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Blind is the one who fasts, abstaining from food, but does not abstain from haram.
Blind is the one who bypasses the Kaaba, the temple of the Almighty, but does not bypass the beggars who die daily and are in dire need.
Blind is the one who proclaims the Azan, extolling his voice, but does not exalt his parents out of respect for them.
Blind is the one who prays and fasts, and then deceives people in trade.
Blind is the one who stands in prayer before the Almighty, carrying hatred, malice, anger and contempt for people in his heart.
Blind is the one whose worship is at odds with his character and relationship with people.
Blind is the one who prays, makes prostrations to the ground and at the same time supports the oppressors.
Blind is the one who prays and fasts, and his hands are covered in the blood of innocent people.
Blind is the one who takes a part of religion, leaving the other.
Blind is the one who performs prayer without receiving benefit from it.
The Qur'an says:
❞ وَمَن كَانَ فِى هَٰذِهِۦٓ أَعْمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ أَعْمَىٰ وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
❝ And whoever is blind[1] in this [life] will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray in way.
📖 Al-Isra | 72
Blind is the one who bypasses the Kaaba, the temple of the Almighty, but does not bypass the beggars who die daily and are in dire need.
Blind is the one who proclaims the Azan, extolling his voice, but does not exalt his parents out of respect for them.
Blind is the one who prays and fasts, and then deceives people in trade.
Blind is the one who stands in prayer before the Almighty, carrying hatred, malice, anger and contempt for people in his heart.
Blind is the one whose worship is at odds with his character and relationship with people.
Blind is the one who prays, makes prostrations to the ground and at the same time supports the oppressors.
Blind is the one who prays and fasts, and his hands are covered in the blood of innocent people.
Blind is the one who takes a part of religion, leaving the other.
Blind is the one who performs prayer without receiving benefit from it.
The Qur'an says:
❞ وَمَن كَانَ فِى هَٰذِهِۦٓ أَعْمَىٰ فَهُوَ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ أَعْمَىٰ وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا
❝ And whoever is blind[1] in this [life] will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray in way.
📖 Al-Isra | 72
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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳?
جعفر بن سليمان قال: سمعت شميطا يقول: من جعل الموت نصب عينيه لم يبال بضيق الدنيا ولا بسعتها.
[صفة الصفوة، ٢/٢٠٢]
It is reported that Ja'far Ibn Sulaymaan said: I heard Shumayt Ibn 'Ajlaan say,
Whoever puts death before his very eyes will not be bothered with the constrictions and hardships of the worldly life.
[Sifatus-Safwah, 2/202]
جعفر بن سليمان قال: سمعت شميطا يقول: من جعل الموت نصب عينيه لم يبال بضيق الدنيا ولا بسعتها.
[صفة الصفوة، ٢/٢٠٢]
It is reported that Ja'far Ibn Sulaymaan said: I heard Shumayt Ibn 'Ajlaan say,
Whoever puts death before his very eyes will not be bothered with the constrictions and hardships of the worldly life.
[Sifatus-Safwah, 2/202]
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“He doesn’t pray, lives in luxury, people praise him, and he’s always at ease…”
Don’t be deceived. Allah said:
فَلَمَّا نَسُوا مَا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَابَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فَرِحُوا بِمَا أُوتُوا أَخَذْنَاهُمْ بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْلِسُونَ
“So when they forgot the warning they had received, We opened for them the gates of everything, until when they rejoiced in what they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were left in utter despair.” (Surah Al-Anaam: 44).
Don’t mistake ease for approval.
Sometimes, when a person turns away from Allah, the world opens up for them, not as a reward or sign of acceptance, but as a trap and a delayed punishment.
When the reminder is ignored, and the heart is hardened, ease becomes deception. And when the soul is blind to its condition, the fall is sudden and devastating.
