Transcript the clean heart

‫ِب ۡس ِم ٱ ِ‬
‫هلل ٱلر ۡح َم ٰـ ِن ٱلر ِح ِمم‬
HUMAN HEART CAN BE
HARD OR SOFT,
PREFECT OR IMPERFECT,
ARROGANT OR CONSIDERATE,
REPENTING OR CONCEITED,
KNOWING OR IGNOBLE,
OPEN OR SEALED,
GOOD OR EVIL,
BELIEVING OR DISBELIEVING,
SUBMISSIVE OR OBSTINATE,
OBSERVANT OR NEGLIGENT,
HEALTHY OR DISEASED,
GUIDED OR MISGUIDED,
CONFIDENT OR DIFFERENT,
FEARFUL OR FEARLESS,
COMPREHENDING OR NONCOMPREHENDING,
PEACEFUL OR TERRIFIED,
FACTUAL OR DISILLUSIONED,
PENITENT OR ADAMANT,
PIOUS OR IMPIOUS,
INTELLECTUAL OR
UNINTELLECTUAL, PERCEIVING OR
NON-PERCEIVING,
SEEING OR BLIND,
COGNIZANT OR IGNORANT,
STABLE OR UNSTABLE,
STAMPED OR UNSTAMPED,
AMIABLE OR HATFUL (REPUGNANT),
SEALED OR UNSEALED,
LOCKED OR UNLOCKED,
KIND AND MERCIFUL OR UNKIND
AND MERCILESS,
QUIET OR AGITATED,
CLEAR OR PERTURBED,
SOFT AND KIND OR HARD (STONY)
AND CRUEL,
CAPABLE OF ACQUIRING GOOD
DEEDS OR EVIL ONES.
Note: If you look at the
images of the heart, just a
piece of flesh, but it can hold
lot of human attributes such
as: love, fear, sorrow, etc.
That’s why Allah (SWT) ask
us to look at His creation,
you can find lot of wonderful
sign. So that you can be
obedient to Him (SWT).
Our beloved Prophet (PBUH) said that “Surely, in the body there is a small
piece of flesh; if it is good, the whole body is good, and if it is corrupted,
the whole body is corrupted, and that is surely the heart.” [Hadith : Bukhari]
Ibn Qayyim rahimahullah said that: “The example of the heart is the example of
the king and the limbs are the recruited army. Hence they all go by the orders of
their king. If the king was righteous he would order righteousness and if he was
corrupt he would order corruption.” [Aljawab AlKaafi].
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "People's deeds are presented
before Allah on Mondays and Thursdays, and then every slave (of Allah) is granted forgiveness (of
minor sins) if he does not associate anything with Allah in worship. But the person in whose heart
there is rancour against his brother, will not be pardoned. With regard to them, it is said twice: 'Hold
these two until they are reconciled'."[Hadith: Muslim].
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A heart that is polished as shiny as a radiated lamp.
This is the sound, healthy, and soft heart.
This is the heart of the extremely pious believer.
A heart that becomes rarer with the passing time.
The light that radiates from it is the light of faith.
This type of heart free from any dispute what Allah forbids.
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When they serve, their services are exclusively reserved for Allah willingly and
lovingly.
When they love any one, they love only for the sake of Allah.
When they dispute, their dispute is solely for Allah.
When they give, they give just to satisfy Allah not any worldly reward.
When they withhold they withhold completely for Allah alone.
They refrain from backbiting, gossip, envy, jealousy and proudness.
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A solid heart with a knot tied around it.
This is the corrupt and hard heart.
It is the heart of a disbeliever.
It is a heart that has rejected the truth after it reached him.
Such a heart is sealed by Allah in punishment of its rejecting the clear truth.
The solid heart is incapable of benefiting from the remembrance of Allah and accepting the
call towards His message.
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It is the heart of the hypocrite believer who outwardly claims to accept the truth but
inwardly denies it for the petty gains of this life.
It is also the heart of the Faasiq (the disobedient Muslim) who has not entered
Islam completely.
This heart perceives things inverted; it sees this world as more important than the
hereafter.
He persistently disobeys Allah by following some of His commands while leaving
off others to fulfill his hearts’ base desires.
It craves and strives more for this world than worry and prepare for the hereafter.
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 This is the heart that contains life but also possesses a defect.
 It has two urges calling it, one leading it to life and the other leading it to death and it follows
whichever of the two that predominates.
 It contains love of Allah, the Exalted, faith in Him, sincerity to Him and trust and reliance upon
him from those matters that are essential to its life.
 It also contains the love of its carnal desires, giving preference to them and eagerness to
attain them.
 It contains jealousy, arrogance, self-amazement, and love of ranking and sowing corruption in
the land through attaining leadership from those matters that necessarily lead to its
destruction and devastation.
 It is constantly being tried by two callers, one calling it to Allah, His Messenger and the Abode
of the Hereafter and the other calling it to temporal, worldly matters.
 It responds to the one that is closest and most predominant at that time.
A Sound / Clean Hearted Person?
An Upside Down Hearted Person?
A Dead Hearted Person ?
A Sick Hearted Person ?
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
said:"Verily Allah does not look to your faces and your wealth,
but He looks to your heart and to your deeds." [Hadith: Muslim].
