Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi Quotes & Sayings

Sincerity causes the smallest of good deeds to become the largest. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

All too often people concentrate on finding the right spouse, little realizing that half of any marriage is being the right spouse. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

It is not arrogance to appreciate what Allah has blessed you with; arrogance is to ascribe those blessings to yourself. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

No one who appreciates the shortness of this life and the eternality of the next can ever say, 'I'm bored' — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

Neither happiness nor grief are everlasting in this life-but one of the two is everlasting in the next. Which one do you want? — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

Arrogance is despised by God because no one has the right to feel superior to another when all are equally dependent on Him for everything. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

No human is perfect; we all have our hidden sins. Hypocrisy is to delude yourself into denying your own sins and allow arrogance to grow within you. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

Strive for the Hereafter according to how long you shall remain there, and strive for this world according to how long you shall remain here. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

Those who criticize the most typically end up solving the least. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

Learn from the mistakes of others, and avoid being one whose mistakes are used as lessons by others. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

It is not my methodology to engage too much with critics for many reasons:
- I honestly believe that my ego is not worthy of my having to defend it. There are far more important things in the ummah than me having to respond to critics.
- By and large, criticism is a part of human life and nature and we have ourselves to accomplish more than just responding to what people say about us.
- The best way to silence the speech of the critics it through the deafening noise of your own actions.
- Criticising is the job that requires zero qualifications. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

Whoever desires this world must seek its knowledge, and whoever desires the next must seek its knowledge. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

One of the bitterest ironies of life is that one truly appreciates a blessing only after having been deprived of it or imagining that. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

Every time I travel, government TSA officials seem to recognize that I'm a Muslim and 'randomly' pull me aside for 'special treatment'. My sincere hope and prayer is that, on the Day of Judgment, my Lord's angels also recognize me as a Muslim and pull me aside for special treatment — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

The sweetness of this life is found in remembering Allah; the sweetness of the next life will be found in seeing Him. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi

Love of Allah gives us spiritual life; hope in His Reward is the greatest incentive to do good; and fear of His Wrath stops us from evil. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi