"Imam Ali said, "The worst person is the miser. In this world, he is deprived of his own wealth, and in the Hereafter, he is punished.""

— Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Purification of the Heart

"The Prophet ﷺ once asked some clansmen about their leader. They mentioned his name and said, "But he is a bit of a miser." The Prophet ﷺ said, "A leader should never be a miser." Then he added, "Do you know of any disease that is worse than miserliness?""

— Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Purification of the Heart

"Engaging in the regular remembrance of God (dhikr) safeguards the tongue and replaces idle talk with words and phrases that raise one in honor. The tongue is essential in developing courtesy with God, which is the whole point of existence."

— Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Purification of the Heart

"People may claim to be "free", yet they cannot control themselves from gluttony in the presence of food or from illicit sexual relations when the opportunity presents itself. Such a notion of freedom is devoid of substance."

— Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Purification of the Heart

"If we stop breathing, we die. The heart also needs to breathe, and the breath of the heart is none other than the remembrance of God. Without it, the spiritual heart dies."

— Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Purification of the Heart