The meaning of the heart in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Indeed, it is not the eyes that are blinded, but rather the hearts within the breasts"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that the heart which pumps the blood is not what is intended. He asks: What is the heart intended in the saying of the Exalted[Al-Hajj 22:46] Is it a spiritual heart?
Answer:
The intended meaning of the hearts within the breasts is that they are hearts that become heedless of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and thus become blind. If they are blind, they are of no benefit. So the heart refers to the piece of flesh.Sunan al-Bayhaqi 5:6 This is the natural heart, or the creation. As for the sound heart, it is the living, conscious heart that remembers Allah, worships Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and loves Allah. This is the sound heart.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that the heart which pumps the blood is not what is intended. He asks: What is the heart intended in the saying of the Exalted
For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the breasts.
فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَعْمَى الْأَبْصَارُ وَلَٰكِن تَعْمَى الْقُلُوبُ الَّتِي فِي الصُّدُورِAnswer:
The intended meaning of the hearts within the breasts is that they are hearts that become heedless of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and thus become blind. If they are blind, they are of no benefit. So the heart refers to the piece of flesh.
Verily, in the body there is a morsel; if it is sound, the body is sound
ألا إن في الجسد مضغة إذا صلحت صلح الجسد
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : والمقصود : أن من علامات أمراض القلوب عدولها عن الأغذية النافعة — islamhouse.com (57:26)
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