What is the remedy for the hardness of the heart that results from neglecting the Qur'an?
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Question:
To you. This questioner says that he attends the congregational prayer and fasts on Mondays and Thursdays, but he does not read the Qur'an except occasionally, and when he does read it, he finds some hardness in his heart.
Answer:
You must, O brother, be mindful of yourself, and read the Qur'an with reflection and understanding. He, the Exalted and Majestic, said:[Al-Isra 17:9] And He, the Exalted, said: [Sad 38:29] And He said: [Muhammad 47:24] So, be mindful of yourself, read the Qur'an, be sincere to Allah, and turn to the Qur'an, whether for memorization or for the sake of advice. Do not obey Satan, who has made reading the Qur'an heavy for you. Rather, be mindful of yourself and read [Al-Muzzammil 73:20] every day, and every day and night read whatever is easy for you, a portion each day and night according to your ability, so that you benefit from the Book of your Lord, and so that you act upon His saying, the Exalted: [An-Nisa 4:82] and His saying, the Exalted and Majestic: [Ibrahim 14:52] and His saying, the Exalted, in [Al-An'am 6:19] May Allah guide us and you and the Muslims, and keep us and you firm upon guidance, and provide for us and you. May Allah reward the Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) for this answer and this comment, and may Allah reward you for your good listening. We ask Allah to accept from us and from you, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
To you. This questioner says that he attends the congregational prayer and fasts on Mondays and Thursdays, but he does not read the Qur'an except occasionally, and when he does read it, he finds some hardness in his heart.
Answer:
You must, O brother, be mindful of yourself, and read the Qur'an with reflection and understanding. He, the Exalted and Majestic, said:
Indeed, this Qur'an guides to that which is
إِنَّ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its
كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِThen do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?
أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَاwhat is easy [for you] of the Qur'an
ما تيسر من القرآنThen do they not reflect upon the Qur'an?
أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَThis [Qur'an] is notification for the people that they may be warned
هَٰذَا بَلَاغٌ لِّلنَّاسِ وَلِيُنذَرُوا بِهِthis Qur'an was revealed to me that I may warn you thereby and whomever it reaches
هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنُ لِأُنذِرَكُم بِهِ وَمَن بَلَغَ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 095 ما علاج قسوة القلب التي يورثها هجر القرآن؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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