The Cure for the Hardness of the Heart
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Question:
The sister asking says: I complain of hardness in the heart, especially toward my children. What softens this heart, Honorable Shaykh? Especially in acts of worship, for I do not cry or feign crying, whether I attend a blessed completion of the Qur'an, a Ramadan completion, or otherwise.
Answer:
Treat your heart by bringing it to mind; treat it by bringing it to mind when reciting the Qur'an and when making supplication. Bring it to mind, and try to bring it to mind so that you benefit and you benefit from the verses of Allah and the verses of the Qur'an that pass over you. Bring it to mind, and do so by seeking refuge in Allah before the Qur'an, before reciting the Qur'an, seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:98] meaning, if you want to read it, [An-Nahl 16:98-100] believers. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The sister asking says: I complain of hardness in the heart, especially toward my children. What softens this heart, Honorable Shaykh? Especially in acts of worship, for I do not cry or feign crying, whether I attend a blessed completion of the Qur'an, a Ramadan completion, or otherwise.
Answer:
Treat your heart by bringing it to mind; treat it by bringing it to mind when reciting the Qur'an and when making supplication. Bring it to mind, and try to bring it to mind so that you benefit and you benefit from the verses of Allah and the verses of the Qur'an that pass over you. Bring it to mind, and do so by seeking refuge in Allah before the Qur'an, before reciting the Qur'an, seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah the Exalted said:
So when you recite the Qur'an
فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ[first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy]. (99) Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord. (100) His authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who
فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ إِنَّمَا سُلْطَانُهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُ وَالَّذِينَ هُم بِهِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7457 — youtube.com (8:22)
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