The Meaning of Faqah and Sha'th in the Words of Ibn al-Qayyim
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that there is faqah in the heart. What does faqah mean?
The Shaykh:
It means poverty. The meaning of faqah is poverty, and this poverty is not dispelled except by Allah through attachment to Him. Otherwise, one remains poor forever, and nothing makes him rich.
The questioner:
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, he says: and in it is sha'th. What does this word mean?
The Shaykh:
Sha'th means scattered worries, and nothing gathers them except the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that there is faqah in the heart. What does faqah mean?
The Shaykh:
It means poverty. The meaning of faqah is poverty, and this poverty is not dispelled except by Allah through attachment to Him. Otherwise, one remains poor forever, and nothing makes him rich.
The questioner:
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, he says: and in it is sha'th. What does this word mean?
The Shaykh:
Sha'th means scattered worries, and nothing gathers them except the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
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 (58:35)
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