Surah

“Kalau manusia itu tidak pernah mendapat cubaan dengan sakit dan pedih, maka ia akan menjadi manusia ujub dan takbur. Hatinya menjadi kasar dan jiwanya beku. Oleh sebab itu, musibah dalam bentuk apa pun adalah rahmat Allah yang disiramkan kepadanya, akan membersihkan karatan jiwanya dan menyucikan ibadahnya.
Itulah ubat dan penawar kehidupan yang diberikan Allah untuk setiap orang yang beriman.”
― Bonda Nor, Saya Tunggu Awak

“The first thing I would like to share with you
here is that when you help people, you don’t wait
around until they say thank you because you didn’t
help them so you can hear appreciation.”
― Nouman Ali Khan, Revive Your Heart: Putting Life in Perspective

“Ibn al-Qayyim has a profound statement in his book Al-Fawaid. Referring to the effect of negative and sinful thoughts, he said: “You should repulse a thought. If you do not do so, it will develop into a desire. You should therefore wage war against it. If you do not do so, it will become a resolution and firm intention. If you do not repulse this, it will develop into a deed. If you do not make up for it by doing the opposite [the opposite of that evil deed], it will become a habit. It will then be very difficult for you to give it up”. Another similar quote: “You should know the initial stage of every knowledge that is within your choice is your thoughts and notions. These thoughts and notions lead you into fantasies. These fantasies lead towards the will and desire to carry out [those fantasies]. These wills and desires demand the act should be committed. Repeatedly committing these acts causes them to become a habit. So the goodness of these stages lies in the goodness of thoughts and notions, and the wickedness of these thoughts lies in the wickedness of thoughts and notions”. May Allah be pleased with him! He offers a deep insight into something so subtle. We should all memorise these words and use it whenever we feel unable to control the tsunami of negative thoughts that overtake our minds.”
― Mohammed "Abu Productive" Faris, The Productive Muslim: Where Faith Meets Productivity