Causes of the Softness and Hardness of Hearts
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Question:
This questioner is from Libya and has a set of questions. He says in this question: "Your Eminence! What are the signs of faith? What are the things that harden the heart? And what are the things that soften the hearts?"
Answer:
The remembrance of Allah softens the hearts; the remembrance of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), His glorification, His exaltation, and reflecting on what Allah has made obligatory upon you and your destiny on the Day of Resurrection; all of this softens the heart. Keeping the company of the righteous and the pious, all of this softens the heart. So the signs of faith and the signs of goodness are maintaining the prayers, increasing in the remembrance of Allah, and keeping the company of the righteous; all of this is among the signs of goodness.
And among the signs of evil are: keeping the company of the wicked, lying, betrayal, and the like of that, and breaking promises, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us about the hypocrites:Sunan an-Nasa'i 5021Sahih (Darussalam). So among the signs of faith are: steadfastness upon goodness, increasing in the remembrance of Allah... keeping the company of the righteous... increasing in the recitation of the Qur'an... maintaining the prayer in congregation... dutifulness to parents... maintaining family ties... and so on.
And among the signs of evil are: keeping the company of the wicked... heedlessness regarding the remembrance of Allah... turning away from what Allah has made obligatory, committing sins and being lenient with them. All of these are among the signs of evil. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you and bless you, O Shaykh.
This questioner is from Libya and has a set of questions. He says in this question: "Your Eminence! What are the signs of faith? What are the things that harden the heart? And what are the things that soften the hearts?"
Answer:
The remembrance of Allah softens the hearts; the remembrance of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), His glorification, His exaltation, and reflecting on what Allah has made obligatory upon you and your destiny on the Day of Resurrection; all of this softens the heart. Keeping the company of the righteous and the pious, all of this softens the heart. So the signs of faith and the signs of goodness are maintaining the prayers, increasing in the remembrance of Allah, and keeping the company of the righteous; all of this is among the signs of goodness.
And among the signs of evil are: keeping the company of the wicked, lying, betrayal, and the like of that, and breaking promises, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us about the hypocrites:
When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise he breaks it; and when he is entrusted with something, he betrays (that trust).
إذا حدث كذب وإذا وعد أخلف وإذا اؤتمن خانAnd among the signs of evil are: keeping the company of the wicked... heedlessness regarding the remembrance of Allah... turning away from what Allah has made obligatory, committing sins and being lenient with them. All of these are among the signs of evil. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you and bless you, O Shaykh.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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