Deeds without sincerity are like a traveler who carries in his water-jug dirt. The carrying of it burdens him and it brings no benefit.
[Ibn al Qayyim]
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Deeds without sincerity
Posted in Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah, Sincerity on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some sayings on sincerity
Posted in Quotes, Sincerity on March 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As-Sousi said:
“True devotion is to lose the faculty of being conscious of your devotion; for someone who identifies devotion in his devotion is a person whose devotion is in need of devotion.”
Ayyub said:
“It is much harder for the people of action to purify their intentions than it is to execute any of their actions.”
Some people [...]
One who loves for people to speak good of him
Posted in Quotes, Sincerity on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“One who loves for people to speak good of him, [while unconcerned about how he stands with God], has attained neither true God Consciousness nor sincerity in religion”
- Ibrahim bin Adham
How to attain Ikhlas
Posted in Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah, Sincerity on February 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
How to attain Ikhlas
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah (rahimahullah)
Ikhlas (sincerity) cannot be combined in the heart together with the love of being praised and the greed for what other people have, except in the way that water and fire are combined.
So if your conscious tells you to seek ikhlaas, then turn to greed firstly, and slaughter [...]
Sincerity
Posted in Quotes, Sincerity on February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Abu ‘Uthman said:
‘Sincerity is to forget about the creation by constantly looking at the Creator (in terms of gaining admiration for your deeds).
Ikhlaas and Tawheed are a tree in the heart
Posted in Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah, Quotes, Sincerity, tagged al fawaid, ibn qayyim, ikhlas, sincerity, tawheed on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Ikhlaas and Tawheed are a tree in the heart. Its branches are good actions. Its fruits are a good life in this world, and eternal comfort in the Hereafter, and just like in Paradise the fruits whose supply is not cut off, nor are they out of reach, likewise are the fruits of Tawheed and [...]
See yourself as small at the door of Allah
Posted in Quotes, Sincerity on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I worshipped my Lord for thirty years with all my strength. Then I heard a voice saying: O Bayazid! The treasures of Allah, Almighty are full of acts of worship. If you intend to reach Him, see yourself as small at the door of Allah and be sincere in your deeds.”
- Bayazid Al Bistami
Sincerity of deeds
Posted in Poetry, Quotes, Reminders, Rumi, Sincerity on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“You should be sincere in your deeds,
So that the Majestic Lord may accept them.
Sincerity is the wing of the bird of the acts of obedience.
Without a wing, how can you fly to the abode of prosperity?”
- Rumi
