The Sukon Book of Islamic Quotes & Reminders

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1. About this collection

These are short reminders written by Sukon for your status, your family group or your own heart, together with authentic hadith. Where a line carries the meaning of a verse or hadith, its reference is given. The full library of 1,061 quotes, with share buttons and images, is at sukon.in/islamic-status.

2. Patience

• Sabr is not staying silent while you suffer. It is trusting Allah while you keep going.
• The storm you are in has an end that Allah has already written. Hold on.
• Slow answers are not unanswered prayers. Allah’s timing is never late.
• Patience is the bridge between your dua and its answer.
• Cry if you must, but keep your forehead on the prayer mat.
• Every test is a door. Patience is the key that opens it.
• Be patient with yourself too. Allah sees the effort, not only the result.
• Hard days are written in the book of your good deeds when you face them with sabr.
• Quiet patience today, loud gratitude tomorrow, in shaa Allah.
• When you cannot change the situation, let the situation change your heart for the better.
• Sabr is beautiful because it is chosen again every morning.

3. Gratitude

• Alhamdulillah for the blessings I noticed today, and for the thousands I did not.
• Gratitude turns what we have into enough.
• Count your blessings before you count your problems — the first list is longer.
• A grateful heart is a magnet for more blessings.
• Say Alhamdulillah for the breath you just took. Someone, somewhere, is praying for it.
• Shukr is not only said with the tongue; it is shown with how we use our blessings.
• Thank Allah in ease, so that He remembers you in hardship.
• Your morning cup of tea, a roof over your head, a family that loves you — Alhamdulillah.
• The richest person is the one who is content with what Allah has given.
• Every 'Alhamdulillah' is a seed of peace planted in the heart.
• Gratitude is the shortest prayer and one of the most powerful.
• Before you complain about what is missing, thank Allah for what is present.

4. Trust in Allah

• Tie your camel, then trust Allah. Do your part and leave the rest to Him. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 2517)
• Allah did not bring you this far to leave you.
• When the plan fails, remember who the Best of Planners is. (Quran 3:54)
• You worry about tomorrow; Allah has already taken care of it.
• Tawakkul is resting your heart while your hands keep working.
• Hasbunallahu wa ni‘mal wakeel — Allah is enough for us. (Quran 3:173)
• What Allah takes from you, He replaces with something better, or with sabr that is better.
• Let go of what is not in your hands. It was never yours to carry.
• Your rizq knows your address.
• Make dua, make effort, then make peace with Allah’s decree.
• The heart that trusts Allah sleeps peacefully.
• Nothing is impossible when you place it in the hands of the One who said 'Be', and it is. (Quran 36:82)
• “In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no might or power except with Allah.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 5095)

5. Hope & Ease

• After every hardship there is ease — Allah promised it twice. (Quran 94:5–6)
• Do not lose hope. The night is darkest just before Fajr.
• Your sins are not bigger than Allah’s mercy. (Quran 39:53)
• Today’s tears may be tomorrow’s reason to say Alhamdulillah.
• Never say 'it is too late'. The door of tawbah is open until the last breath.
• Hope in Allah is never wasted.
• One sincere sajdah can change the direction of your life.
• Allah is near. Closer to you than you think. (Quran 2:186)
• When people close doors, Allah opens windows.
• Keep knocking on Allah’s door. It never stays closed for the sincere.
• The sun rises after every night. So will your heart.
• Your story is not over. Allah is still writing it.
• “No harm — it is a purification, if Allah wills.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 5656)

6. Mercy

• Allah’s mercy is wider than every mistake you have ever made.
• Be merciful to those on earth, and the One above will be merciful to you. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 1924)
• Ar-Rahman, Ar-Raheem — we say it every prayer so we never forget it.
• Mercy is the first word of the Quran after Allah’s name. (Quran 1:1)
• Show mercy to animals, to the elderly, to children — mercy returns to its giver.
• The world needs more people who forgive quickly and judge slowly.
• A kind word is a small mercy with a great reward.
• Allah’s mercy runs ahead of His anger. (Sahih al-Bukhari 7404)
• Treat people with the mercy you hope to receive from Allah.
• Every new morning is a new mercy from Allah.

7. Forgiveness & Repentance

• Astaghfirullah is a short word with a long reach.
• Allah loves those who turn back to Him, again and again. (Quran 2:222)
• Forgive people — not because they deserve it, but because you want Allah’s forgiveness.
• Tawbah is not a punishment; it is a gift.
• The best of sinners are those who repent. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 2499)
• Make istighfar a habit and watch how doors open.
• Do not let one sin make you give up. Come back.
• Holding grudges is heavy. Forgiveness sets your heart free.
• Every sunset is a reminder: settle your accounts with Allah today.
• Your past does not define you. Your tawbah does.
• “There is no god but You, glory be to You; I have been among the wrongdoers.” (Jami at-Tirmidhi 3505)

