"Tooba (glad tidings/a tree in paradise) is for the one who sat with the people of knowledge and wisdom, and the Sunnah sufficed him and he did not transgress into innovation.
"You need to be broken so you are not proud and not full of yourself.
"I really appreciate those who correct me because without them I might have been repeating my mistakes for a long time.
"Reflection is the mirror of the believer, in which he looks at his works, evil and good.
"Rushing to judge someone's intentions are an indication of one's own insecurities.
"Always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
"If you find sweetness in haram [forbidden things], Allah will take the sweetness away from halal.
"If I had the ability to add to al-Bukhārī's age by taking from my age, I would have done so because my death would count as a single man's death, while his death is passing away of knowledge.
"From the benefits of learning the Arabic language is correction of the tongue with the Arabic tongue which the speech of Allah was revealed in. Because of this, understanding the Arabic language is extremely important. But the sciences of the Arabic language are difficult in the beginning and become easy thereafter. It is the example of a house made of cane (the likes of sugar cane), but its door is made of steel. Meaning, it is difficult for one to enter, but once one does, is then made easy. Due to this, I encourage the student to learn the foundations of the language in order to make the rest easy for him/her.
"Know well, that if Allah (Exalted is He) puts a barrier between you and what you want in this world, it is because He wants to give it to you as He wishes in the Hereafter. Many people think that Allah is depriving them. Allah is free from such imperfection that he would deprive His slaves.
"Allah has not created in the heavens nor in the earth what is more magnificent than Ayat Al-Kursi [i.e. the Throne Verse, Quran 2:255].
"If you complain that Allah is testing you too much, you're failing the test.
"Treat your brothers well despite their shortcomings that they have, just as you like for them to treat you [well] despite the shortcomings that you have. Everyone that you see making a mistake or mishap should not fall from your sight, for surely you are most deserving of this yourself.
"The first thing that Shaytan (Satan) will try to do is get you to stop praying. You know why? Because he has to kill the guard if he wants to penetrate the castle. Once the guard is gone, then Shaytan (Satan) can open the floodgates for evil. And he has a lot of patience. He has done this to many people before so he's experienced as well.
"I am trying to appreciate the little gifts of the Almighty that are generally taken for granted. Amazing.
"We want others to help us but we are not prepared to help others. That must change.
"He who is attracted to you because you showed perhaps your legs or your shape - those legs are not going to look like that for the rest of your life, nor will you be able to maintain that shape forever. So therefore it is better for you to realise that he who is attracted to your heart, your goodness and your character is the one to whom no matter what you look like, he will love you and adore you and 60 years down the road would still tell you that you're 'the one'.