‎Abdullāh Ibn Al-Mubārak, رحمه الله, Said:

اللهم إني اسألك أن تستر علي، وتُهذِّب قلبي، وتؤدّب طَبعَي، وتحسّن خُلُقي، وتضبط سلوكي، واسألك أن تشغلني بغاياتٍ تليقُ بدربك، وترزقني حكمة القول، وفَنّ الصّمت، وبلاغة الرَّدّ، وجَلال الحُضور، وجمال الغياب.

Ya Allah, I ask You to cover me, to refine my heart, to discipline my nature, to improve my character, to regulate my behavior, and I ask You to occupy me with goals that are worthy of Your path, to bless me with wisdom in speech, the art of silence, eloquence in response, majesty in presence, and grace in absence.

progress takes time. consistency is key. commit every single day to your goals and over time you will see results. you may not see it right away, but you’ll look back in a couple of months and be able to tell just how far you’ve come. you’ll think to yourself “i’m so glad i just started and stayed with it.” stay motivated for your future self. it’s worth it.

There’s a difference between being hopeless with this world and being hopeless with Allah.

Sometimes, this world makes me so hopeless, so terrifyingly hopeless.

But I always have hope in Allah. For how can I lose hope in Him with Whom lies the treasures of all goodness and Who is the source of all hope?

Whenever this world makes you hopeless, remember that to Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and there is no shortage of goodness with Him.

I swear I love you

Exactly

Surah Yusuf teaches us

- the closest of people can betray you

- broken hearts can be healed through love

- ease comes after hardship

- being sad doesn’t equal being ungrateful

- those who trust the plan of Allāh will win

- the people of patience have beautiful endings

Shaykh Mohammad Aslam

I’ve never seen a day where GOD didn’t come through for me.

Just pray to be married to someone that respects you, your feelings, your dislikes, your insecurities and discomfort, and your goals.

It’s one thing to love someone the way you want to love them and another to love someone the way they need to be loved.

‎اللهم إن الطريق طويل، وليس معي إلا نفسي أرشدني بحكمتك لا بحكمتي، ودلني على ما تشاء لا على ما أشاء ، أنت صاحب الأمر وأنا ليس لي من الأمر شئ

“Oh Allah, verily the journey is long and I have no one but myself. Guide me with Your wisdom, not with mine, and direct me to what You desire, not what I desire, You are the Owner of [my] affairs, and I own nothing of [my] affairs.”

Just make sure you’re not taking advice from people whose ceiling is your floor.