many common interests, the more you have in common with your spouse the less you have to argue about. ” (AbdulBary Yahya)

 

• “The best contribution you can make is to help your society live up to its own ideals.” (Prof. Tareeq Ramadan)

 

• “Here’s a spiritual exercise, a way to turn theory into practice: Think of a person in need. Then wake up tonight, a little before fajr (dawn) prayer, and make sincere, intense duaa (supplication) for that person or persons. You will help them and yourself immensely because that is the time when Allah comes to the nearest heaven and looks for people calling on Him! And when you make duaa for another person, an angel says “ameen, and for you the same.” (Sister Yasmin Mogahed)

 

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• “When you dislike a quality in someone, make sure it’s not in you.” (Sheikh Kamal El Mekki )

 

• “Don’t expect everyone to think that you are a good person even if you are, and don’t let that make you lose your good nature.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “When you give up if you’re not appreciated by people, you have to ask yourself if it was for Allah in the first place. ” (Shaykh Omar Suleiman)

 

• “Studying history allows us to make better sense of everything happening today.

  Study the life of the Prophet (pbuh) to find solutions to our problems, not as a formality.” (Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda)

 

• “Suspecting others for no proper reason is a disease. Neither be suspicious nor give reason to others to suspect you.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “We are often a people of quantity.  But we forget that Allah also looks at quality. For example, a single good deed can be multiplied and magnified on the scales, due to the intention and state of heart behind it. “To save one life is like saving all of humanity.” (Quran 5:32)

  So while we cannot help every person we see in need, if we can help even one person, with a full heart, and not expecting anything in return from them, it could be as if we helped all of humanity.” (Sister Yasmin Mogahed)

 

• “Whenever we give charity we should consider it a blessing to have been able to give! The more we give the more we are given by The Almighty.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “Inner peace and tranquility allows you to deal with the turbulence around you.” (Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda)

 

• “Being loved makes you brave.” (Sister Yasmin Mogahed)

 

• “Love for your brother what you love for yourself. Love for your mother even more than what you love for yourself.” (Shaykh Omar Suleiman)

 

• “A mistake is a only a problem when you don’t correct it and learn from it.” (Shaykh AbdulBary Yahya)

 

• “We fiercely compete with each other in worldly matters forgetting that the Almighty asks us to compete in earning closeness to Him and Paradise.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “Negativity is as negativity does. 🙂 ”  (Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda)

 

• “It is very tempting to buy things you do not need or cannot afford. Content are those who resist the urge.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “People let us down but the Almighty never lets us down. To lead a better life, rely on Him rather than them.” (Ummah Films)

 

• “Music is pornography for your ears.” (Brother Boonaa Mohammed)

 

• “When you sense that someone needs help, help them, without expecting anything in return. Allah is the One who made you feel that person’s need.” (Sister Yasmin Mogahed)

 

• “Sometimes the worst people can teach you the best lessons.” (Brother Boonaa Mohammed)

 

• “Love and forgiveness must go hand in hand for a marriage to survive, for none of us is perfect.” (Sheikh AbdulBary Yahya)

 

• “Your anger is evidence that you want things to go your way and not the way Allah wants.”  [Sh. Muhammad al-Ghazali (rahimahullah)] [via Quran Weekly]

 

• “Two things to remember in life. Take care of your thoughts when you are alone. Take care of your words when you are in the crowd.” (Islamic Quotes’ Facebook Status)

 

• “If you’re trying to get married, follow your heart but don’t forget your brain.” (Brother Boonaa Mohammed)

 

• Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is to the heart as water is to a fish; see what happens to a fish when it is taken out of water” ( Ibn Taymiyyah, [via Guidance of the Day (Islamic Pearls of Wisdom) ])

 

• “Sometimes Allah allows us to fall because there is something down there we’re supposed to find.” (Brother Boonaa Mohammed)

 

• “Those who believe everything they hear still have a lot to learn.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

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• “Oh Allah, as you gave victory to Musa (alayhis salam) over the pharoah, give victory to today’s oppressed over today’s pharoahs.” (Sheikh Omar Suleiman)

 

• “If you expect to marry a woman who will take you to Jannah… make sure you create a Jannah for her on earth first!” (Shaykh Riad Ourzazi)

 

• You have pronounced that the shaytaan is your enemy, yet you have stood with him. (Abu Is’haaq Ebrahim Ibne Ad’ham)

 

• “The Almighty understands our supplications and needs better than we can word them. Just try your best. He knows.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “Turn to your Maker often and alone without anyone in between you and him (No middle man) and make sincere Taubah (repentance).” [The The Deen Show ]

 

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• “As long as you’re still breathing, you can start a new beginning.” (Brother Boonaa Mohammed)

 

• “Remember what you were making dua for in Ramadan and KEEP making dua for it.” (Brother Muhammad Alshareef)

 

• “Low self esteem is rooted in many things. One of them is not spending time to appreciate the gifts we’ve been given.” (Professor Nouman Ali Khan)

 

• Allah SWT encourages us to find the blessing in everything we do. Always have an attitude of gratitude. (Brother Wissam Sharieff)

 

 

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  “Your heart is the most expensive space known to man.  When you hold a grudge those that are not deserving get to occupy that space for free. Kick them to the curb by forgiving and letting go today.” (Sheikh Navaid Aziz)

 

• “Islam will be successful with our without you, you on the other hand will never truly be successful without Islam.” (Sheikh AbdulBary Yahya)

 

• “Islam is not based on what you feel or what you think, Islam is based on daleel and the opinions of those with Ilm.” (Brother Boonaa Mohammed)

 

• “If you get married for superficial reasons, don’t expect anything more than a superficial marriage with no meaningful bond.” (Sheikh Omar Suleiman)

 

• “Life is full of tests and challenges. If you don’t want them you haven’t understood life.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

 

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• “When you sense that someone needs help, help them, without expecting anything in return. ALLAH is the One who made you feel that person’s need.” (Islamic Online University)

 

• “Many sisters complain that people don’t want to marry them unless they stop wearing hijab. No man is worth your hijab, and a real man wouldn’t request you to take it off in the first place.” (Sheikh Omar Suleiman)

 

• “Salat is your direct dial up connection with your Maker 5 times a day, Never lose it or get disconnected.” (Brother Eddie from The Deen Show)

 

• “Giving naseeha (advice) publicly when you know the person and can do so privately shows how little you think of that person.” (Sheikh Omar Suleiman)

 

• “Those who lie will easily believe a lie and find it difficult to accept the truth whereas those who are truthful will easily recognise the truth and find it difficult to believe a lie.” (Mufti Ismail Menk)

 

• “No matter how many dry years of trials are prolonged in your life, have full confidence that the downpour of Allah’s mercy is on its way to you.” (Sh. Mohammad al-Arefe)

 

• “Whether a scholar or a student, one has to be reminded that acquiring knowledge is THE means to THE end. Allah is always the goal.” (Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda)

 

• “What good is a house without a loving spouse?” (Sheikh AbdulBary Yahya)

 

 

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