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Caller الداعي
02-06-2009, 10:44 AM
The Four Poisons of the Heart
From the works of Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya, and Imam Ghazali

"And keep yourself (O Muhammad!) patiently with those who call on their Lord (your companions who remember their Lord with glorification, praising in prayers, etc., and other righteous deeds, etc.) morning and afternoon, seeking His Face, and let not your eyes overlook them, desiring the pomp and glitter the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our Remembrance, one who follows his own lusts and whose affair (deeds) has been lost." The Holy Quran: 18:28.

1. Unnecessary Talking
In a hadith related on the authority of Mu'adh, the Prophet (s) said, "Shall I not tell you how to control all that?" I said, "Yes do, O Messenger of Allah." So he held his tongue between his fingers, and then he said: "Restrain this." I said, "Oh Prophet of Allah, are we accountable for what we say?" He (s) said, "May your mother be bereft by your loss! Is there anything more than the harvest of the tongues that throws people on their faces (or he said 'on their noses') into the Fire?"

What is meant here by 'the harvest of the tongues' is the punishment for saying forbidden things. A man, through his actions and words, sows the seeds of either good or evil. On the Day of Resurrection he harvests their fruits. Those who sow the seeds of good words and deeds harvest honour and blessings; those who sow the seeds of evil words and deeds reap only regret and remorse.

A hadith related by Abu Huraira says:

"What mostly causes people to be sent to the Fire are the two openings: the mouth and the private parts."


2. Unrestrained Glances
Staring and gazing without restraint is disobedience to Allah:

"Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that is more purifying for them. Surely Allah is aware of what they do. (24:30)


3. Too Much Food


Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'd Yakrib said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (s) say: "The son of Adam fills no vessel more displeasing to Allah 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."

4. Keeping Bad Company

A servant should benefit from companionship. In order to do so he should divide people into four categories, and be careful not to get them mixed up, for once one of them is mixed with another, then evil can find its way through to him:

The first category are those people whose company is like food: it is indispensable, night or day. Once a servant has taken his need from it, he leaves it be until he requires it again, and so on. These are the people with knowledge of Allah-of His commands, of the scheming of His enemies, and of the diseases of the heart and their remedies- who wish well for Allah, His Prophet (s) and His servants. Associating with this type of person is an achievement in itself.

The second category are those people whose company is like a medicine. They are only required when a disease sets in. When you are healthy, you have no need of them. However, mixing with them is sometimes necessary for your livelihood, businesses, consultation and the like. Once what you need from them has been fulfilled, mixing with them should be avoided.

The third category are those people whose company is harmful. Mixing with this type of person is like a disease, in all its variety and degrees and strengths and weaknesses. Associating with one or some of them is like an incurable chronic disease. You will never profit either in this life or in the next life if you have them for company, and you will surely lose either one or both of your religion and your livelihood because of them. If their companionship has taken hold of you and is established, then it becomes a fatal, terrifying sickness.

Amongst such people are those who neither speak any good that might benefit you, nor listen closely to you so that they might benefit from you. They do not know their souls and consequently put their selves in their rightful place. If they speak, their words fall on their listeners' hearts like the lashes of a cane, while all the while they are full of admiration for and delight in their own words.

They cause distress to those in their company, while believing that they are the sweet scent of the gathering. If they are silent, they are heavier than a massive millstone-too heavy to carry or even drag across the floor.18

All in all, mixing with anyone who is bad for the soul will not last, even if it is unavoidable. It can be one of the most distressing aspects of a servant's life that he is plagued by such person, with whom it may be necessary to associate. In such a relationship, a servant should cling to good behavior, only presenting him with his outward appearance, while disguising his inner soul, until Allah offers him a way out of his affliction and the means of escape from this situation.

The fourth category are those people whose company is doom itself. It is like taking poison: its victim either finds an antidote or perishes. Many people belong to this category. They are the people of religious innovation and misguidance, those who abandon the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) and advocate other beliefs. They call what is the Sunnah a bid'a and vice-versa. A man with any intellect should not sit in their assemblies nor mix with them. The result of doing so will either be the death of his heart or, at the very best, its falling seriously ill.
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~SkYWaLkeR~
02-06-2009, 02:05 PM
assalamu alaikom
fascinating post, thank you a lot brother..
jazak allah khairan ;)
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Caller الداعي
02-06-2009, 08:12 PM
wa eyaak my bro.!!!!
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*Yasmin*
02-07-2009, 08:34 PM
jazaka Allahu khyran ,great post
May Allah help us purify our hearts and souls . Ameen
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zanjabeela
02-07-2009, 09:38 PM
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This was a beautiful reminder. May Allah bless you for taking the time to type it all up! Ameen.
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☆ღUmm Uthmanღ☆
12-04-2009, 10:57 AM
.:.>bump<.:.
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Innocent Soul
12-04-2009, 12:52 PM
Jazakallah!
Ameen to all duas.:statisfie
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Caller الداعي
12-12-2009, 05:19 PM
ameen jazakumullahu khair!!
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Cabdullahi
12-12-2009, 05:55 PM
la ilaha ilallah :( i eat far too much food
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Misz_Muslimah
12-12-2009, 07:58 PM
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Jazaakalahu khayran for sharing.
Ameen to all the duas :statisfie
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GuestFellow
12-12-2009, 08:00 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by caller
2. Unrestrained Glances
Staring and gazing without restraint is disobedience to Allah:

"Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that is more purifying for them. Surely Allah is aware of what they do. (24:30)
I need to work on this one. :/
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Cabdullahi
12-12-2009, 08:07 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Guestfellow
I need to work on this one. :/
nothing destroys and dissolves a western girl except not looking at her

so don't look its better for you!
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brotherubaid
12-12-2009, 08:37 PM
Nice thread , gotta love Ibn al qayyim n ibn rajab as well

A local student of knowledge Sheikh Yusuf al hammadi who has recommendataions from the likes of sheikh ubaid al jabiree n others recentlt started going through and explaining booklets known as Risalahs , He statred with Ibn rajab 's Khushoo fi aS-Salah , it was very nice , The thing about In rajabs books or even his booklets n risalahs is that they give u soo many points of benefit , He will have fawaid from aqaidah, hadith , rijaal , fiqh , u name it , his books are absolutely filled with fawaid n benefits, same with ibn al qayyim may Allah have mercy on him

may i suggest

www.authentictranslations.com have a booklet of ibn rajab called "Three Ways to Forgiveness"

here is the direct link http://www.authentictranslations.com...=at_irah_1.pdf

It is a beautiful book , Three ways to forgivness , please share with frineds n family as well.
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☆ღUmm Uthmanღ☆
03-03-2010, 12:12 PM
^^BarakAllahu Feek for sharing!
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paradise88
03-03-2010, 01:17 PM
The bit about keeping bad company is sooo true!
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paradise88
03-03-2010, 01:52 PM
BrotherUbaid that link is very good! Been reading it, thank u so much u always suggest good things n give good advice! :)
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Asiyah3
03-03-2010, 02:10 PM
^Thanks for bumping the thread sis :) Indeed it's a good reminder, masha'llah.
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tigerkhan
03-03-2010, 05:21 PM
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very usefull thread.
i just want to say we cant say anything about a person whether he/she is muslim bro/sis or not, if he accept ALLAH SWT and His Prophet (PBUH).....
BUT plz dont 4got there will more than 70 groups in Umma of Prophet (PBUH) and "ONLY 1" will enter the Jannah......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This "only 1" will be at the same path and way as Prophet (PBUH) and Shuhaba (RA) was.......now thats the criterion...everyone can easily see how much his/her Eman and Amall resembles with Shuhaba(RA) and Prophet (pbuh)...... its very delicate issue.....today bcz of our nafs no1 is ready to accept that he/she is not in that "only1"....every1 has marked him/her OK and PASS and we are seeing other shortcommings.......so one who is drinking alchol and do what which is not approved from SHUHABA (RA) life, may think himself that on which path he/she is going.......
i pray may ALLAH SWT give all of us hidaya of right path.AAMEEN.
JZK
:wa:
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Ramadhan
03-04-2010, 03:40 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by paradise786
The bit about keeping bad company is sooo true!
I totally agree.
I learned this the hard way.
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CosmicPathos
03-04-2010, 03:52 AM
Is there any scientific evidence that these are diseases? Why I am saying that? because most of the supposed "scholars of Islam" in the West that I see have one or more of the above symptoms, at least from what I see in the videos ...
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Souljette
03-04-2010, 05:27 PM
Assalamualikum
Jazakallah khair for the post
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paradise88
03-04-2010, 08:48 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by naidamar
I totally agree.
I learned this the hard way.
So did i! :embarrass
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brotherubaid
03-05-2010, 01:02 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by mad_scientist
Is there any scientific evidence that these are diseases? Why I am saying that? because most of the supposed "scholars of Islam" in the West that I see have one or more of the above symptoms, at least from what I see in the videos ...

With all due respect , There are NO scholars in the west , Never , never raise some one above his level , this is a calamity a museebah , yes there are some students of knowledge in the west n some callers , but subhanAllah there are no scholars of ISLAM , and if some sufis n other innovators claim to have some scholars , well they are misguided any way so wo cares, it does not even matter.

And secondly , do u thik that any scholar of the present time can be more knowledgable of the deen n its usool n fiqh n aqeedah than the previous generations, the best three generations n those who folowed them like ibn taymiyah n ibn al qayyim ? not in a milluion years , so one can never take the words of a scholar of time when there is material from the salaf al saalih avialable ,

n well as far as diseases or symptoms go , well wha was posted here is definetly diseases.

assalam o alikum
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brotherubaid
03-05-2010, 01:06 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by paradise786
BrotherUbaid that link is very good! Been reading it, thank u so much u always suggest good things n give good advice! :)
Im glad u found it useful sister , please share with family n friends as well , n may Allah reward u sister.
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cat eyes
03-05-2010, 03:26 PM
:sl:
the part about keeping bad company is so true.

i know of a revert sister been a revert for a long time now and some how she got involved with some astray muslim girls at the mosque.

they put alot of negative things in to her head and now she is ignorant to a load of things in islam so much so that ud never probably believe she was a revert.

I Believe the only thing which is keeping her in islam is because of her husband and her child.

nobody who talks to her cant get these corrupt beliefs out of her head. it totally poisoned her heart and instead of going forwards in her religion, shes going backwards.

im always careful about what company i keep.
:wa:
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InfiniteMercy
03-10-2010, 09:17 AM
Asalamu alaiykom

Diseases of the heart,mind and soul are something we all have and need to work on. i personally try to make reminders for myself, put up reminders in my room to keep my faith strong, so that i dont submit to my weaknesses..its very hard for people to truly change themselves for the better, but it takes many baby steps in achieving ur aims. i remember somebody's quote which says diseases of the heart and mind are more crippling than those of the body.

Alaykom alsalam
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