The Sealing of the Heart Due to Abandoning Congregational Prayer
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The Shaykh:
And it is the one that has been hardened.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is reported that whoever abandons three congregational prayers will have his heart sealed. Does this make his heart one of the diseased hearts or the dead ones?
The Shaykh:
If his heart is sealed, it is among the dead, diseased hearts. Sealing implies that it is finished and will not accept truth after that. This is a severe warning.
And it is the one that has been hardened.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is reported that whoever abandons three congregational prayers will have his heart sealed. Does this make his heart one of the diseased hearts or the dead ones?
The Shaykh:
If his heart is sealed, it is among the dead, diseased hearts. Sealing implies that it is finished and will not accept truth after that. This is a severe warning.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في القلب الميت — islamhouse.com (1:05:48)
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