The ill effects of following your desires

By Ibn ul Qayyim (Rahimahullah) Being patient in avoiding your desires is easier than being patient with the negative results of indulging in your desires! Following your desires will either bring about pain, discomfort and punishment or it will cut off a sweetness that would have been better than it or it will cause you

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10 types of modesty

Ibn ul Qayyim (Rahimahullah) mentioned in his book Madarij us Saalikeen Vol. 2 Pg. 267 “Al Hayaa’ (i.e. modesty) is categorized into ten types: The First: The modesty of Shame: This is similar to the modesty of Adam (Alaihis salam) when he fled in paradise after eating from the forbidden tree. Allah asked him “Are

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Letter to a dear friend… Everyone has a role to play

Al Hafith Ibn Abdul Bar (Rahimahullah) mentioned in his monumental book At Tamheed: “This is what I recall from my memory while its original text is gone… Abdullah Al Umari (Rahimahullah) the ascetic worshiper (i.e. Abid) wrote a letter to Imam Malik Ibn Anas (Rahimahullah) encouraging him to detach and isolate himself from the people

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The Boundaries of Character

by Ibn ul Qayyim Al Jowziyah Every character has its limits and boundaries and whenever they exceed these limits and boundaries they become injurious and oppressive. And whenever they fall short of these limits and boundaries, they become a mark of deficiency and degradation. The First: Ghadhab الغضب (i.e. Anger) has its limitation which is

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