Don’t be deceived. Allah said:
فَلَمَّا نَسُوا مَا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَابَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فَرِحُوا بِمَا أُوتُوا أَخَذْنَاهُمْ بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْلِسُونَ
“So when they forgot the warning they had received, We opened for them the gates of everything, until when they rejoiced in what they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were left in utter despair.” (Surah Al-Anaam: 44).
Don’t mistake ease for approval.
Sometimes, when a person turns away from Allah, the world opens up for them, not as a reward or sign of acceptance, but as a trap and a delayed punishment.
When the reminder is ignored, and the heart is hardened, ease becomes deception. And when the soul is blind to its condition, the fall is sudden and devastating.
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In the end, you will die. No matter how much you achieve, how many people know your name, or how carefully you plan your life — it all comes to an end. The noscripts fade, the noise quiets, and you stand alone with your deeds. It’s a reality we often ignore, but it’s the one thing that’s certain. So live with purpose. Turn to Allah. Make each day count, not just for this world, but for the one that truly lasts. Because in the end, that’s what remains.
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As salaam alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh
🔹Abdullah bin 'Umar (May allah be pleased with them) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold of my shoulders and said, "Be in the world like a stranger or a wayfarer".
Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) used to say: "When you survive till the evening, do not expect to live until the morning; and when you survive until the morning, do not expect to live until the evening; (do good deeds) when you are in good health before you fall sick, and (do good deeds) as long as you are alive before death strikes".
[Al- Bukhari].).
أخذ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بمنكبي، فقال: "كن في الدنيا كأنك غريب، أو عابر سبيل". وكان ابن عمر، رضي الله عنهما، يقول: إذا أمسيت، فلا تنتظر الصباح، وإذا أصبحت لا تنتظر المساء، وخذ من صحتك لمرضك ومن حياتك لموتك. ((رواه البخاري)).
: Riyad as-Salihin 471
: Introduction, Hadith 471
🔹Abdullah bin 'Umar (May allah be pleased with them) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold of my shoulders and said, "Be in the world like a stranger or a wayfarer".
Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) used to say: "When you survive till the evening, do not expect to live until the morning; and when you survive until the morning, do not expect to live until the evening; (do good deeds) when you are in good health before you fall sick, and (do good deeds) as long as you are alive before death strikes".
[Al- Bukhari].).
أخذ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بمنكبي، فقال: "كن في الدنيا كأنك غريب، أو عابر سبيل". وكان ابن عمر، رضي الله عنهما، يقول: إذا أمسيت، فلا تنتظر الصباح، وإذا أصبحت لا تنتظر المساء، وخذ من صحتك لمرضك ومن حياتك لموتك. ((رواه البخاري)).
: Riyad as-Salihin 471
: Introduction, Hadith 471
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Be Like Foam On The Sea
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The nations are about to call each other and set upon you, just as diners set upon food." It was said: "Will it be because of our small number that day?" He said:
"Rather, on that day you will be many, but you will be like foam, like the foam on the sea. And Allah will remove the fear of you from the hearts of your enemies and will throw wahn (weakness) into your hearts." Someone said: "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! What is wahn?" He said: "Love of the world and the hatred for death."
Sahih: Related by Abu Dawud (no. 4297), Ibn 'Asakirin in Tarikh Dimashq (2/97/8) and others. It was authenticated by Al-Albani in As-Sahihah (no. 958)
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The nations are about to call each other and set upon you, just as diners set upon food." It was said: "Will it be because of our small number that day?" He said:
"Rather, on that day you will be many, but you will be like foam, like the foam on the sea. And Allah will remove the fear of you from the hearts of your enemies and will throw wahn (weakness) into your hearts." Someone said: "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! What is wahn?" He said: "Love of the world and the hatred for death."
Sahih: Related by Abu Dawud (no. 4297), Ibn 'Asakirin in Tarikh Dimashq (2/97/8) and others. It was authenticated by Al-Albani in As-Sahihah (no. 958)
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Don’t let current events distract you from your worship.
Be mindful not to abandon your daily portion of Qur’an or adhkār in the pursuit of following the latest news.
