Verily these hearts are but utensils, so busy them with the Qur.aan, and do not busy them with anything else.
Category: The Heart & Its Diseases
Speaking too much and eating too much
[There are] two things that harden the heart: speaking too much and eating too much.
Eating too much
It used to be said that eating too much diminishes [the ability] to express [one's] understanding, and leads to hardness [of the heart] and [too much] sleep.
Strength of memory
My heart has never stored (memorised) anything and then left me.
Such a look will cause desire in the heart
Do not allow your eyes to look at a woman's garment, for indeed such a look will cause desire in the heart.
He who has knowledge does not become tired in protecting it
That he who has knowledge does not become tired in protecting it.
I used to attend the lessons of Qataadah when I was 14 years old
I used to attend the lessons of Qataadah when I was 14 years old, and there is nothing which I heard in those years except that it is as if it has been written (etched) in my heart.
Out of fear that it may rest upon my heart
My ears have never heard anything of knowledge except that it has rested upon my heart (i.e. I have memorised it).
I will not say anything good or bad about a person
I will not say anything good or bad about a person until I see how he ends, after something I heard from the Prophet ﷺ. It was said: 'What did you hear?' He said
I have never said to a muhaddith 'repeat it to me'
I have never said to a muhaddith 'repeat it to me' and nor have my ears ever heard anything except that it has settled upon my heart (i.e. I have memorised it).