130 Quotes by Hamza Yusuf

We live in the age of Noah (a.s.) in the sense that a flood of distraction accosts us. It is a slow and subtle drowning. For those who notice it, they engage in the remembrance of God. The rites of worship and devotion to God's remembrance (dhikr) are planks of the ark. When Noah (a.s.) started to build his ark, his people mocked him and considered him a fool. But he kept building. He knew what was coming. And we know too.

Everyone’s a believer when things are going fine. The real faith is when one becomes patient with tribulations.

The heart also needs to breathe, and the breath of the heart is none other than the remembrance of God.

I’ve had thousands of problems in my life. Most of which never actually happened.

Desire is an attempt to fill the void.

Whoever has not thanked people, has not thanked God,” said the Prophet Muhammad.

The Prophet said, “Contentment is a treasure that is never exhausted.

Somewhere on earth there is a door reserved for each soul, and one day each of us will walk through that door never to return to this life again. Where that door is and when we will walk through it are unknowns we must live with and prepare for. Upon death, all of this – this whole world and all of its charms and occupations – will become as if it were all a dream.

Thinking about the weaknesses or faults of others is forbidden, whether they are present or not. The Prophet said, “There is a tree in Paradise reserved for one whose own faults preoccupied him from considering the faults of others.