Know this: during times of tribulation and widespread heedlessness, the reward for righteous deeds increases.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Worship during times of chaos is like migrating to me.”
So if you’ve missed the reward of migrating from Makkah to Madinah, don’t miss the reward of worship during times of trial, confusion, and heedlessness.
Shaykh Sulayman Ar - Ruhayli حفظه الله
Be mindful not to abandon your daily portion of Qur’an or adhkār in the pursuit of following the latest news.
Know this: during times of tribulation and widespread heedlessness, the reward for righteous deeds increases.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Worship during times of chaos is like migrating to me.”
So if you’ve missed the reward of migrating from Makkah to Madinah, don’t miss the reward of worship during times of trial, confusion, and heedlessness.
Shaykh Sulayman Ar - Ruhayli حفظه الله
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Imagine having enough money to take care of several families.
And not the way you think. But imagine being able to provide for several orphans of martyrs from different families.
Imagine Allah enabling you to make sure they are fed, clothed, educated and have a roof over their heads.
Being able to lift that burden upon the widowed mother with no strings attached but solely for the sake of Allah, until they reach an age in which they can work and provide for their families.
Imagine being rich enough to take care of atleast ten families like that.
And on the Day of judgement, see their martyred fathers, embrace them and say " you gave your life for Allah, and the benefit of the ummah, taking care of your family was the least I could do".
Whoever is able but is stingy, he is only stingy with his own soul. Allah is Al Ghani and not in need of anyone.
Oh Allah make it so without the knowledge of mankind. Make us wealthy and sincere and hide our deeds.
What a dream indeed.
And not the way you think. But imagine being able to provide for several orphans of martyrs from different families.
Imagine Allah enabling you to make sure they are fed, clothed, educated and have a roof over their heads.
Being able to lift that burden upon the widowed mother with no strings attached but solely for the sake of Allah, until they reach an age in which they can work and provide for their families.
Imagine being rich enough to take care of atleast ten families like that.
And on the Day of judgement, see their martyred fathers, embrace them and say " you gave your life for Allah, and the benefit of the ummah, taking care of your family was the least I could do".
Whoever is able but is stingy, he is only stingy with his own soul. Allah is Al Ghani and not in need of anyone.
Oh Allah make it so without the knowledge of mankind. Make us wealthy and sincere and hide our deeds.
What a dream indeed.
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Thoughtful Silence
Sufyan at-Thawri رحمه الله said:
"One day, ‘Umar bin 'Abd al-Aziz sat in silence whilst his companions were talking around him, so they said to him: "Why are you not speaking, O Amir al-Mu'minin?"
He replied:
"I was thinking about how the people of Jannah will visit one another therein and about how the people of the Nar will scream.’ And then he began to cry."
📖 [ Sirat 'Umar bin 'Abd al-'Aziz by lbn al-Jawzi, Page 154 ]
Sufyan at-Thawri رحمه الله said:
"One day, ‘Umar bin 'Abd al-Aziz sat in silence whilst his companions were talking around him, so they said to him: "Why are you not speaking, O Amir al-Mu'minin?"
He replied:
"I was thinking about how the people of Jannah will visit one another therein and about how the people of the Nar will scream.’ And then he began to cry."
📖 [ Sirat 'Umar bin 'Abd al-'Aziz by lbn al-Jawzi, Page 154 ]
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Attach your heart to wealth, and you’ll constantly fear losing it. Attach your heart to people, and you’ll feel broken when they change or leave. Attach your heart to status, and you’ll be enslaved to people’s praise and crushed by their criticism.
Torment isn’t always physical. Sometimes it’s sleepless nights, anxiety, jealousy, emptiness, or the constant need to prove yourself.
So what should the heart attach to?
To the One who never changes. To the One who never leaves. To the One who said:
أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ
Indeed, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. (Surah Ar-Ra’d 28).
Let your heart be anchored to Allah. Love Him the most. Trust Him the most. Hope in Him the most. Because everything else fades.
