Conquer Your Desires
Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allāh have mercy on him) said:
”مُخَالَفَةُ الْهَوَى تُورِثُ الْعَبْدَ قُوَّةً فِي بَدَنِهِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَلِسَانِهِ، وَقَالَ بَعْضُ السَّلَفِ: الْغَالِبُ لِهَوَاهُ أَشَدُّ مِنْ الَّذِي يَفْتَحُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَحْدَهُ“
Opposing desires will allow the slave (of Allāh) to acquire strength in his body, his heart, and his speech. Some of the righteous predecessors would say that conquering one’s desires needs more strength than one who could conquer a city by himself.
• Rawḍah al-Muḥibbīn 1/477
















