How to Polish the Rust of the Heart

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الهم صل على محمد
وعلى آل محمد و بارك و سلم

Purifying the Heart

👤 Ibn al-Qayyim – [Rahimahullah] – said :

“There is no doubt that the heart becomes covered with rust, just as metal dishes – silver, and their like become rusty.

So the rust of the heart is polished with dhikr (remembrance of Allah), for dhikr polishes the heart until it becomes like a shiny mirror.

However, when dhikr is abandoned, the rust returns; and when it commences then the heart again begins to be cleansed.

Thus the heart becoming rusty is due to two matters :

Sins and Ghaflah (neglecting remembrance of Allah).

Likewise, it is cleansed and polished by two things :

Istigfår (seeking Allah’s forgiveness) and Dhikr.”

See also
Recommended Muslim Practices on Fridays

📖 Al-Wabilus-Sayyib (p.80)

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