Patience is that the heart does not feel anger towards that which is destined and that the mouth does not complain.

It is the states of the heart, the place of our intentions that hold us accountable!

I never dealt with anything stronger against me than my own ego; it was one time with me, and one time against me.

Only the sincere one (mukhlis) knows hypocrisy (riya).

Arguing about sacred knowledge causes the heart to harden and results in hatred.

Knowledge does not consist in narrating much. Knowledge is but a light which Allah places in the heart.

As long as you are pure of heart, you speak the truth.

The word of Allah is the medicine of the heart.

And is bliss other than the bliss of the heart, and is torment other than the torment of the heart?

Sins slowly kill the heart, and abandoning sins brings life to the heart.

A person will always interpret everything he hears according to the light which dominates his heart.

Indeed, sincere good will does not include animosity, but is against it.

Do not scatter the Quran like inferior dates and do not chant it quickly as with poetry. Stop at its wonders, move the hearts with it, and let not your concern be the end of the surah.

Truth lifts the heart like water refreshes thirst.

Knowledge enlivens the soul.

A man will never fear something besides Allah unless it be due to a disease in his heart.

The one who admits his shortcomings is always praised, and admitting shortcomings is a sign of acceptance [by Allah].

When you feel a peaceful joy, that's when you are near the Truth.

A lifetime without Love is of no account Love is the Water of Life Drink it down with heart and soul!

Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires.

Prophet (saw) used to say, Praise is to Allah in all circumstances, O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the situation of the people of Hell.

If the first inward thought is not warded off, it will generate a desire, then the desire will generate a wish, and the wish will generate an intention, and the intention will generate the action, and the action will result in ruin and divine wrath. So evil must be cut off at its root, which is when it is simply a thought that crosses the mind, from which all the other things follow on.

The worst of our faults is our interest in other people's faults.

When love of this world enters the heart, the fear of the Hereafter exits from it.

Goodness lies in the person who doesn't see goodness within himself.

Whoever does evil or wrongs their soul, then seeks the pardon of Allah, will find Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest!

A person's tongue can give you the taste of his heart.

Be to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.

Your nafs, if you don't keep it busy with the truth it will keep you busy with falsehood.

For everything there is a blessing; the blessing of the hearts is being pleased with Allah.

Imaan is knowledge in the heart, words on the tongue and action with the physical faculties.

Were certainty of faith to become firmly fixed in the hearts of people, each person would become excitedly hopeful or extremely fearful - hopeful for (rewards from) Allah, or fearful of the Hellfire.

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, Every deen has an innate character. The character of Islam is modesty. Related by Zayd ibn Talha ibn Rukana.

A man of bad character punishes his own soul.

If you are unable to compete with the pious in their good deeds, compete with the sinful in their repentance.

When my heart was hardened, and my courses constrained; I made my hope a stairway to Your forgiveness. My sins burdened me heavily, but when I measured it by Your forgiveness, Lord, Your forgiveness was the greater.

Never do the love of song and the love of Quran come together in a person's heart except that one expels the other.

The hearts of man pass through two phases: activity and inactivity, so seek your hearts while they are in the state of activity and control them in the phase of inactivity.

The heart is the leader of the body, and through the purification of the leader the subjects become purified, and with his corruption they become corrupted.

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: Imaan is knowledge in the heart, words on the tongue and action with the physical faculties. (limbs of the body).

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: The likeness of the heart is that of a feather blown by the wind in the desert.

Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.

Verily, the hearts of all the sons of Adam are between the two fingers out of the fingers of the Compassionate Lord as one heart. He turns that to any (direction) He likes. Then Allahs Messenger (saw) said: 0 Allah, the Turner of the hearts, turn our hearts to your obedience.

Anas narrated, The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) would often say: O Changer of the Hearts! Strengthen my heart upon Your deen. So I said: O Prophet of Allah! We believe in you and what you have come with, but do you fear for us? He said: Yes. Indeed the hearts are between two Fingers of Allah's Fingers, He changes them as He wills.

Even if bad thoughts cross our minds, we should not let them stay, otherwise they may become hopes and wishes which we may act upon, and harm ourselves and others in the process.

One of the supplications that the Prophet (saw) used to say was: O Allah, I seek refuge with You from knowledge that is of no benefit, from a supplication that is not heard, from a heart that does not fear (You) and from a soul that is not satisfied

The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body.

Resignation to the Will of Allah (swt) is the cure of the heart.