{"id":5091,"date":"2014-09-30T10:51:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T02:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muzlimbuzz.sg\/?p=5091"},"modified":"2014-09-30T17:04:21","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T09:04:21","slug":"top-5-quotes-by-shaykh-ahmad-saad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/top-5-quotes-by-shaykh-ahmad-saad\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Quotes by Shaykh Ahmad Saad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a student of Shaykh Ahmad Saad, I have pages upon pages of notes from the various lectures and classes I&#8217;ve sat in as he taught. Shaykh Ahmad Saad&#8217;s words touches hearts precisely because it comes from his heart and sincerely at that too. It&#8217;s difficult to select just 5 quotes from the many lessons he&#8217;s given but hopefully, this will spur you on to attend gatherings where he is present and to learn from him inshaAllah.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0&#8220;People who succeed in life are those who have persevered in doing 1 or 2 things, but have really mastered those things. Stick to even just doing 10 istighfar every morning and every evening, but stick to it and be consistent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>2. &#8220;A sensible man should have an hour in which he prays to His Lord, an hour in which he reckon his deeds, an hour in which he reflects. A sensible man should be aware of his time, focussed on his affairs, observant of his tongue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>3. &#8220;Even if you don&#8217;t feel presence in remembering Allah, don&#8217;t leave it. Because remembrance without presence is better than no remembrance at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>4. &#8220;Don&#8217;t exhaust yourself until you have no time for Allah, like a donkey in the day and a carcass at night (busy all day working and sleeping all night).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/muzlimbuzz.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-30-at-10.52.36-am.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5093\" src=\"http:\/\/muzlimbuzz.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-30-at-10.52.36-am.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-09-30 at 10.52.36 am\" width=\"462\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-30-at-10.52.36-am.png 462w, https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-30-at-10.52.36-am-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-30-at-10.52.36-am-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. &#8220;Dunya: Don&#8217;t be so busy planning your temporary stay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Shaykh Ahmad Saad will be starting the Al-Husna Certificate in Traditional Islamic Studies 2 this 18th October 2014. Please register soon and find out more details here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alhusna2.simplyislam.sg\" target=\"_blank\">www.alhusna2.simplyislam.sg<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watch a testimonial video of a student from Al-Husna 1 here:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ahMKeDDwiBU?hl=en_GB&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ahMKeDDwiBU?hl=en_GB&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a student of Shaykh Ahmad Saad, I have pages upon pages of notes from the various lectures and classes I&#8217;ve sat in as he taught. 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