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ZAYNAB ACADEMY ONLINE

Purification of

the HeartWinter Term 2012

January 2ndMarch 9th

Winter 2012

Indeed, there is a lump of flesh in every human. If it is sound, the

whole body is sound. And, if it is corrupt, the whole body is

corrupt. Verily, this piece of flesh is the Heart.


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Table of Contents

Importance of the Purification of theHeart

Takabbur

Love for the World: Hubb-e-Dunya

Shahwat: Entangled in the Web ofDesires

Keena: Malice and Rancor

Hasad: Envy

Bukhl: Miserliness

Controlling the Tongue

Anger Management

Riya: Ostentation


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Importance of

thePurification of

the Heart

A day in which neither wealth nor children shall be of anybenefit, except one who comes to Allah with a sound heart

(al-Shuara:88-89)

3Spiritual

Componentsof aHuman

Qalb

(Spiritual

heart/ seat of

emotions)

Nafs

(desires)

Aql

(intellect)

1 2 3


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Quranic Descriptions of the

Heart Did they not have hearts with which

they could understand (yaqilun) or ears

with which they could hear. Indeed, it

was not the eyes that had turned blind,

but the hearts in their chests had turned

blind. (al-Hajj:46)

A long period passed upon them andtheir hearts became hard. (al-Hadeed:

57)

Allah Placed over their hearts a coveringthat they may not understand and in

their ears *He Placed+ deafness. (6:25)

Nay, rather rust has covered their heartsbecause of they used to do. (al-

Mutafifeen: 14)

3Types of Hearts

Qalb Mayyit

[Dead Heart]

Qalb Mareedh

[Diseased

Heart]

Qalb Saleem

[Sound

Heart]


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Signs

of a Dead Heart Follows the pleasuresand desires of

Nafs

No hesitation in sinning Good deedsseem like a burden

Dislikes adviceor guidance

Signsof a Diseased Heart Affected by company Spiritual sicknesses fluctuate:

Sometimes in control and sometimesout of control

Has remorseafter committing sin

Signsof a Sound Heart

Lovesfor

the sake of Allah

Dislikes forthe sake of Allah Givesfor the sake of Allah Forbidsfor the sake of

Allah


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Benefits of a Qalb Saleem

How to Achieve a Qalb

Saleem?

1-Remembrance of Allah

Hadith:

The difference between one whoremembers Allah and the one who does

not is like the living and the dead

Everything has a polish. And, the polish ofthe heart is the Remembrance of Allah.

2-Tazkiyya (Purification) Addressing deep-rooted problems

Successful are those who have purified

(their nafs) and Ruined are those who have

spoiled it (al-Shams)

ContentmentSweetness of

Iman

Love of Allah


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Verses Regarding Takabbur

I will divert My signs from those who actarrogantly without right in the earth; and who,

if they see each sign, believe it not. And if

they see the way of righteousness, they do

not choose it as their way.

And if they see the way of error, they chooseit for their way (al-Araaf: 146)

Those who dispute Allahs signs without anyauthority, it is greatly hateful in the sight of

Allah and in the sight of those who believe.

Thus does Allah seal the heart of every

arrogant tyrant (al-Momin: 35)

Call on Me and I will answer you. Verily,those who in arrogance turn away from My

worship will enter hell, disgraced (al-Momin:

60)

Allah does not love the arrogant and boastingones (Luqman: 18)

Takabbur

Without Doubt, Allah knows what they conceal and reveal.

Verily, He does not love the arrogant

(al-Nahl: 23)


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Hadith about Takabbur The Arrogant and the

Infamous

I am better

than him!

I am the

highest Lord!

Who can be

more powerful

than us?

Iblees

Pharoah

Nation ofAad

Hadith Qudsi:

Takabburis My shawlandGreatnessis My garment.Whoever tries to take awayany

one of these from Me, I will put

them in the Fire.

He who has an

atomsamount ofarrogancein his heart will

notenter Jannat.


