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Prophet Muhammad ‎ﷺ said,

“Modesty is a branch of faith.”

[Sahih Muslim]

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Ibn Qayyim (may Allah be pleased with him) said

If you really have Tawakkul (trust in Allah), the way He deserves to be trusted, then you can move mountains.

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Give your broken heart to Allah ﷻ

He ﷻ will fix it in the most beautiful of ways 🫀

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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah ‎ﷺ said,

“When the son of Adam recites a verse of prostration and he prostrates, Satan withdraws and he weeps and he says:

Woe to me! The son of Adam was commanded to prostrate and he prostrated, so he will go to Paradise. I was commanded to prostrate and I refused, so I will go to Hellfire.”

[Sahih Muslim]

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Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

"Two hungry wolves sent in the midst of a flock of sheep are no more destructive to them than a man's greed for wealth and fame is to his Deen."

[Riyad as-Salihin]

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Ibn Al-Qayyim said,

“From the signs of misery is that you forget your own faults and concentrate on the faults of the people.”

{مفتاح دار السعادة ١/٢٩٧}

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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said,

“The most intelligent one is he who complains about his grief to Allah (alone).”

[al-Fawā’id]

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Hasan al-Baṣrī رحمه الله said,

“A believer commits a sin and then does not stop worrying about it until he enters Jannah.”

[Az-Zuhd]

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"The five corrupters of the heart— excessive socializing, wishful thinking, attachment to others besides Allah, eating to one's fill and sleep."

— Ibn Qayyim

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The Prophet‎ ﷺ said:

"When the son of Adam reads a sajdah (ie: prostration place in the Qur'an) and prostrates, al-Shaytaan retires to one side and cries saying "Woe to me, the son of Adam was commanded to prostrate and he obeyed the command, and he earned al-Jannah.

I was commanded to prostrate but l disobeyed the command and I earned al-Nar (ie: the Hellfire)."

Sahih - Collected by al Hakim, Muslim

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Mu’ tamir b. Sulaymän said: My father wrote to me whilst I was in Küfah (and said):

"O my son, buy books and write down knowledge, for indeed, knowledge remains, whilst money does not."

[جامع بيان العلم وفضله ٢٩٢ ،١/٢٤٩]

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Imăm Sufyn at Thawri said:

"Verily, knowledge is only studied to become mindful of Allah."

[جامع بيان العلم ٩٥٧]

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Arabic is the language your Lord chose for you, to be a means by which His words are delivered to you; so do not make it a thing of the lowest priorities amongst yourselves.

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Umar رضي اللّٰه عنه wrote to Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari رضي اللّٰه عنه:

"Acquire the knowledge in Sunnah and acquire the knowledge in the Arabic language."

[جامع بيان العلم وفضلِه]

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Verily, We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran in order that you may understand.

[Al-Quran 12:2]

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Ibn Abbas ‎رضي الله عنه said:

"Indeed, every creature, even the fish in the sea, asks forgiveness for the one who educates people about the good (i.e. Islam)."

[كتاب العلم لأبي خيثمة ٩]

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Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said,

Do not disperse your heart searching for love, safety, and completeness with other than Allah.

You will not find that (with other than Allāh).

[Majmu' Fatawä 10/134]