4 Poisons of Heart Tasawuf

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4 Poisons of Heart Tasawuf

 

Unnecessary Talking

 

It is reported in al-Musnad, on the authority of Hazrat Anas Radi Allahu anhu, that the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam said:

"The faith of a servant is not put right until his heart is put right, and his heart is not put right until his tongue is put right."[1]

This shows that the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam has made the purification of faith conditional on the purification of the heart, and the purification of the heart conditional on the purification of the tongue.

 

At-Tirmidhî relates in a hadîth on the authority of Ibn 'Umar Radi Allahu anhu:

"Do not talk excessively without remembering Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala[/i], because such excessive talk without the mention of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala causes the heart to harden, and the person furthest from Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is a person with a hard heart."

 

Unrestrained Glances

 

The unrestrained glance results in the one who looks becoming attracted to what he sees, and in the imprinting of an image of what he sees in his heart. This can result in several kinds of corruption in the heart of the servant. The following are a number of them:

 

It has been related that the Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam once said words to the effect: "The glance is a poisoned arrow of shaytan. Whoever lowers his gaze for Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, He will bestow upon him a refreshing sweetness which he will find in his heart on the day that he meets Him."

 

Shaytan enters with the glance, for he travels with it, faster than the wind blowing through an empty place. He makes what is seen appear more beautiful than it really is, and transforms it into an idol for the heart to worship. Then he promises it false rewards, lights the fire of desires within it, and fuels it with the wood of forbidden actions, which the servant would not have committed had it not been for this distorted image. This distracts the heart and makes it forget its more important concerns. It stands between it and them; and so the heart loses its straight path and falls into the pit of desire and ignorance.

 

Too Much Food

 

The consumption of small amounts of food guarantees tenderness of the heart, strength of the intellect, humility of the self, weakness of desires, and gentleness of temperament. Immoderate eating brings about the opposite of these praiseworthy qualities.

 

Al-Miqdâm ibn Ma'd Yakrib Radi Allahu anhu said: "I heard the Beloved Rasool Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam say: "The son of Adam fills no vessel more displeasing to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala than his stomach. A few morsels should be enough for him to preserve his strength. If he must fill it, then he should allow a third for his food, a third for his drink and leave a third empty for easy breathing."

 

Keeping Bad Company

 

Unnecessary companionship is a chronic disease that causes much harm. How often have the wrong kind of companionship and intermixing deprived people of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala's generosity, planting discord in their hearts which even the passage of time-even if it were long enough for mountains to be worn away-has been unable to dispel. In keeping such company one can find the roots of loss, both in this life and in the next life.

 

May we act upon this great advice ameen

 

 

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

[Qufl e Madinah]

Very Nice & informative Sharing

May we act upon this great advice ameen

Aameeeeeen Bijahin nabi yel ameen

was'salamu ma'alikram

[Hanafi Muslima]

JAzakAllah Azawajal 4 sharing!

[Gham-e-Madinah]

jazak ALLAH khair