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X Y Z K

Levels of Takabbur

Takabbur

(arrogance)

Kibr (pride)

Ujab(egotistical,

self-conceit)

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3

Signs of Takabbur

Regards herself as goodand sees her goodattributesonly

Dislikesanyones adviceorconstructive criticism

Displays vanityand feels thatothers dont know herstature

If she needs to do some low-level work, feels that this is a

burdenand beneath herstature

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Hadith:

Whoeversactionshold himback, his lineage

will NOTspeed him

up.

Knowledge

Worship

Lineage

Beauty

Wealth

Power

Connections/

Popularity

Takabbur

Cause

s

ofT

akabb

ur Imam al-Ghazali:

People of knowledgeare in greater dangerof arrogance than anyone

else.


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2)Amali(practical remedies)

Do acts ofhumilityopenly

Change theway youspeak

Treat thoseyou view as

inferior to youwith respect

View themas betterthan you

Be firstto saysalaamtoeveryoneyoumeet

Make

dua to

Allah

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3

2

4

5

6


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Other Verses in Quran Hadith

Love of thedunyais

rootof allsin

The world is aprisonforthe believer and a

heavenfor

the disbeliever

A worldlyperson

cannotbesafeguarded

from sin

The dunyais a

corpse/deadbody. And thosewho want it are like

dogs

The worldly life isjust a place ofdeception(Al-Noor, 22)

The worldly life is justplay and futile act. Andthe home of theakhirah is better forthose who have taqwa.Do you notunderstand?Al-Anaam:4


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Slave to desires

Always wants toenjoy and have fun

Regards others as

inferior

Always thinking ofhow to earn more

Makes long-termplans

Possesses anabundance of

entertainmentgoods

Becomes depressed

and down due toloss of

wealth/business

Always talkingabout worldly

matters

Prefers worldly gainover spiritual gain

Hoards wealth

Does not haveregard for the rights

of others

Signs of Hubb-e-Dunya

Hubb-e-Dunya

Alert!!


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Important NoteDifferences between workingin the world and

lovingthe worldconcerned about halal

and haramspends money without

grief

Remedies

Reflect onthe reality

of the world

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ShahwatEntangled in the Web

of Desires

As for the one who fears standing before Allah and stopshis nafs from unlawful desires, verily jannat is his abode

(Surah Naziaat)

Definitionof

Shahwat

Linguistic: desire, want, wish,passion

Definition: An excessive desirefor something

Common Usage: A desire forsomething unIslamicandunlawful


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Types of Shahwat adithH HiddenShahwatI fear twothings for my

ummat:Shirk andHidden Shahwat[shahwat al-khufiyyah]

Shahwat ofthe stomach

Shahwat ofthe eyes

Shahwat ofthe farj

Shahwat ofthe mind

Shahwat ofthe heart


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enefits of ShahwatControl

BMaghfirat Acceptance ofdua

ContentmentSafeguarded

from other socialills and problems

Better familylife, children,and society


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Keena: Malice

and Rancor

And those who came after them say: Our Lord, forgive usand our brethren who came before us in faith, and do not

place in our hearts any rancor (ghill) for those who believe.Our Lord, You are kind and compassionate.

(al-Hashr: 10)

hat isKeena?

Note:

Ghilloriginates from aghlal(yokes around the neck)

W A state ofhatredand

enmityin theheart towardscertain people

Rooted in extreme

anger in which a

person cannot take

revenge or act

upon their anger

Leads to hasad,

takabbur,

ghibbat, and

in ustice


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Reasons for keena Hadith regarding Keena

Do not have hatredfor oneanother (Bukhari and Muslim)

The deeds of humans arepresented every Monday and

Thursday. Every believing servant

is forgiven except two believerswho have malice for one

another. Allah says, Leave them

until they have set things aright

between themselves. (Muslim)

Long hadith: Do you want to seea man of Paradise?

Differences ofopinion

Arguments

Hurtful comments

and behavior

Hatred or strongdislike for aperson for no

legitimate reason


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o you

have keena?

