Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (542) | The effect of the apparent sins of the limbs on the heart and its inner actions
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The impact of outward sins committed by the limbs upon the heart and its inward actions.
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Sins of the limbs have dire consequences for the heart.
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Perhaps the most prominent of these are:
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First:
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Darkness and confusion within the heart.
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Just as obedience is a light in the heart,
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So too is disobedience a darkness, by Allah.
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The more intense and frequent the disobedience becomes,
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The greater the darkness and confusion grow,
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Until the insight of the heart is extinguished.
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Allah the Exalted said:
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“Have they not travelled in the land, and have they hearts wherewith to feel and ears wherewith to hear? For indeed it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts, which are within the bosoms, that grow blind.” (22:46)
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“Have they not travelled in the land, and have they hearts wherewith to feel and ears wherewith to hear? For indeed it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts, which are within the bosoms, that grow blind.” (22:46)
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Second:
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The weakening of the heart and the humiliation of its possessor.
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For disobedience bequeaths humiliation,
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Just as honor lies in the obedience of Allah the Exalted.
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Abdullah Ibn al-Mubarak once recited:
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I have seen sins killing the hearts,
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And their persistence may bequeath humiliation.
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Abandoning sins is the life of the hearts,
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And it is better for your soul to disobey them.
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Third:
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Rust and the covering (ran) upon the heart.
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As Allah the Exalted said:
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"No! Rather..."
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“Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.” (83:14)
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And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"When a believer commits a sin,
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A black dot appears on his heart.
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If he repents, desists, and seeks forgiveness,
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His heart is polished.
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But if he increases in sin, the dot increases,
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Until it becomes the 'ran' (covering) that Allah mentioned in His Book."
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Narrated by Ibn Majah and al-Tirmidhi,
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And classified as hasan by al-Albani.
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Through this covering, the heart is sealed,
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So it neither recognizes good,
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Nor rejects evil,
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And the devil gains authority over its possessor.
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Fourth:
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The loss of the heart’s protective jealousy when the sacred boundaries of Allah are violated.
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You see the one who commits sins
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Unconcerned by the violation of Allah’s sacred boundaries,
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Or the warring against His religion and the affliction of the righteous.
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Fifth:
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The departure of modesty from the heart.
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He feels no shame before Allah nor before people,
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And he openly commits sins.
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It is hidden from no one that there is a correlation between committing forbidden acts and a lack of modesty.
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Sixth:
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The departure of the veneration and awe of Allah from the heart,
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Until the sinner takes such matters lightly and disregards the command of Allah.
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Then, the matter leads to estrangement between the servant and his Lord,
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And between him and anyone who reminds him of Allah among the righteous.
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Seventh:
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When a person feels estranged from Allah and from the righteous,
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His heart becomes ill and weak in performing acts of obedience,
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And in ascending the ranks of perfection,
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Until the matter leads him from feeling broken and finding obedience burdensome,
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To harboring hatred and aversion toward it.
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His breast is no longer expanded for obedience, nor does he feel distressed by disobedience.
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In summary:
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Outward sins, when frequent,
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Harden the heart and cause it to die.
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And the furthest of people from Allah
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Is the hard-hearted.