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
مَن تَعَلَّقَ بِشَيءٍ عُذِّبَ بِهِ
Whoever becomes attached to something, will be tormented by it.
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Torment isn’t always physical. Sometimes it’s sleepless nights, anxiety, jealousy, emptiness, or the constant need to prove yourself.
So what should the heart attach to?
To the One who never changes. To the One who never leaves. To the One who said:
أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ
Indeed, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. (Surah Ar-Ra’d 28).
Let your heart be anchored to Allah. Love Him the most. Trust Him the most. Hope in Him the most. Because everything else fades.
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
مَن تَعَلَّقَ بِشَيءٍ عُذِّبَ بِهِ
Whoever becomes attached to something, will be tormented by it.
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Sit at a table where you talk about Allah, the Deen , vision, ideas, growth, halal income & goals.... not people.
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Opening secrets of each other in anger.
Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said:
إذا سبَّكَ رجلٌ بما يعلمُ منكَ ، فلا تسبَّهُ بما تعلمُ منهُ ، فيكون أجرُ ذلكَ لكَ و وبالُهُ عليه
If a man insults you with what he knows about you, do not insult him with what you know about him, for then the reward (of patience) will be yours, and the sin will be upon him."
📖صحيح الجامع للألباني (594)
Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said:
إذا سبَّكَ رجلٌ بما يعلمُ منكَ ، فلا تسبَّهُ بما تعلمُ منهُ ، فيكون أجرُ ذلكَ لكَ و وبالُهُ عليه
If a man insults you with what he knows about you, do not insult him with what you know about him, for then the reward (of patience) will be yours, and the sin will be upon him."
📖صحيح الجامع للألباني (594)
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Put your trust in Allah, and watch how the impossible becomes possible.
No door is too locked when He is the opener — Al-Fattah.
Just rely on Him, and keep going with a heart full of hope.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Be mindful of Allah, and He will take care of you. Be mindful of Him, and you shall find Him with you."
— (Tirmidhi 2516)
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No door is too locked when He is the opener — Al-Fattah.
Just rely on Him, and keep going with a heart full of hope.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Be mindful of Allah, and He will take care of you. Be mindful of Him, and you shall find Him with you."
— (Tirmidhi 2516)
#Allah #islam#Tawakkul #TrustInAllah #HadithOfTheDay #AllahKnowsBest #IslamicQuotes #HopeInAllah #FaithOverFear #AlFattah #copied
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“Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves.” (13:11)
They tell you that your environment is everything, but I’m living proof that it doesn’t have to be.
When I couldn’t change my external environment,
I changed the one I could—my internal one.
And when I did that, Allah ﷻ changed everything for me.
Allah ﷻ can take you out of any situation
if you choose to trust and fully rely on Him and GROW out of it.
They tell you that your environment is everything, but I’m living proof that it doesn’t have to be.
When I couldn’t change my external environment,
I changed the one I could—my internal one.
And when I did that, Allah ﷻ changed everything for me.
Allah ﷻ can take you out of any situation
if you choose to trust and fully rely on Him and GROW out of it.
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Ibn Rajab رحمه الله said:
“Some of the Salaf would ask Allāh in their prayers for everything, even when they needed salt for the dough and fodder for the sheep.”
Jāmi Uloom wal-Hikam 2/39 | ibn Rajab رحمه الله
Translation: Authentic Quotes
“Some of the Salaf would ask Allāh in their prayers for everything, even when they needed salt for the dough and fodder for the sheep.”
Jāmi Uloom wal-Hikam 2/39 | ibn Rajab رحمه الله
Translation: Authentic Quotes
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Daily Reflections
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*Spending of wealth*
Rasulullah ﷺ said: “Everyone will be incapable of moving on the day of reckoning until he is asked regarding his life and where he spent it, his knowledge and that which he acted upon, his wealth how he earned it and how he spent it, regarding his body and how he utilised it." [Tirmidhi]
"If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more.
