Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
· Lesson 1195 of 1251
Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1194) | Low, vile thinking
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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A mindset preoccupied with the base aspects of worldly life.
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This is a mindset that traps its possessor in trivialities and petty matters,
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far removed from noble pursuits.
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Such as an obsession with the fleeting pleasures of this world, including wealth, status, and women.
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Indeed, for those who hold this mindset, it may even escalate
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to the pursuit of forbidden desires and the means to attain them.
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How vast is the difference between one whose thoughts are fixed on noble matters,
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such as the affairs of the Hereafter and preparing for it through righteous deeds,
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or the affairs of the religion and calling others to Allah—Mighty and Majestic is He—
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or striving in the path of Allah and supporting the religion and its people,
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and one whose thoughts hover around base desires, false hopes,
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and corrupt notions.
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Regarding this, Ibn al-Qayyim—may Allah have mercy upon him—speaks.
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This is the meaning behind the saying of some of the salaf:
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"Hearts are constantly roaming."
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There is a heart that circles around filth,
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and a heart that circles with the angels around the Throne.
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The greatest torment for the soul
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is its immersion and defilement in base deeds,
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its constant preoccupation with worldly pleasures,
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and its detachment from the purpose for which it was created and prepared.