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Hardness of The Heart
path of Allah Almighty and makes them obedient to their carnal-self and the Devil. One method of curing yourself from this ailment is to understand the symptoms and what causes them, then try your utmost to refrain from them. Here are some causes of hard-heartedness.
1. When the heart is overcome with love for the world, it no longer finds worship and the dhikr of Allah Almighty to be appealing. The heart tries to find contentment in fruitless actions and the world’s temporary beauties. Futile actions and sin lead to destruction in this world, and they can also become a cause of disgrace in the Hereafter.
2. Useless talk and speaking without thinking lead to many sins and harden the heart. The tongue is accustomed to expressing the feelings of the heart, like an interpreter. Whenever the tongue is used, the heart and the mind pay attention to it. So, engaging in useless conversations causes the heart and mind to think less about the signs of Allah Almighty, the Hereafter, death and what occurs after it. Consequently, this hardens the heart. The beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “O people! Except for the remembrance of Allah Almighty, do not talk too much, because talking excessively hardens the heart. Indeed, the people with hardened hearts are the furthest from Allah Almighty.” [1]
3. Laughing excessively is another reason why the heart hardens. The beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Do not laugh a lot, for laughing excessively causes the heart to die (i.e. become hard).”[2] The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم also said,
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- Intentions for the speech
- Virtue of sending ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- A heart harder than rocks
- What is the hardness of the heart?
- Hadith
- Signs of a hard heart
- Laziness in worship
- Good advice not having an effect
- Preferring the world over the Hereafter
- Weak faith
- Love for the World
- Harms of hard-heartedness
- First harm
- Second harm
- Third harm
- Fourth harm
- How to Cure a hard heart
- Instil the Fear of Allah Almighty in your Heart
- Adopt good company
- Remember death
- Visit the cemetery
- Encouragement for Pious Deed 10
- Khuddām al-Masājid
- Sunnas and manners of applying kohl
- Announcement
- The 6 ṣalāt upon the Prophet and 2 duas recited in the sunnah-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 3. 70 doors of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000
- 5. Being close to the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Remaining sunan and etiquettes of applying kohl
- Supplication for salvation from disgrace in this world and the Hereafter
- Halqa schedule for weekly gathering - overseas – 15th Agust 2024
- Method of collective Fikr-e-Madinah (72 Pious Deed)
- How to do collective accountability – 72 Pious Deeds
- The 56 daily Pious Deeds
- Record of Qufl-i-Madina
- Weekly 10 Pious Deeds
- Monthly 3 Pious Deeds
- Yearly 1 Pious Deed
- Lifelong 2 Pious Deeds
- The Ameer of Ahl al-Sunnah’s prayer
