'Nahmaduhu Wa Nusalli Ala Rasoolilah Kareem~ Amma 'Baad... Fa' Aouzobillahi Minash Shaitaannir Rajeem'. 'Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim' 'Assalaamualaykum Wa Rahmatuallahi Wa Barakatahu'. *The Heart's Captivation & Imprisonment by Sin* And among its effects is that the disobedient sinner is constantly in the shackles of his Shaytaan and the prison of his 'Shahwa' (desires)~ and the chains/fetters of his 'Hawaa' (whims)~ So he is a Captive {!} ...one who is imprisoned and who is tied up! There is no captive in a worse state than the one who is captivated by his worst enemy and there is no prison which is tighter than the prison of 'Hawa' and there is no bond/fetter stronger than {?} the bond of desire. How, then, will a heart which is captivated, imprisoned and fettered .... ...travel unto Allah and the Home of the Hereafter? How will a person take a single step forward when the heart is bound and harmful things approach it from every direction? The harmful things approach it to the extent that it is tied up ...! [i.e. imprisoned by its desires and whims] The example of the heart is like the example of a Bird {!} Every time it ascends it becomes distant from the harmful things and every time it descends the harmful things hurt it {!} In a 'Hadith' there occurs that Shaytaan is like a Wolf to people {!} Just as when a sheep has no protector and is in between many wolves... they are quick in causing damage and injury ! likewise the servant who does not have guardianship from Allah, then his Wolf [i.e. his desires, whims etc.] is to him a predatory animal {!} Thus there is no escape for the servant from having protection from Allah. 'Taqwaa' is a safeguard for him and a strong shield between himself and the punishment of this world and the Hereafter. Every time the sheep is close to its shepherd it is safer from the wolf and every time it becomes distant from its shepherd it is closer to destruction... {!} ...So its sanctuary is when it is close to its shepherd because the wolf takes the lonely one from the flock and this is the one which is the furthest one of the flock from the shepherd. The basis of all of this is that every time the heart is distant from Allah the harmful things are quick in approaching it and every time it is close to Allah the harmful things become distant from it { Source:-Author: Ibn Al Qayyim | Source: Al Jawab Al Kafi | Trans: Abu Iyaad...}. ~My 'Salaams' To You All~ ~ Y a s m i n ~
~*Never Despair Of The Mercy Of Allah*~ ~Say, 'Indeed, my Prayer, my Rites of Sacrifice, my Living and my Dying are for ALLAH, Lord of the Worlds'~ {'Quran'~Surat Al-'An`am -# 6-162.} {'In Shaa Allah'~'Aameen'} I Want to Die With my Forehead on the Ground! The Sunnah in my Heart, Allah on my Mind, Qur'an on my Tongue, and Tears in my Eyes! 'In Shaa Allah'!
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