Check Yourself

Looking for faults in othersandinforming others about these faults

Being happywhen they havedifficulties and problems

Do not like to say anything positiveto them or about them

Regarding that person as inferior Spreading their secretsand private

mattersto others

Making funof them and taunting Hurtingthem when given an

opportunity

armsof

having keena

Always havingfeelings ofbitterness and grief

Not being forgivenby Allah

D H

Hadith:

That person who haskeena toward a

believer will notbe

forgiven onLaylatul Qadr


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Hasad: Envy

Or do these people envy what Allah has Bestowed uponthem from His Bounty

(An-Nisa: 54)

[I seek refuge in Allah] from the envier when he envies(an-Nas: 5)

Definition of Hasad

Blessing/Naimath:

A negativefeeling which ariseswhen a person dislikes

that someone else

receivesa blessing.

Religious/spiritualblessing

MaterialisticBounty


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Causes of Hasad

Ujaband TakabburPoor self-esteemEnmityBeing of the same age, field,

class, etc.

Love of Leadership

Effects of Hasad

Emotional effects

Spiritual Effects

[Competing for

same things/ProfessionalJealousy]

Ruins owndeeds

Fall in theeyes ofother

people

Others

angered bythat personto extent oflosing outon their

love

Grief andsorrow on

Day ofJudgment

Anger

Resentment

Lack of motivation/ Demoralized

Tension, Anxiety, and Depression

Makes one spiteful and malicious


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How to overcome Hasad? Practical Solutions

Must actively go against the negative

feelings of hasad by

Praise when you wish to criticizeGive gifts when you wish for loss of

blessings

Interact with them with humilitywhen you wish to act arrogantly

Dua for them when you dont wish todo so

Taawudh

Taqwa: Remember deathand the Akhirah. And rid

the heart of love of dunya.

Sabr

To be Raadhi/ Contentwith Allah


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Bukhl:Miserliness

He who is being miserly (bukhl) isbeing miserly only tohimself (Surah Muhammad: 38)

Definition of

Bukhl

To feel a tightnessof the hearton spending on:

Those one iscommanded byAllah to do so

(zakat,dependents)

Those one isencouraged inIslam to spend

upon (otherneedy people,

religious causes)


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Hadith regarding Bukhl Check Yourself

Do you

Find it difficultto spend onothers?

Feel tightnessin yourheart when giving zakator

sadqa?

Do you suddenly rememberyour own expenseswhen you have to spend on

others?

Get upsetwhen someoneneedy asks you forsomething?

A miser is far

from Jannat, farfrom people, and

closeto the fire(Tirmidhi)

A miser will notenter Jannat

(Tirmidhi)

Be careful ofmiserliness. Indeed, it

has ruinedthosebefore you. It caused

them to shed bloodand make haramthings halal

Miserliness

and Imanarenot gathered

together in any

heart Nisaai

Bukhl


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Causes of Bukhl Problemsof Wealth

Acts of disobedienceandsinbecome easier

One gets used to easeandcomfort, and mujahadabecomes difficult

Fearof Death Love of statusand fame Heart and mind always

thinkingabout it

More hisaabin the Akhirah

Love ofWealth

Heedlessnessof death

Love ofthe world


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Remedies:

Major one Forcingyourself to spendwealth

for the sake of Allah

Has spiritualand

psychologicaleffects

Other remedies

Remember death Reflect on the versesand hadith

regarding bukhl

Reflect on the purposeof wealth When a thought of spending on a

good cause comes to you, actimmediately

Do notmake long, complicatedplans

Spend more time in worshipandacts of obedience


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Final ThoughtsAnd let not those who hoard up thatwhich Allah has bestowed uponthem of His bounty think that it is better

for them. It is worse for

them. That which they hoard will beon their collar on the Day ofResurrection. Allahs is theinheritance of the heavens andthe earth, and Allah is Aware of whatyou do(Aal Imran, 180)


