And [regarding the rulers of the Muslims] - from asking Allaah, it is from our right that we ask Allaah for their guidance and success, and that they do what is required [of them].
Tag: heart
Harbouring harshness and cruelty towards others
If a person has harshness and cruelty in his heart [towards others], then what can soften his heart from this harshness and cruelty?
The feeling of pleasure when abandoning sin
Rather, the believer indeed finds in himself and his heart [a feeling of] pleasure when he abandons [something which is] prohibited, [particularly] when all the factors to facilitate that sin are...
Compassion in Islaam
It is befitting that a person pay attention to the hearts of the people. So if a person's heart is broken, then he should strive to mend it as much as he is able, because doing so is a great deed…
Beware of indulging in the pursuit of comfort and luxury
So the more the people increase in [comfort and] luxury, the more they open up before the people, [and as a result] the more evils open up before them.
Prohibition of cursing the scholars
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...
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...
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.