Addressing the self with the phrase: "O settled soul"
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Question:
Is there a report from some of the Salaf that they used to say to themselves when they saw a shortcoming in themselves[Al-Fajr 89:27-28]? Is this prescribed?
Answer:
One does not address the self; one addresses Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), saying: "Protect me from the evil of my soul, guide my soul, and help me against my soul." Yes.
Is there a report from some of the Salaf that they used to say to themselves when they saw a shortcoming in themselves
"O reassured soul, (28) Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةًAnswer:
One does not address the self; one addresses Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), saying: "Protect me from the evil of my soul, guide my soul, and help me against my soul." Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : ومن علامات صحة القلب — islamhouse.com (51:32)
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