Causes of the Hardening of the Heart and What Helps in the Fear of Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: Is the absence of weeping out of fear of Allah a sign of a hardened heart? And what are the factors that help in the fear of Allah?
Answer:
Yes, the hardening of the heart has causes.[Al-Baqarah 2:74] [Al-Hashr 59:21] The cause of humility is reflecting upon the Qur'an. You must reflect upon the Qur'an, contemplate its meanings, and realize that Allah is addressing you with this Qur'an. You must realize the greatness of the One who spoke it, Glorified and Exalted is He. This is what causes humility in you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: Is the absence of weeping out of fear of Allah a sign of a hardened heart? And what are the factors that help in the fear of Allah?
Answer:
Yes, the hardening of the heart has causes.
Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder.
ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِّن بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِيَ كَالْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةًIf We had sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of Allah.
لَوْ أَنزَلْنَا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ لَّرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (078) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (32:23)
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