Is the default state of the soul tranquility upon the fitrah (the innate natural disposition)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the default state of the soul that it is tranquil upon the fitrah (the innate natural disposition)?
Answer:
No, as you heard, it is oppressive and ungrateful, except for whom Allah has mercy, except for the soul that Allah has shown mercy to and guided. Otherwise, the human being is like this:[Ibrahim 14:34] This is the default state in him, but if Allah guides him, he exits from this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the default state of the soul that it is tranquil upon the fitrah (the innate natural disposition)?
Answer:
No, as you heard, it is oppressive and ungrateful, except for whom Allah has mercy, except for the soul that Allah has shown mercy to and guided. Otherwise, the human being is like this:
Indeed, mankind is [generally] most unjust and ungrateful.
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَظَلُومٌ كَفَّارٌ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : ومن علامات صحة القلب — islamhouse.com (58:04)
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