Sayings of Ibn Al-Qayyim al-Jawzziya:

[Abu Juwairiya]

"Allah promised you the pleasures of the Hereafter, so do not be in a hurry and seek them in this worldly life as if you are cutting plants before their harvest time, while they are much better if you wait. Likewise, the pleasures of the Hereafter are so much better." [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

"From the perfection of Allah’s Ihsan is that He allows His slave to taste the bitterness of the break before the sweetness of the mend.

So He does not break his believing slave, except to mend him. And He does not withhold from him, except to give him. And He does not test him (with hardship), except to cure him." [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

"How can he be considered sane, he who sells Jannah and all it contains, for one lustful hour?" [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

"Feel not lonely by the strangeness that you sense amongst the people, for the people are considered to be like those who are dead. Have you not come to know, that Ahlus Sunnah are truly the strangers in every era?" [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

"Love is a springwell that does not dry up. Its purity and sweetness increases when it is for the sake of Allah and in the way of Allah." [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

"Whoever remembered Allaah whilst being alive and in good health, will remember Him at the time of death."
[Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

"Trials and tribulation are like feeling the heat and cold, when one knows that they cannot be avoided, he will not feel the anger at their onset, nor will be distressed or disheartened." [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

His Salaah (Prayer) used to be very lengthy, with prolonged rukoo’ (bowing) and sujood (prostrations). His colleagues would criticise him for this, yet he never retorted back, nor did he abandon this practice. May Allah bestow His Mercy upon him. (Ibn Kathir about Ibn Qayyim)

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

"Buy for yourself (through doing good deeds) while there is still a market and you have the ability to buy." [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

“The road to Allaah is free from those who have doubt, and those who give in to their lusts. It is full of those having certainty and patience. They are like guideposts along the road.” [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

“Everyone will pass through times of sleep and neglect (following his lusts), but do not sink into sleep as the morning of the hereafter is close at hand." [Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

“The most precious reward during life is to busy yourself with most suitable and useful matters in their exact and suitable time.

How can he be rational who sells Paradise and what is in it, for one hour of passing pleasure?” [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

"If anyone sincerely believes in the Hereafter, he would never be satisfied with this worldly life nor would he be heedless of the Ayat of Allah." [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

“Beware of every hour and how it passes, and only spend it in the best possible way, do not neglect yourself, but render it accustomed to the noblest and best of actions, and send to your grave that which will please you when you arrive to it.” [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

"If you do not work hard and face difficulties along your way in seeking glory, you will never taste honor and relief when you attain victory." [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

Although Ibn Qayyim was from the Hanbali School of Thought, he actively preached against Taqlid [blind following] and took opinions and verdicts from the other schools himself where there was stronger evidence for a Sunnah. This did not always lead to others accepting him and often led to false imprisonment. Ibn Qayyim did not mind, prison gave him the ability to reflect on Allah's Creation, perform more Salah, read more Qur'an and spend time alone thinking about the greatness of Allah.

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

"A scholar said: 'To have patience means that one's common sense and religious motives are stronger than one's whims and desires.'

It is natural for people to have an inclination towards desires, but common sense and the religious motive should limit that inclination.

The two forces are at war: sometimes reason and religion win, and sometimes whims and desires prevail.
The battlefield is the heart of the man." [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

“You must be willing to change. You must be willing to break the deal you made with the devils within. You must be willing to leave the past and not be tempted to rebound when times are tough.

You must be willing to let go of everything and anyone that takes you back to your sins. You must be willing to have hope. You must be willing to have hope that you can change and that you will and that you will be better.

You must believe you are worthy of change and you are worthy of improvement and you are worthy of being the best.

You must be willing to set aside your negative notions about life, about hardships, about people, about things, about yourself. You must be willing to stop feeling sorry for yourself while looking at the world move around you.

Get up and make something of yourself.” [Imam Ibn al Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

“Happiness is attained by three things: being patient when tested, being thankful when receiving a blessing, and being repentant upon sinning.” [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]

 

[Abu Juwairiya]

“Contentment is the Paradise of this World.” [Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah]