WEBVTT 00:00:00.850 --> 00:00:03.850 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 00:00:03.850 --> 00:00:09.300 The life of the predecessors between words and deeds 00:00:09.300 --> 00:00:17.460 The salaf’s concern for the heart and caution against its harshness 00:00:17.460 --> 00:00:21.460 Weak heart, rapid fluctuation and change 00:00:21.460 --> 00:00:26.170 On the authority of Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah, may God be pleased with him, he said 00:00:26.170 --> 00:00:30.170 The heart of a believer is like a bird 00:00:30.170 --> 00:00:34.170 It fluctuates over and over every day 00:00:34.170 --> 00:00:42.500 Beware of heart disease and its causes 00:00:42.500 --> 00:00:46.500 Abdullah bin Omar, may God be pleased with him, sold a camel 00:00:46.500 --> 00:00:49.500 It was said: If I catch him 00:00:49.500 --> 00:00:53.500 He said, “We agreed.” 00:00:53.500 --> 00:00:57.500 But he may take away a part of my heart 00:00:57.500 --> 00:01:01.500 I hated having my heart occupied with anything 00:01:01.500 --> 00:01:05.980 On the authority of Abu Hazim, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:01:05.980 --> 00:01:10.980 The servant does a good deed that pleases him when he does it 00:01:10.980 --> 00:01:15.980 Whatever evils God has created are more harmful to Him than them 00:01:15.980 --> 00:01:21.040 And the servant does evil deeds that are bad for him when he does them 00:01:21.040 --> 00:01:27.200 There is no good that God Almighty has created that is more beneficial to Him than it 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:32.200 This is because when a servant does a good deed, he becomes arrogant in it 00:01:32.200 --> 00:01:35.200 He believes that he has superiority over others 00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:41.200 Perhaps God Almighty will frustrate her and many deeds with her 00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:44.299 And the servant does evil, and it displeases him 00:01:44.299 --> 00:01:49.299 Perhaps God Almighty will cause him to go mad in it 00:01:49.299 --> 00:01:54.299 God bless him, but her fear remains in his heart 00:01:54.299 --> 00:01:57.969 Al-Hasan Al-Basri, may God have mercy on him, was asked 00:01:57.969 --> 00:02:00.969 What is the punishment of the world? 00:02:00.969 --> 00:02:02.969 He said death of the heart 00:02:02.969 --> 00:02:06.060 It was said: What is the death of the heart? 00:02:06.060 --> 00:02:10.060 He said: Seeking this world by doing the afterlife 00:02:10.060 --> 00:02:12.289 He said, may God have mercy on him 00:02:12.289 --> 00:02:15.289 By God, I have met people 00:02:15.289 --> 00:02:20.289 If someone wanted to take this money from his solution, he would take it 00:02:20.289 --> 00:02:22.349 And they are told 00:02:22.349 --> 00:02:27.349 Don't you get your share of this money and take it lawfully? 00:02:27.349 --> 00:02:29.349 They say no 00:02:30.349 --> 00:02:35.740 We fear that taking it will corrupt our hearts 00:02:35.740 --> 00:02:38.740 Imam Malik, may God have mercy on him, said 00:02:38.740 --> 00:02:41.740 Abd Sarira's captivity is better 00:02:41.740 --> 00:02:44.740 Except God clothed him with her robe 00:02:44.740 --> 00:02:47.740 And there is no evil in his family 00:02:47.740 --> 00:02:50.740 Except God clothed him with her robe 00:02:50.740 --> 00:02:54.150 Ahmed bin Abi Al-Hawari said 00:02:54.150 --> 00:02:58.150 I said to Abu Suleiman Al-Darani, may God have mercy on him 00:02:58.150 --> 00:03:03.219 So-and-so and so-and-so does not agree with me 00:03:03.219 --> 00:03:06.219 He said, "Not in my heart." 00:03:06.219 --> 00:03:10.219 But perhaps we came from my heart and your heart 00:03:10.219 --> 00:03:12.219 There is no good in us 00:03:12.219 --> 00:03:15.659 We do not like the righteous 00:03:15.659 --> 00:03:18.659 Hudhayfah Al-Marashi, may God have mercy on him, said 00:03:18.659 --> 00:03:25.110 No one has been afflicted with a greater calamity than the hardness of his heart 00:03:25.110 --> 00:03:28.110 On the authority of Muhammad bin Ubadah Al-Maafiri 00:03:28.110 --> 00:03:33.110 He said, “We were with Abu Shurayh Al-Khuza’i, may God have mercy on him.” 00:03:33.110 --> 00:03:36.110 So the issues abounded 00:03:36.110 --> 00:03:39.110 He said, “I have trained your hearts.” 00:03:39.110 --> 00:03:43.110 So go to Khalid bin Humaid Al-Mahri 00:03:43.110 --> 00:03:45.110 Take control of your hearts 00:03:45.110 --> 00:03:49.110 And learn these desires and chips 00:03:49.110 --> 00:03:52.110 It renews worship 00:03:52.110 --> 00:03:54.110 Asceticism is inherited 00:03:54.110 --> 00:03:56.110 Friendship drags 00:03:56.110 --> 00:03:58.110 Say the issues 00:03:58.110 --> 00:04:00.110 It is other than what was revealed 00:04:00.110 --> 00:04:04.139 It hardens the heart and causes enmity 00:04:04.139 --> 00:04:06.139 Al-Dhahabi, may God have mercy on him, said 00:04:06.139 --> 00:04:08.139 It's true, I swear 00:04:08.139 --> 00:04:13.139 Whoever thinks that the issues of principles and implications of speech 00:04:13.139 --> 00:04:15.139 In opposition to the text 00:04:15.139 --> 00:04:19.139 So what if it is a question of logic? 00:04:19.139 --> 00:04:25.189 And the rules of wisdom and the religion of the ancients 00:04:25.189 --> 00:04:29.189 Vaccines, guidance, and stories in mending the heart 00:04:29.189 --> 00:04:32.189 Correct intentions and honesty with God 00:04:32.189 --> 00:04:37.600 Abdullah bin Masoud, may God be pleased with him, said 00:04:37.600 --> 00:04:43.600 You see that the infidel is one of the healthiest people in body and the sickest in heart 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:48.600 You meet the believing woman among the people with the healthiest heart and the sickest in body 00:04:48.600 --> 00:04:50.600 And I swear to God 00:04:50.600 --> 00:04:54.600 If your hearts are sick and your bodies are healthy 00:04:54.600 --> 00:04:59.180 But you are more insignificant to God than the scarab 00:04:59.180 --> 00:05:04.180 Abdullah bin Salam, may God be pleased with him, came out from his wall 00:05:04.180 --> 00:05:07.180 With a bundle of firewood he carries 00:05:07.180 --> 00:05:09.180 When people saw him 00:05:09.180 --> 00:05:12.180 They said, Abu Yusuf 00:05:12.180 --> 00:05:16.180 There were among your children and servants those who were sufficient for you 00:05:16.180 --> 00:05:20.180 He said I wanted to try my heart 00:05:20.180 --> 00:05:22.750 Do you deny this? 00:05:22.750 --> 00:05:26.750 Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak, may God have mercy on him, said 00:05:26.750 --> 00:05:30.750 A small employer with many intentions 00:05:30.750 --> 00:05:34.879 A large employer has low intentions 00:05:34.879 --> 00:05:37.980 Abu Hazem, may God have mercy on him, said 00:05:37.980 --> 00:05:41.980 When pronouns are corrected, major sins are forgiven 00:05:41.980 --> 00:05:44.980 If the servant resolves to abandon sins 00:05:44.980 --> 00:05:46.980 Conquests came to him 00:05:46.980 --> 00:05:51.329 Jaafar bin Hayyan, may God have mercy on him, said 00:05:51.329 --> 00:05:54.329 Except these actions and intentions 00:05:54.329 --> 00:05:57.329 The man attains his structure 00:05:57.329 --> 00:05:59.329 What is not reported by his work 00:05:59.329 --> 00:06:01.620 Some predecessors said 00:06:01.620 --> 00:06:04.649 Whoever wants to complete his work 00:06:04.649 --> 00:06:06.649 Let him have good intentions 00:06:06.649 --> 00:06:09.779 For God Almighty 00:06:09.779 --> 00:06:13.189 The slave is rewarded if he has good intentions 00:06:13.189 --> 00:06:17.189 Al-Fudayl bin Iyad, may God have mercy on him, said to a man 00:06:17.189 --> 00:06:19.189 If I teach you a word 00:06:19.189 --> 00:06:22.189 It is better than the world and everything in it 00:06:22.189 --> 00:06:25.189 By God, because God knows you 00:06:25.189 --> 00:06:28.189 Remove human beings from your heart 00:06:28.189 --> 00:06:32.189 So that there is no room in your heart for anyone else 00:06:32.189 --> 00:06:35.189 You did not ask Him for anything but He gave it to you 00:06:35.189 --> 00:06:38.800 Some of the predecessors, may God have mercy on them, said 00:06:38.800 --> 00:06:41.800 She was the scholars when they met 00:06:41.800 --> 00:06:44.800 Communicate these words 00:06:44.800 --> 00:06:46.800 And if they are absent 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:48.800 They wrote it to each other 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:51.899 He is the one who fixed his bed 00:06:51.899 --> 00:06:54.930 May God correct his intention 00:06:54.930 --> 00:06:57.930 And whoever reconciles what is between him and God 00:06:57.930 --> 00:07:00.930 May God protect him from what is between him and the people 00:07:00.930 --> 00:07:03.930 And whoever cares about his afterlife 00:07:03.930 --> 00:07:06.930 May God protect him from this worldly matter 00:07:06.930 --> 00:07:10.470 Yahya bin Moaz, may God have mercy on him, said 00:07:10.470 --> 00:07:14.470 Evaluation of actions in correcting intentions 00:07:14.470 --> 00:07:17.629 He also said, may God have mercy on him 00:07:17.629 --> 00:07:20.629 Heart medicine is five things 00:07:20.629 --> 00:07:23.629 Reading the Qur’an with contemplation 00:07:23.629 --> 00:07:25.629 Abdominal emptiness 00:07:25.629 --> 00:07:27.629 And the night prayer 00:07:27.629 --> 00:07:29.629 And supplication during magic 00:07:29.629 --> 00:07:33.180 And sitting with the righteous 00:07:33.180 --> 00:07:36.180 Some of the predecessors, may God have mercy on him, said 00:07:36.180 --> 00:07:39.180 If the transaction goes to the heart 00:07:39.180 --> 00:07:41.180 Rest of the raptors 00:07:41.180 --> 00:07:44.779 Abdullah bin Imam Ahmed said 00:07:44.779 --> 00:07:47.779 If God has mercy on them for his father one day 00:07:47.779 --> 00:07:50.779 Or Sunny, Father 00:07:50.779 --> 00:07:54.779 He said, “My son, I intend to do good.” 00:07:54.779 --> 00:07:58.819 You are still fine as long as you intend good 00:07:58.819 --> 00:08:01.819 Ibn Muflih, may God have mercy on him, said 00:08:01.819 --> 00:08:04.819 This is a great commandment 00:08:04.819 --> 00:08:06.819 Easy for the administrator 00:08:06.819 --> 00:08:09.819 Easy to understand and comply with for the questioner 00:08:09.819 --> 00:08:12.819 And the one who does it will be eternally rewarded 00:08:12.819 --> 00:08:15.819 For its permanence and continuity 00:08:15.819 --> 00:08:20.819 It is true for all the actions of the hearts required by law 00:08:20.819 --> 00:08:24.819 Whether it relates to the Creator or to the creature 00:08:24.819 --> 00:08:27.819 And it will be rewarded 00:08:27.819 --> 00:08:33.340 I did not find any disagreement regarding the reward for it 00:08:33.340 --> 00:08:36.340 The importance of turning the heart to God 00:08:36.340 --> 00:08:39.340 Attachment to him and trust in him 00:08:40.529 --> 00:08:44.590 On the authority of Saeed bin Al-Musayyab, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:08:44.590 --> 00:08:48.590 Whoever dispenses with God, people will lack him 00:08:48.590 --> 00:08:51.590 Some of the predecessors, may God have mercy on him, said 00:08:51.590 --> 00:08:55.590 If a man were to be cut into another man, he would know that 00:08:55.590 --> 00:08:59.590 So what about the one who has the heavens and the earths? 00:08:59.590 --> 00:09:03.879 Al-Fudayl bin Iyad, may God have mercy on him, said 00:09:03.879 --> 00:09:06.879 The smaller your sin is 00:09:06.879 --> 00:09:08.879 He is venerated by God 00:09:08.879 --> 00:09:10.879 And as great as it is to you 00:09:10.879 --> 00:09:12.879 He is small in the sight of God 00:09:12.879 --> 00:09:17.230 Sahl bin Abdullah, may God have mercy on him, said 00:09:17.230 --> 00:09:20.230 There is not an hour without God Almighty 00:09:20.230 --> 00:09:23.230 He is familiar with the hearts of the people 00:09:23.230 --> 00:09:26.230 What heart did he see in him other than him? 00:09:26.230 --> 00:09:28.230 Satan took control of him 00:09:28.230 --> 00:09:31.299 He also said, may God have mercy on him 00:09:31.299 --> 00:09:35.299 It is forbidden for the heart to smell the scent of certainty 00:09:35.299 --> 00:09:38.299 And there is stillness towards other than God 00:09:38.299 --> 00:09:42.419 It is forbidden for a heart to let light enter it 00:09:42.419 --> 00:09:46.419 There is something in it that God Almighty hates 00:09:46.419 --> 00:09:49.870 Some of the predecessors, may God have mercy on him, said 00:09:49.870 --> 00:09:51.870 You left him 00:09:51.870 --> 00:09:54.899 And accept each other 00:09:54.899 --> 00:09:57.899 If you came to it, you would see wonders 00:09:57.899 --> 00:10:00.970 Some wise men said 00:10:00.970 --> 00:10:05.059 People have heard of God but do not know Him 00:10:05.059 --> 00:10:07.059 Some predecessors said 00:10:07.059 --> 00:10:11.059 But the people returned from the road before arriving 00:10:11.059 --> 00:10:14.059 Even if they reached God, Blessed and Most High 00:10:14.059 --> 00:10:16.059 They didn't come back 00:10:16.059 --> 00:10:20.639 Ibn Aqeel, may God have mercy on him, said about arts 00:10:20.639 --> 00:10:25.639 By God, I do not rely on the fact that I am a believer in my prayers and fasting 00:10:25.639 --> 00:10:30.639 Rather, I rely when I see my heart trembling in adversity 00:10:30.639 --> 00:10:33.960 And my thanks for what He has blessed me with 00:10:33.960 --> 00:10:36.960 A man said to some predecessors 00:10:36.960 --> 00:10:39.960 Tell me about the actions of those before us 00:10:39.960 --> 00:10:41.990 He said 00:10:41.990 --> 00:10:45.990 They worked easy and were paid a lot 00:10:45.990 --> 00:10:48.990 He said why? 00:10:48.990 --> 00:10:54.169 He said for the safety of their chests 00:10:54.169 --> 00:10:57.259 Other benefits 00:10:57.259 --> 00:11:00.259 Omar, may God be pleased with him, said 00:11:00.259 --> 00:11:03.259 By God, my heart is in God 00:11:03.259 --> 00:11:06.259 Even softer than butter 00:11:06.259 --> 00:11:09.259 My heart became strong in God 00:11:09.259 --> 00:11:12.769 Even harder than a stone 00:11:12.769 --> 00:11:15.769 On the authority of Ibn Sirin, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:11:15.769 --> 00:11:19.769 If God Almighty wants good for His servant 00:11:19.769 --> 00:11:24.769 He made a promise to him from his heart, telling him where to do it 00:11:24.769 --> 00:11:28.090 On the authority of some of the predecessors, may God have mercy on them, he said: 00:11:28.090 --> 00:11:33.090 God Almighty has placed the strength of the believer in his heart 00:11:33.090 --> 00:11:36.090 He did not put it in his organs 00:11:36.090 --> 00:11:39.090 Don't you see that the sheikh is weak? 00:11:39.090 --> 00:11:42.090 He fasts during the hot days and prays during the night 00:11:42.090 --> 00:11:45.090 The young man is unable to do that 00:11:45.090 --> 00:11:48.570 Hatem Al-Asam, may God have mercy on him, said 00:11:48.570 --> 00:11:50.570 Hearts are mobile 00:11:50.570 --> 00:11:53.570 Either you walk around the throne 00:11:53.570 --> 00:11:56.570 Or walk around the lawn 00:11:56.570 --> 00:12:00.919 On the authority of Thabit Al-Banani, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:12:00.919 --> 00:12:04.919 The believer's intention is more eloquent than his actions 00:12:04.919 --> 00:12:07.919 The believer intends to stay up all night 00:12:07.919 --> 00:12:10.919 He fasts during the day and takes out his money 00:12:10.919 --> 00:12:13.919 Don't follow him on that 00:12:13.919 --> 00:12:16.919 His art is more eloquent than his work 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:21.299 On the authority of Hassan bin Attiya, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:12:21.299 --> 00:12:25.340 The people will be in one prayer 00:12:25.340 --> 00:12:29.340 And between them is as between heaven and earth 00:12:29.340 --> 00:12:31.340 And the explanation for that 00:12:31.340 --> 00:12:35.340 That a man should be humble when approaching his prayer 00:12:35.340 --> 00:12:38.340 The other is heedless and oblivious 00:12:39.340 --> 00:12:42.940 On the authority of Shahr bin Hawshab, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:12:42.940 --> 00:12:45.940 If a man talks to people 00:12:45.940 --> 00:12:48.940 His speech comes from their hearts 00:12:48.940 --> 00:12:50.940 Its location is in his heart 00:12:50.940 --> 00:12:54.389 On the authority of Sufyan Al-Thawri, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:12:54.389 --> 00:12:59.389 If certainty settled in the heart as it should 00:12:59.389 --> 00:13:02.389 He flew with joy and sadness, longing for heaven 00:13:02.389 --> 00:13:05.679 Or for fear of fire 00:13:05.679 --> 00:13:08.679 Some of the predecessors, may God have mercy on him, were asked 00:13:08.679 --> 00:13:10.679 What were the deeds of the people? 00:13:10.679 --> 00:13:12.679 He said 00:13:12.679 --> 00:13:14.679 Their work was few 00:13:14.679 --> 00:13:17.679 Their hearts were healthy 00:13:17.679 --> 00:13:21.940 Abu Suleiman Al-Darani, may God have mercy on him, said 00:13:21.940 --> 00:13:28.000 By God, God does not want us to have our skins dry on our bones 00:13:28.000 --> 00:13:33.289 He only wants from us sincerity of intention in what he has 00:13:33.289 --> 00:13:36.289 Al-Sari Al-Saqati, may God have mercy on him, said: 00:13:36.289 --> 00:13:41.610 Clearing work of pests is more severe than work 00:13:41.610 --> 00:13:43.610 Some of the predecessors were asked 00:13:43.610 --> 00:13:45.610 What a good thing a servant can be given 00:13:45.610 --> 00:13:47.610 He said 00:13:47.610 --> 00:13:50.610 The emptiness of the heart from what does not concern it 00:13:50.610 --> 00:13:53.769 To devote himself to what he means 00:13:53.769 --> 00:13:56.799 Some Arab wise men said 00:13:56.799 --> 00:14:00.799 Every vessel that is emptied becomes narrow and full 00:14:00.799 --> 00:14:02.799 Except the heart 00:14:02.799 --> 00:14:05.799 Every time it is emptied into it, it expands 00:14:05.799 --> 00:14:11.629 This is one of the clearest signs of a kind and knowledgeable person 00:14:11.629 --> 00:14:13.629 The life of the ancestor 00:14:13.629 --> 00:14:16.950 Between words and action