It used to be said: 'Whoever desires his heart be enlightened, then he should reduce [the intake of] his food.'
Category: The Heart & Its Diseases
How and when do children become a fitnah?
Children are a fitnah, [as Allaah عز و جل says]
A sound heart
A sound heart towards Muslims is a blessing of the soul that many people do not find.
Three types of words
Words are of three [types]: • a beautiful word; • a foolish word, and • a hollow word. As for the beautiful word, it is adorned by truth.
The best person
The best person upon whom the night descends is the one whose heart is illuminated by his night prayer; and the worst person upon whom the night descends is the one whose heart is darkened by his...
What is at-Tawakkul?
"What is at-Tawakkul (reliance)?" al-Hasan al-Basree said:
"It is that nothing in the servant's heart is more trustworthy than their Lord."
For the healing of the hearts
There is no cure for the healing of hearts ever more beneficial than the Qur.aan.
Putting on an act for the people
I am amazed at the one who puts on an act for people, hoping to win their hearts, [while] forgetting that their hearts are in the Hands of Allaah.
Leave what is hidden in their heart to Allaah
Whoever wrongs you and then comes to apologise for their wrongdoing, humility obliges you to accept their apology - whether it is sincere or not - and leave what is hidden [in their heart] to Allaah...
Important advice for after Ramadhaan
So the Muslim must always be a servant of Allaah and not a servant of Allaah [just] some of the time.