Islamic Quotes Database

“You build that which you will not live in; you work and work and you die in them. You gather up that which you will not consume and you have hopes which you will never have. The people before you got deceived by the dunya so they ...

Abu ad-Darda al-Ansari – You build ...

“And I have seen sincere Muslim youth who studied at colleges of medicine, engineering, agriculture, or literature, or at other liberal arts and scientific colleges, and who were doing well and even very well, but then left to dedicate ...

Yusuf al-Qaradhawi – And I have ...

“I've never seen an act of israf [extravagance, wastefulness, or immoderacy and extremism], except with somebody's rights getting trampled beside it.

Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa` – ...

“Since these organs [the face and limbs] are in the most direct contact with wrong-doings, the stains of sins are most attached to them compared to other parts of the body, and therefore the Judge of judges [Allah SWT] required that ...

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah – Since ...

“The most thieving among people: Those who steal their salah, not finishing its ruku`s and sujoods properly, and the most miserly of people: those who do not reply to a salam.

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ – The most ...

“Whoever exerts himself to have patience and pushes himself, when he doesn’t think that he can be patient anymore, Allah will grant him success and Allah will make him patient because of his struggle.

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ – Whoever ...

“The companions of the Prophet were extremely eager and insistent on knowing the best of deeds, so that they could become closer to Allah with these deeds, and for this reason their questions were in great numbers regarding the best ...

Yusuf al-Qaradhawi – The ...

“You see, Islam is the only religion that gives both husband and wife a true understanding of what love is. The Western “love” concept, you take it apart, it really is lust. But love transcends just the physical. Love is ...

Malcolm X – You see, Islam is the ...

“Keeping company with good people is one of the best of deeds that bring one closer to Allah, and is one of the best means of attaining blessing. On the other hand, keeping company with bad people such as disbelievers and those who ...

Ibn Baaz (Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah Ibn ...

“In dunya, the anticipation is better than the real thing. In jennah, the real thing is better than any anticipation ever could be.

Yasmin Mogahed – In dunya, the ...

“To my daughters and sisters: Don’t fall for his words, fall for his actions.

Waleed Basyouni – To my daughters ...

“Sins to a heart are like oil drops on a cloth—unless you wash it immediately and vigorously, it will permanently stain.

Ibn al-Jawzi – Sins to a heart are ...

“People are sad at the death of the first man who walked on the moon. But me, I'll always be sad at the loss of the man who split the moon.

Yasir Qadhi – People are sad at ...

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

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali – Never have ...

“There are two things that if you do them you will attain the good of this world and the hereafter; [They are] that you bear what you dislike if it is beloved to Allah and you leave what you like if it is disliked by Allah.”

Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi – There are ...

“Insulting the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) is like trying to spit at the sun, it will only come back in your face.

Nouman Ali Khan – Insulting the ...

“We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.

Muhammad Ali (American Muslim Boxer) ...

“Do not look to those above you. Look to those below you, as it will more likely remind you of the favors Allah has bestowed upon you. (Prophet Muhammad, may the peace and blessings of God be upon him)