If one does not feel longing for Makkah in his heart, does that indicate hardness of heart?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If one does not feel longing for Makkah in his heart, is there a punishment for him, or what is required of him? Or does that indicate hardness of heart?
Answer:
I think a Muslim who has faith in his heart, even if it is weak, longs for Makkah, even if his faith is weak, whatever it may be. I do not think a Muslim would ever fail to feel tenderness for Makkah in his heart. Rather, that is with the hypocrites, may Allah protect us from that. As for the Muslim, never, even if his faith is weak, he longs for the Ka'bah and the House. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If one does not feel longing for Makkah in his heart, is there a punishment for him, or what is required of him? Or does that indicate hardness of heart?
Answer:
I think a Muslim who has faith in his heart, even if it is weak, longs for Makkah, even if his faith is weak, whatever it may be. I do not think a Muslim would ever fail to feel tenderness for Makkah in his heart. Rather, that is with the hypocrites, may Allah protect us from that. As for the Muslim, never, even if his faith is weak, he longs for the Ka'bah and the House. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [693 -954] من لم يجد في نفسه الشوق إلى مكة، هل يدل ذلك على قسوة قلبه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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