Some people find that their hearts open up more in certain acts of worship than in seeking knowledge. What is your comment?
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The questioner : Some people find that their hearts open up more in certain acts of worship than in seeking knowledge. What is your comment?
The Shaykh : This is part of the immediate reward, meaning it is a blessing from Allah upon the servant that he finds his heart opening up in worship. This is part of the immediate reward and an early glad tidings from Him, for Allah the Exalted said:,
The Shaykh : The reason for this is that there are some blemishes in our sincerity in seeking knowledge. Otherwise, if we felt right now that we were seeking knowledge while striving in the path of Allah, our hearts would be even more open. But unfortunately, many students of knowledge intend by knowledge, or by seeking knowledge, merely to expand their pursuit of knowledge. This is undoubtedly a deficiency. I say that a student of knowledge should intend by seeking knowledge to support this religion and protect this religion from its enemies. In that lies the opening of the heart. In that lies the opening of the heart. For this reason, you will find that when a person notices this aspect, when he understands an issue from the issues of knowledge, he sees it as a spoils of war.
The Shaykh : This is part of the immediate reward, meaning it is a blessing from Allah upon the servant that he finds his heart opening up in worship. This is part of the immediate reward and an early glad tidings from Him, for Allah the Exalted said:
So as for he who gives and fears Allah and believes in the good, We will make easy for him the easy
فأما من أعطى واتقى وصدق بالحسنى فسنيسره لليسرىThe Shaykh : The reason for this is that there are some blemishes in our sincerity in seeking knowledge. Otherwise, if we felt right now that we were seeking knowledge while striving in the path of Allah, our hearts would be even more open. But unfortunately, many students of knowledge intend by knowledge, or by seeking knowledge, merely to expand their pursuit of knowledge. This is undoubtedly a deficiency. I say that a student of knowledge should intend by seeking knowledge to support this religion and protect this religion from its enemies. In that lies the opening of the heart. In that lies the opening of the heart. For this reason, you will find that when a person notices this aspect, when he understands an issue from the issues of knowledge, he sees it as a spoils of war.