Ibn Qayyim Quotes

“Waktu ibarat pedang. Jika kamu tidak memotongnya maka dia akan memotongmu.”
― Ibn Qayyim

“From the time of the birth of the madhabs around the second century until now, an overwhelming majority of the Umma (Muslim nation) has been following them. In fact, for hundreds of years, there was not a single Scholar worth the name except that he belonged to one of the madhabs including Al-Shaykh Ibn Taymiyya and his most famous student Ibn Al-Qayyim who were both followers of the Hanbali school.”
― Sadi Kose, Salafism: Just Another Madhab or Following the “Daleel”?

“لأن مرض الإدمان مش مقتصر بس على المخدرات وإنما الإنسان يعتبر مدمن لأي سلوك غلط عارف كويس أنه بيضره ونفسه يبطله بس مش قادر وكل ما يحاول يبطله يظهر عليه أعراض انسحاب نفسية زي اللي بتيجي لمدمن المخدرات لما يحاول يبطلها؛ يقول إبن القيم رحمه الله:

“إن المعاصي تزرع أمثالها ويولد بعضها بعضاً حتى يعز على العبد مفارقتها والخروج منها، حتى تصير هيئات راسخة وصفات لازمة وملكات ثابتة، ولو عطل المجرم المعصية وأقبل على الطاعة لضاقت عليه نفسه، وضاق صدره حتى يعاودها، حتى إن كثيراً من الفسَّاق ليواقع المعصية من غير لذة يجدها ولا داعية إليها إلا لما يجده من الألم بمفارقتها.”
― Amr Ali Ibrahim, مارينا.. كان يا مكان

“Whosoever wishes that his vision be truthful must seek to attain truthfulness, consume nothing but what is lawful, hold fast to the commandments and prohibitions. Furthermore, he should sleep in the state of ritual purity, face the Qibla and mention God until overtaken by sleep. The vision of such a one is seldom false. In addition, the most truthful of visions are those seen in the early morning [before dawn], as that is the time of divine descent, and proximity of mercy and forgiveness, respite from the devils. Its opposite is the vision seen in the early part of the night when the devils and devilish souls are spread about.”
― Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Ranks of the Divine Seekers A Parallel English-Arabic Text. Volume 1 (Islamic Translation)

“I used to suffer from many frustrating discomforts that almost paralyzed me, and this happened during circumambulation as well as otherwise. I turned to the recitation of The Opening and rubbed over the spot where it hurt, and it dropped like a pebble. I have experienced this a number of times. I would take a tumbler filled with the water of zamzam, recite The Opening over it many times and drink it, and find the benefit and strength that I have not seen in any remedy. The matter is in fact greater than this, but [its benefits obtain] in accordance with the strength of faith and soundness of belief, and God is the Helper.”
― Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Ranks of the Divine Seekers A Parallel English-Arabic Text. Volume 1 (Islamic Translation)

“Part of [the benefit of God’s making one fall into sin] is also that the servant attains the ranks of humility, meekness and lowliness as well as neediness before Him, for the ego has a tendency to rival lordship; if it had the power it would claim what the Pharaoh claimed, but He has predestined and dominated and all other than Him is incapable and dominated.”
― Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Ranks of the Divine Seekers A Parallel English-Arabic Text. Volume 1 (Islamic Translation)

“It is recorded in the two Sahihs that the Prophet, God grant him blessing and peace, said: “Shun the seven destroyers.’’ They said, “What are they?’’ He said, “Ascribing partners to God, sorcery, killing a soul that God has forbidden except justly, consuming usury, consuming an orphan’s property, fleeing from the battlefield, and slandering chaste, innocent believing women.”
― Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Ranks of the Divine Seekers A Parallel English-Arabic Text. Volume 1 (Islamic Translation)