Recitation of the Qur.aan works on the diseases of the heart and mind [like] how honey works on the deficiencies of the body.
Category: Heart
An indicator of the tenderness of a believer's heart
From the indicators of the tenderness of a believer's heart is that he feels pain at the mishap of his believing brother when he slips up, so much so that it is as if he himself is the one who has...
O Allaah! Make firm the Qur.aan in our hearts
One of the shaykhs at Daar al-Hadeeth al-Khayriyyah informed us that Shaykh Muhammad Jameel Zaynoo (a teacher who previously taught at Daar al-Hadeeth al-Khayriyyah in Makkah) suffered from...
His heart is empty of the love of Allaah
So if you see a man whose taste and desire is for listening to verses [of poetry] rather than verses [of the Qur.aan], and for listening to music rather than the Qur.aan - then this is the strongest...
Reflect at the wisdom of Allaah
And look at the wisdom of Allaah and His love for the coming together of the hearts [of the believers].
When the sins decrease
[Regarding] the heart, when it's sins decrease, it's tears will hasten.
Cried until he was overcome with tears
When 'Abdullaah ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما would recite [the aayah]
Transgressing against Allaah
A lack of fear [of Allaah] is due to a lack of remorse in the heart [at transgressing against Allaah], just as a house which has not been lived in will deteriorate.
When someone does you a favour or a good turn
Whoever does you [a favour or] a good turn, particularly in terms of your religion, and [offering you sincere] advice, and encouraging you upon good and discouraging you against that which is bad...
Eating your fill weakens your ability to worship
I have not eaten my fill for 16 years, except on one occasion; and [on that occasion] I placed my hand in my mouth and induced myself to vomit.