If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough."
When Allah solves your problems, you have faith in Allah’s abilities; when Allah doesn't solve your problems Allah has faith in your abilities.
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*Spending of wealth*
Rasulullah ﷺ said: “Everyone will be incapable of moving on the day of reckoning until he is asked regarding his life and where he spent it, his knowledge and that which he acted upon, his wealth how he earned it and how he spent it, regarding his body and how he utilised it." [Tirmidhi]
"If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more.
If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough."
When Allah solves your problems, you have faith in Allah’s abilities; when Allah doesn't solve your problems Allah has faith in your abilities.
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Luqmān was an Ethiopian carpenter known for his wisdom.
His master said to him:
"Slaughter this sheep for us," so he slaughtered it.
His master said: "Bring the best two pieces from it," so he brought out the tongue and the heart.
Them time passed, as much as Allāh willed, and his master said: "Slaughter this sheep for us," so he slaughtered it.
His master said: "Bring the worst two morsels from it," so he brought out the tongue and the heart.
His master said to him: "I told you to bring out the best two pieces, and you brought these, then I told you bring out the worst two pieces, and you brought these!"
Luqmān said: "There is nothing better than these if they are good, and there is nothing worse than these if they are bad."
● {تفسير ابن كثير ١٢/٣١}
His master said to him:
"Slaughter this sheep for us," so he slaughtered it.
His master said: "Bring the best two pieces from it," so he brought out the tongue and the heart.
Them time passed, as much as Allāh willed, and his master said: "Slaughter this sheep for us," so he slaughtered it.
His master said: "Bring the worst two morsels from it," so he brought out the tongue and the heart.
His master said to him: "I told you to bring out the best two pieces, and you brought these, then I told you bring out the worst two pieces, and you brought these!"
Luqmān said: "There is nothing better than these if they are good, and there is nothing worse than these if they are bad."
● {تفسير ابن كثير ١٢/٣١}
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The Importance of Quality Over Quantity...
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen -Rahimullaah- said:
“حسن العبادة أهم من كثرة العبادة”
‘Worship which is good is more important than a lot of worship.’
[Bloogh al-Murraam 3/524]
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen -Rahimullaah- said:
“حسن العبادة أهم من كثرة العبادة”
‘Worship which is good is more important than a lot of worship.’
[Bloogh al-Murraam 3/524]
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya
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Three Causes of Hearts Feeling Open or Tight and the Effect of That in the Grave
- Ibnul-Qayyim Rahimahullah
Zād al-Maʿād fī Hadyi Khayr al-ʿIbād
And from the things that bring about an expansive feeling in [one’s] chest is persistent remembrance of Him in all circumstances and in all places, for remembrance [of Allāh] has a wondrous effect on bringing about an expanded feeling in the chest and a sense of delight in the heart, [while] being unmindful [of Him] has an astonishing effect on bringing about a tight feeling in the chest, a feeling of restriction, and a sense of torment.
And from those things [that bring about a feeling of expansion in the chest] is being good to all creatures and benefiting them in whatever way one can [through one’s] wealth, reputation, physical help, as well as other means of doing good, for those who are noble, generous and ever-working the best of deeds are the widest of mankind in their chests, the most good-natured in themselves, and the most delighted and serene at heart, [while] the miser in whom there are no feelings of doing good to others is the tightest of mankind in his chest, the most miserable and troubled in life, the greatest of them in terms of worry and distress….
And from those things is having a courageous heart, for indeed a brave, strong-hearted person has wide feeling in his chest, an easy state of mind, and an expansive heart, [while] a coward is the tightest of mankind in his chest, the most restricted in his heart, never feeling any happiness or delight, nor any sense of pleasure or enjoyment except the animalistic kind; as for the joy in one’s soul, its pleasure, delight and happiness, they are [all] forbidden to every coward, just as they are forbidden to every miser and everyone who turns away from Allāh—far is He above any imperfection—paying no heed to remembering Him, having no knowledge of His the All‑High’s names and attributes, his heart connected to other than Him.
