How does the length of time become a cause for the hardness of the heart?
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The questioner : Is it sufficient...
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : He said:[Al-Hadid 57:16] ...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, there is no doubt. When the period of time becomes long for a person, he may grow weary of acts of obedience, and his self may overcome him in desires. Then, when that happens, his heart becomes hard, may Allah protect us from that. Consequently, you find that the further people are from the era of the Prophethood, the more ignorance and the more hardness of heart there is. And the closer they are to the time of the Prophethood, the closer they are to knowledge and to the softness of the heart. Yes.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : He said:
and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened
فطال عليهم الأمد فقست قلوبهمThe Shaykh : Yes, yes, there is no doubt. When the period of time becomes long for a person, he may grow weary of acts of obedience, and his self may overcome him in desires. Then, when that happens, his heart becomes hard, may Allah protect us from that. Consequently, you find that the further people are from the era of the Prophethood, the more ignorance and the more hardness of heart there is. And the closer they are to the time of the Prophethood, the closer they are to knowledge and to the softness of the heart. Yes.