Looking at the Righteous and Its Effect on Softening the Heart
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is looking at the righteous, the good people, and the scholars considered one of the causes that soften the heart?
The Shaykh:
About what?
The questioner:
Is looking at the righteous and the good people considered one of the causes that soften the heart?
The Shaykh:
Looking at what? At their bodies? Looking at their deeds and following their example, that is what softens the heart. As for merely looking at their bodies, no. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is looking at the righteous, the good people, and the scholars considered one of the causes that soften the heart?
The Shaykh:
About what?
The questioner:
Is looking at the righteous and the good people considered one of the causes that soften the heart?
The Shaykh:
Looking at what? At their bodies? Looking at their deeds and following their example, that is what softens the heart. As for merely looking at their bodies, no. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في القلب الميت — islamhouse.com (1:06:35)
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