EAT LESS, GIVE CHARITY
KEEP GOOD COMPANY
DON’T BACK BITE
MAKE LOT OF ZIKR
FOEGIVE OTHERS
TAKE CARE OF ORPHAN
PRAY TAHAJJUD
MAKE DUA
FOLLOW THE QURAN &
THE SUNNAH, AVOID BIDAH
OBSERVE OPTIONAL FAST
HELP THE NEEDY
EAT LESS: Our Prophet (PBUH) said: “Nothing is worse than a person who fills his stomach. It should be enough for the
son of Adam to have a few bites to satisfy his hunger. If he wishes more, it should be: One-third for his food, one-third for his
liquids, and one-third for his breath.” [Hadith: Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah]
GIVE CHARITY: Seven type of people under the shade of Allah. One of them, A man who gives in charity secretly, such that
his left hand does not know what his right hand gives in charity. [Hadith: Bukhari and Muslim].
KEEP GOOD COMPANY: Friends on that Day will be enemies one to another, except al-Muttaqoon.” [Qur’an: 43:67]
DON’T BACK BITE: "O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, for some suspicions are a sin. Do not spy on one another,
nor backbite one another. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, you would abhor it,
[so similarly, avoid backbiting]. And fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful." [Qur'an: 49:12]
FOLLOW THE QURAN & THE SUNNAH AND AVOID BIDAH: ‘Follow what Allah has sent down” [Quran: 2:170]
The most truthful speech is the Book of Allah. The best way is the way of Muhammad (S). The worst of affairs are the
novelties and every novelty is an innovation and every innovation is misguidance and every misguidance is in
the Fire." [Hadith: An-Nasa'i].
MAKE LOT OF ZIKR: Allah the Exalted said: "Remember Me, and I shall remember you" [Quran: 2:152].
TAKE CARE OF ORPHAN: Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said, "I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for
him, will be in Paradise like this," putting his index and middle fingers together.- Narrated by Sahl bin Sa'd. [Hadith:
Bukhari]
HELP THE NEEDY: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "The one who looks after a widow or a poor person is
like a Mujahid (warrior) who fights for Allah's Cause, or like him who performs prayers all the night and fasts all the day.
“[Hadith:Bukhari].
OBSERVE OPTIONAL FAST: Whoever fasts three days every month, the rust of his heart will be removed. [Hadith: Nasai]
MAKE DUA: An-Nu’man ibn Basheer reported: I heard the Prophet (PBUH), said, “Supplication is worship.” Then he recited
the verse, “Your Lord says: Call upon Me and I will respond to you, for verily, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell in
humiliation.” [Quran:40:60)]. [ Hadith: Tirmidhi]
PRAY TAHAJJUD: Narrated Abu Hurayrah (RA): “The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: “The best prayer after those
prescribed is in the depth of night.” [Hadith: Muslim and Ahmad]
FORGIVE OTHERS: For those who restrain their anger and are pardoning towards people. Indeed, Allah loves those who
do good.” [Quran: 3:134]
Arabic Pronounciation: Allahumma Musarrif al-Qulubi Sarrif Qulubana ala Ta-atika.
English Meaning: O Allah, Turner of the hearts, direct our hearts to Your obedience. [Hadith: Muslim]
Arabic Pronounciation: Rabbana la tuzigh quloobana baAAda ith hadaytana wahab lana min ladunka
rahmatan innaka anta alwahhabu.
English Meaning: [Whey say], "Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and
grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower. [Quran: 3:8]
Arabic Pronounciation: Allahumma Aati Nafsi Taqwaha , Wa Zakiha Anta Khairu man Zakaaha, Anta
waliyuha wa Maulaha’‘.
English Meaning: O Allah give my heart its piety. And purify it, for you are the best who can purify
it.You are its protector and guardian’. [Hadith: Muslim]
Arabic Pronounciation : Allahummaj'al fi qalbi nuran, wa fi lisani nuran, wa fi sam'i nuran, wa fi basari
nuran, wa min fawqi nuran, wa min tahti nuran, wa 'an yamini nuran, wa 'an shimali nuran, wa min
"amami nuran, wa min khalfi nuran, waj'alfi nafsi nuran, wa "a'zim li nuran, wa 'azzim li nuran, wafal li
nuran, waj'alni nuran, Allahumma "a'tini nuran, waj'al fi 'asabi nuran, wafi lahmi nuran, wafi dami
nuran, wa fi sha'ri nuran, wa fi bashari nuran. [Allahummaj'al li nuran fi qabri wa nuran fi 'izami. Wa
zidni nuran, wa zidni nuran, wa zidni nuran.][Wa hab li nuran 'ala nur.
English Meaning : O Allah, place light in my heart, and on my tongue, and in my ears light and in my
sight light, and above me light, and below me light, and to my right light, and to my left light, and
before me light and behind me light. Place in my soul light. Magnify for me light, and amplify for me
light. Make for me light and make me a light. O Allah, grant me light, and place light in my nerves, and
in my body light and in my blood light and in my hair light and in my skin light.(1) [O Allah, make for
me a light in my grave... and a light in my bones.[ Hadith: Tirmidhi]
Allah (SWT) mentioned in His Noble Quran that on the Day of Judgment nothing ( such
as: your power, property, money, children, kingship, leadership etc.) will benefit you
except a clean heart. In order to clean your heart ,you have to do the following things:
1. remove all bad attributes from your heart such as: jealousy, back biting, gossip,
envy, disobedience to Allah and parents.
2. do good deeds: give charity, help needy, make lot of zikr day and night, pray mid
night prayer / optional prayer, observe optional fasts, forgive others, make dua and
istagfar, follow the instruction of the Quran and the Sunnah in your daily life, avoid
shirk and bidath, etc.
Note: The objective of this article is just to satisfy Almighty Allah (SWT), not any worldly
reward.
Our beloved Prophet (PBUH) said that: “Allah, the angels, the inhabitants of heaven and
earth, even the ant in its hole and even the fish in the sea, send blessings upon the one
who teaches the people good.” [Hadith: Tirmidhi].
Dr. Abdul Hakim, Research Scientist
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