So if the Prophet ﷺ forbade cursing the rooster because it awakens [us] for the [morning] prayer, then [upon reflection] how [does this compare to] cursing the scholars who awaken the hearts and...
Category: Heart
Whoever protects his time
Whoever protects his time [engaged] in the remembrance of Allaah, and the recitation of the Qur.aan, and the companionship of those who are good, and keeps away from the companionship of those who...
Illumination for the heart
Some of the Salaf would say: 'The darkness of the night is illumination for the heart.' That is, the hidden acts of worship [done] at night, [such as] the night prayer, [engaging in] supplication...
From the signs of a relapse in eemaan
From the signs of a relapse [in your eemaan] is that: you hear the adhaan, and do not respond [by attending the prayer]; you miss the Fajr prayer, and are not concerned [about it]; you have abandoned.
Reading the Qur.aan aplenty
From the greatest of causes for the uprightness of the heart and its protection [from harm] is the plentiful reading of the qur.aan.
We are all sinful
We are all sinful, and we wash our hearts [of them] with the 'soap' of repentance. Translator's note:
The Prophet ﷺ said:
When a slave commits a sin, a black spot appears on his heart.
Allaah fills their heart with eemaan
[There are] three [categories of people] in whom [should these habits] exist, then Allaah fills their heart with eemaan
With gentleness and a love for good
So, there is nothing more beneficial for the heart than dealing with people with gentleness, and a love for good for them.
A sound heart
...and the shortest of paths to Paradise is soundness* of the heart.
Spreading the faults and shortcomings of the leaders
It is not from [the etiquettes of] giving advice to spread the faults and shortcomings of the leaders, since that fills the hearts with anger and hate towards the [established and recognised] leaders.