8. Prayer

• Salah is not a break from life. It is what gives life meaning.
• Five times a day, Allah invites you. Do not miss the meeting.
• Pray before you are prayed upon.
• When life feels heavy, place your forehead on the ground and let it go.
• Fajr is the first victory of the day.
• The closest you will ever be to Allah is in sajdah. (Sahih Muslim 482)
• Do not tell Allah how big your problems are. Tell your problems how big Allah is — then pray.
• Your prayer mat knows your secrets better than anyone.
• Salah first, everything else after.
• Pray on time and your day will find its time.
• A Muslim without Salah is like a body without a soul. Hold on to your prayers.
• Leave the phone, answer the Adhan.
• “Pray as you have seen me praying.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 631)

9. Dua

• Dua is a conversation with the One who never gets tired of listening.
• Ask Allah for big things. He is the Most Generous.
• No dua is wasted: it is answered, saved for later, or turned into protection. (Musnad Ahmad 11133)
• Raise your hands. Allah is too generous to return them empty. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 3556)
• Make dua for others; the angels say 'and for you the same'. (Sahih Muslim 2732)
• The best time to make dua is now.
• When words fail, Allah still understands your silence.
• Talk to Allah before you talk to people.
• Dua can change what you thought was written. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 2139)
• Keep a dua list. One day you will look back and see each one answered.
• “O Allah, let it be a beneficial rain.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 1032)
• “In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 6324)
• “All praise is for Allah who gave us life after He caused us to die, and to Him is the return.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 6312)
• “O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.” (Sahih Muslim 713)

10. Remembrance of Allah

• SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar — keep them on your tongue all day.
• In the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. (Quran 13:28)
• Fill your waiting moments with dhikr.
• Your tongue will speak anyway; let it speak the names of Allah.
• Morning adhkar are armour for the day.
• The best remembrance is La ilaha illallah. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 3383)
• Remember Allah in good times; He will remember you in hard times.
• A heart that remembers Allah is never truly alone.
• Turn your traffic jam into a tasbih session.
• Say Bismillah before everything and watch the barakah grow.
• “Allah has ninety-nine names; whoever memorises them will enter Paradise.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 2736)

11. Parents & Family

• Your parents’ dua is a treasure. Earn it every day.
• Paradise lies at the feet of mothers — serve her with love. (Sunan an-Nasa'i 3104)
• Call your parents today. One day you will wish you could.
• A good family is built on Salah, sabr and small acts of kindness.
• The best of you are the best to their families. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 3895)
• Rabbir-hamhuma kama rabbayani saghira — my Lord, have mercy on them as they raised me. (Quran 17:24)
• Teach your children to love Allah before you teach them to fear anything.
• Marriage is two people helping each other reach Jannah.
• Respect your elders, love your young, pray for them all.
• A home with Quran recitation is a home with light.

12. Charity

• Charity never decreases wealth. (Sahih Muslim 2588)
• Even a smile is sadaqah. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 1956)
• Give secretly so that your left hand does not know what your right hand gave. (Sahih al-Bukhari 1423)
• Feed the hungry and Allah will feed your soul.
• Sadaqah extinguishes sins like water extinguishes fire. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 2616)
• Give what you love, not only what you no longer need.
• A little given regularly is better than a lot given once.
• Zakat purifies your wealth and your heart. (Quran 9:103)
• The hand that gives is better than the hand that takes. (Sahih al-Bukhari 1429)
• Your wealth is a test — pass it with generosity. (Quran 64:15)
• “Smiling in the face of your brother is charity.” (Jami at-Tirmidhi 1956)

13. Knowledge & Reflection

• Seeking knowledge is a path to Paradise. (Sahih Muslim 2699)
• Read — the first word revealed. Keep reading. (Quran 96:1)
• Rabbi zidni ‘ilma — my Lord, increase me in knowledge. (Quran 20:114)
• Reflect on the sky, the sea and your own heart: the signs are everywhere.
• Learn one ayah a day and in a year you will have 365 lights.
• Knowledge without action is a tree without fruit.
• Ask the people of knowledge when you do not know.
• Ten minutes of Quran a day can change a lifetime.
• Teach what you learn; knowledge grows when it is shared.
• Sit with people who remind you of Allah.

14. Paradise & Hereafter

• This world is a bridge. Do not build your house on it.
• Live for the day you will meet Allah.
• Jannah is worth every sacrifice.
• The grave is the first stage of the Hereafter — prepare for it today.
• What you send ahead is what you will find there.
• Every good deed is a brick in your home in Jannah.
• Death is not the end; it is the door.
• The real winners are those who enter Paradise.
• Keep your eyes on the Akhirah and the dunya will follow.
• “An Umrah is an expiation for what is between it and the next Umrah, and an accepted Hajj has no reward except Paradise.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 1773)

