The disbeliever whose conscience reproaches him and who desires Islam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The disbeliever whose conscience reproaches him for his commission of sins, and who has a firm desire for Islam, is his heart dead or is his heart sick? The disbeliever whose conscience reproaches him for his commission of sins, and who has a firm desire for Islam,
Answer:
If he had a firm desire for Islam, he would have embraced Islam. But the fact that he remains in disbelief is proof that he does not have a firm desire. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The disbeliever whose conscience reproaches him for his commission of sins, and who has a firm desire for Islam, is his heart dead or is his heart sick? The disbeliever whose conscience reproaches him for his commission of sins, and who has a firm desire for Islam,
Answer:
If he had a firm desire for Islam, he would have embraced Islam. But the fact that he remains in disbelief is proof that he does not have a firm desire. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في القلب الميت — islamhouse.com (1:00:35)
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