And indeed this pleasure and joy [of having a feeling of expansion in the chest] becomes, in the grave, a meadow, a garden, [while that] tightness and restriction turns into torment and imprisonment. So a slave’s condition in the grave is like the heart’s condition in the chest—in a state of pleasure [or] a state of pain, a state of imprisonment [or] a state of freedom and release.
And no consideration is to be given [with regard to a slave’s expected state in the grave] to a feeling of expansion in the chest that comes about for a temporary reason, nor to a feeling of tightness in the chest from a momentary cause, for there is no doubt that temporary situations disappear, as do the things that bring them about, and indeed the only thing that can be relied upon [in this regard] is that characteristic that has become established as the one that describes the heart [overall], necessitating its [general feeling] of wideness or restriction: that is the scale [to be used in judging this situation], and Allāh is the only one whose help can be sought.
Source: Ibnul-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh)
Zād al-Maʿād fī Hadyi Khayr al-ʿIbād. Eds. Shuʿaib al-Arnaʾūṭ and ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Arnaʾūṭ. Beirut: Muʾassasah al-Risālah, 1998, 24-5.
- Ibnul-Qayyim Rahimahullah
Zād al-Maʿād fī Hadyi Khayr al-ʿIbād
And from the things that bring about an expansive feeling in [one’s] chest is persistent remembrance of Him in all circumstances and in all places, for remembrance [of Allāh] has a wondrous effect on bringing about an expanded feeling in the chest and a sense of delight in the heart, [while] being unmindful [of Him] has an astonishing effect on bringing about a tight feeling in the chest, a feeling of restriction, and a sense of torment.
And from those things [that bring about a feeling of expansion in the chest] is being good to all creatures and benefiting them in whatever way one can [through one’s] wealth, reputation, physical help, as well as other means of doing good, for those who are noble, generous and ever-working the best of deeds are the widest of mankind in their chests, the most good-natured in themselves, and the most delighted and serene at heart, [while] the miser in whom there are no feelings of doing good to others is the tightest of mankind in his chest, the most miserable and troubled in life, the greatest of them in terms of worry and distress….
And from those things is having a courageous heart, for indeed a brave, strong-hearted person has wide feeling in his chest, an easy state of mind, and an expansive heart, [while] a coward is the tightest of mankind in his chest, the most restricted in his heart, never feeling any happiness or delight, nor any sense of pleasure or enjoyment except the animalistic kind; as for the joy in one’s soul, its pleasure, delight and happiness, they are [all] forbidden to every coward, just as they are forbidden to every miser and everyone who turns away from Allāh—far is He above any imperfection—paying no heed to remembering Him, having no knowledge of His the All‑High’s names and attributes, his heart connected to other than Him.
And indeed this pleasure and joy [of having a feeling of expansion in the chest] becomes, in the grave, a meadow, a garden, [while that] tightness and restriction turns into torment and imprisonment. So a slave’s condition in the grave is like the heart’s condition in the chest—in a state of pleasure [or] a state of pain, a state of imprisonment [or] a state of freedom and release.
And no consideration is to be given [with regard to a slave’s expected state in the grave] to a feeling of expansion in the chest that comes about for a temporary reason, nor to a feeling of tightness in the chest from a momentary cause, for there is no doubt that temporary situations disappear, as do the things that bring them about, and indeed the only thing that can be relied upon [in this regard] is that characteristic that has become established as the one that describes the heart [overall], necessitating its [general feeling] of wideness or restriction: that is the scale [to be used in judging this situation], and Allāh is the only one whose help can be sought.
Source: Ibnul-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh)
Zād al-Maʿād fī Hadyi Khayr al-ʿIbād. Eds. Shuʿaib al-Arnaʾūṭ and ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Arnaʾūṭ. Beirut: Muʾassasah al-Risālah, 1998, 24-5.
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