15. Character & Justice

• Good character is the heaviest thing on the scale. (Sunan Abi Dawud 4799)
• Speak good or remain silent. (Sahih al-Bukhari 6018)
• Be kind; you never know what battles others are fighting.
• Honesty is the best policy — and the best Sunnah.
• Humility raises you; arrogance brings you down.
• Treat people the way you want Allah to treat you.
• Stand for justice, even against yourself. (Quran 4:135)
• Keep your promises; a Muslim’s word is a trust.
• Do not let anger speak for you.
• Smile — it is the Sunnah and it costs nothing.
• Backbiting eats good deeds. Guard your tongue. (Quran 49:12)
• Be the Muslim people feel safe around.
• “The best of you are those who have the best character.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 3559)

16. The Quran

• The Quran is a letter from your Lord. Have you read it today?
• Recite the Quran; it will come as an intercessor on the Day of Judgment. (Sahih Muslim 804)
• When you want Allah to speak to you, read the Quran.
• The Quran is medicine for the heart.
• Make the Quran your daily companion, not only your Ramadan guest.
• One letter of the Quran, ten rewards. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 2910)
• Listen to the Quran with your heart, not only your ears.
• A house in which Surah Al-Baqarah is recited is protected. (Sahih Muslim 780)
• Memorise one short surah this week.
• Let the Quran be the first thing you open each morning.

17. Taqwa & Righteousness

• Taqwa is walking carefully on a thorny path.
• Fear Allah wherever you are, and follow a bad deed with a good one. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 1987)
• The best provision is taqwa. (Quran 2:197)
• Righteousness is not in clothes; it is in the heart and the deeds.
• Small deeds done consistently are beloved to Allah. (Sahih al-Bukhari 6464)
• Leave what makes you doubt for what does not. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 2518)
• Be among the people of the night — even two rak‘ahs of Tahajjud.
• Guard your eyes, guard your heart.
• The real test is what you do when no one is watching.
• Choose the halal even when it is harder.
• “Purity is half of faith.” (Sahih Muslim 223)

18. Jumu‘ah

• Jumu‘ah Mubarak! Read Surah Al-Kahf and send salawat on the Prophet ﷺ.
• Friday — the best day the sun rises on. Make it count.
• Ghusl, best clothes, early to the masjid — the Sunnah of Friday.
• There is an hour on Friday when duas are answered. Look for it. (Sahih al-Bukhari 935)
• Jumu‘ah reminder: Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammad.
• Let this Friday wash away the week’s mistakes.
• Friday is a weekly Eid for the believers. (Sunan Ibn Majah 1098)
• Spend the last hour before Maghrib on Friday in dua.
• “The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday.” (Sahih Muslim 854)
• “When one of you comes to Jumu‘ah, let him take a bath (ghusl).” (Sahih al-Bukhari 877)

19. Ramadan

• Ramadan Mubarak! May this month change us for the rest of the year.
• Fasting is not only from food; it is from everything that displeases Allah.
• The doors of Paradise are open. Walk in through good deeds. (Sahih al-Bukhari 1899)
• Every suhoor has barakah — do not skip it. (Sahih al-Bukhari 1923)
• Seek Laylatul Qadr in the last ten nights. (Sahih al-Bukhari 2020)
• Ramadan is a school; graduate with taqwa.
• A date, a glass of water and a dua — the perfect iftar.
• Give, pray, read and forgive — this is Ramadan.
• Ramadan leaves; let its lessons stay.
• Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibbul ‘afwa fa‘fu ‘anni. (Jami at-Tirmidhi 3513)
• “The thirst is gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is certain, if Allah wills.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 2357)

20. Eid

• Eid Mubarak! Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum.
• Eid is joy after worship. Share it with those who have less.
• Wear your best, pray Eid salah, and visit your family.
• Do not forget Zakat al-Fitr before the Eid prayer.
• May Allah accept our fasts and fill our homes with peace this Eid.
• Eid smiles are sadaqah too.
• Celebrate with gratitude, remember those who are suffering.
• Eid al-Adha: the lesson of Ibrahim — give what you love for Allah.

21. Daily Reminders

• Start your day with Bismillah and end it with Alhamdulillah.
• Make your intention pure; every action can become worship.
• Leave the world better than you found it, one good deed at a time.
• Drink water sitting, eat with your right hand, say Bismillah — small Sunnahs, big rewards.
• Visit the sick, follow the funeral, greet with Salam.
• Spread Salam — it spreads love. (Sahih Muslim 54)
• Be a Muslim your neighbour is happy to live next to.
• Sleep in wudu and wake up for Fajr.
• Your phone has many apps; keep the most important one open: your heart to Allah.
• Do something today that your future self in the grave will thank you for.
• Make Ayat al-Kursi part of your daily adhkar.
• Smile, forgive, give — repeat.
• “Actions are judged by intentions, and everyone will get what they intended.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 1)
• “Whoever performs Hajj and does not commit any obscenity or wrongdoing returns like the day his mother gave birth to him.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 1521)

Scholar review. This guide is general guidance, written to be accepted by the major schools, with differences noted where they matter. It is being reviewed by Sukon’s Scholar panel. For a question about your own situation, ask a verified scholar — always free.

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