❝ Abū Bakr Al- Ṣiddīq رضي الله عنه was known for his knowledge and faith. The Prophet ﷺ even testified that he would enter Paradise!

(With that) he still used to recite in the last rakʿah of the Maghrib prayer, after Al-Fātiḥah:

﴿رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغۡ قُلُوبَنَا بَعۡدَ إِذۡ هَدَيۡتَنَا وَهَبۡ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحۡمَةًۚ﴾
“Our Lord! Do not let our hearts deviate after you have guided us. Grant us Your mercy.”

For indeed, hearts are between the two fingers of the Most Merciful, and He turns them as He wills.

So beware! Beware! Of the deviation of hearts, the confusion of thoughts, and the changing of truths in minds!

This deviation results from the following:
• Lack of work.
• Contempt for others.
• Disgracing others.
• Engaging in talks without action.
• Belittling others (their honor).
• Defaming others without justification.
• Mocking others.
• Abandoning support for the religion of Allah when one was able to do so.
• Collaborating with the oppressors against the reformers. Allah جل وعلا said:
﴿وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ ٱلۡمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدًا﴾.
“...nor would I [Allah] take the misleaders as helpers.” ❞


— Shaykh Sulaymān Al-ʿAlwan (text)
~ Galandān 🖋