The Cure for the Hardness of the Heart
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Question:
What is the cure for a hard heart? Knowing that he says he recites the Qur'an, stands in prayer during the night, and remembers the Hereafter, so advise us on this, may you be rewarded.
Answer:
The cure for a hard heart is through several things. First, by the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah the Exalted said:[Ar-Ra'd 13:28] So the remembrance of Allah softens the hearts. Second, by reciting the Qur'an, increasing the recitation of the Qur'an, for reciting the Qur'an is among the things that soften the hearts. Third, the heart is softened by eating what is lawful (halal).
And it hardens by eating what is forbidden (haram), for eating what is forbidden hardens the hearts, and eating what is lawful and good softens the hearts. So it is obligatory for the Muslim to make his food pure from what is lawful so that his heart is softened. Fourth, the heart is softened by keeping the company of the righteous who remind him of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and who remember Allah in their gatherings, so his heart is softened with them and in their company. Sixth, the heart is softened by remembering death, the Reckoning, the resurrection, and the rising.
He said (peace and blessings be upon him)Musnad Ahmad 1236, 1237Sahih, because of corroborating evidence; this is a da'eef isnad because of the weakness of Ali bin Zaid and Rabee'ah bin an-Nabighah and his father are unknown], Sahih because of corroborating eviden (Darussalam) and the Prophet said "Little, but you make it much, and you do not remember it in much, but you make it little." Yes. May Allah bless you.
What is the cure for a hard heart? Knowing that he says he recites the Qur'an, stands in prayer during the night, and remembers the Hereafter, so advise us on this, may you be rewarded.
Answer:
The cure for a hard heart is through several things. First, by the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah the Exalted said:
Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured."
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُAnd it hardens by eating what is forbidden (haram), for eating what is forbidden hardens the hearts, and eating what is lawful and good softens the hearts. So it is obligatory for the Muslim to make his food pure from what is lawful so that his heart is softened. Fourth, the heart is softened by keeping the company of the righteous who remind him of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and who remember Allah in their gatherings, so his heart is softened with them and in their company. Sixth, the heart is softened by remembering death, the Reckoning, the resurrection, and the rising.
He said (peace and blessings be upon him)
I used to forbid you to visit the graves, but now visit them, for they remind you of the Hereafter
كنت نهيتكم عن زيارة القبور فزوروها فإنها تذكر بالآخرة.(peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Remember the destroyer of pleasures, meaning death, for you do not remember it in
صلى الله عليه وسلم تذكروا هادم اللذات يعني الموت فإنكم لا تذكرونه في
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، علاج قسوة القلب - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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