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Controllingthe Tongue

Each word he utters is noted by a vigilant guardian(Qaf, verse 18)

Importance of the

Tongue

Part of a larger

system

Reflects other

spiritualproblems

Manifested throughbad language,hurtful speech,

backbiting, lying,and useless talk

A double-edgedsword


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adith

100, 0

0, 100

50, 50

0, 0

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40

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120

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

BeneficialSpee

ch

Harmful Speech

Types of Speech

H100% Beneficial[Quran, Hadith,naseehat]

100% Harmful

[ghibbat, lying,

taunting,

hurtful speech]

Partially

beneficialand partially

harmful

No Benefit

and No Harm

I will guarantee

you jannatif you

safeguardtwothings: What is

between your

jawsand What isbetween your legs

Whoever believes in

Allah and the Last Day,

he should say

something good

or keep quietWho stays

quiet, he will

be saved

A part of a persons

Islamic beauty is

that he leaves that

which does not

concern him


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Whatothers

have said

Story from the life of

Hazrat Abdullah bin

MubarakAnd complete the Haj and Umrah

for Allah

Who Allah makes astray, there isno one to guide him

Enter the city if Allah Wills inpeace

Do good deeds. Verily Allah lovesthe good doer

Read what is easy from theQuran

Do not ask about such things thatif they were revealed to you, it

would displease you

AHazrat

Abu Bakr

RA

A man is

hiddenunderhis speech

The heart is like apot. The tongue

is like its spoon

An

intelligentperson

thinks then

speaks, and

a foolishperson

speaks then

thinks


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Wealth and sons are theornaments of the worldly life

Ibrahim and Ismail and IshaqFeed food for His loveIndeed we feed you for the

pleasure of Allah

Problems andSolutions

Badlanguage

Backbiting

TellingLies

Futile Talk


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Anger

Management

Those who control their anger and are forgiving towardmankind.Verily, Allah loves those who do good

(Aal Imran: 134)

Anger as an Emotion

Not a negative emotion in and ofitself

Human Rights/Dignity: Normal and Healthy

Anger

Courage: Positive andControlled Anger

Rage:NegativeAnger


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Quranic verses regarding

Anger

Note:Difference between

ghayzhand ghadab

Do you have

NegativeAnger?

Are you always scoldingyourkids/servants/students/employee?

Do people complain about yourtemper?

Does your husband/parent/sibling callyou bad-tempered?

Do you make rashdecisions? Do you quickly become negative

about others?

Are you quickto anger and slowtocalm down?

Those who control/ drinktheir anger (ghayzh)

(aal Imran: 134)

When they are angry(ghadab), they forgive(Shura: 37)


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Hadith regarding Anger

A man asked the Prophet, Advise me.Prophet (pbuh) said, Do not becomeangry. Three times

Someone asked, What is the worstthing one can receive from Allah? The

Prophet responded, His Wrath. Then,

the man asked, How do we avoid it?

The Prophet said, Do not becomeangry.

Anger is from Shaitan, and Shaitan ismade from the fire.

Verily, anger ruins iman just as aloeruins honey.

Strength is not throwing someone tothe ground, but strong is that person

who can control his nafs when he is

angry.

Anger Control

The Prophets Anger:

The Anger of Regular People:Can lead to family problems,

social problems, and even

disbelief

Hadith: I get angry the

way humans get angry,

[but in this anger my

tongue only speaks

the truth.]


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Teasingand

Mocking

Causes of Anger Signs and Symptoms of Anger

You AreAngry!

Nottalking

Notlooking

Backbiting/ ghibat

Telling thesecrets ofthe other

Malice/Spite/Keena

Fighting/Verbally orPhysically

ANGER

Ujab andTakabbur

Criticism

Desire/Hirs

Envy/

Hasad


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To bequiet

Changelocation

Do wuduand pray

Saytaawudh

Say Lahawla wala quwatailla bIllah

Saydurood

To ponder over the anger and

mercy of Allah

Active Remedies

Verbal Remedies

Mental Remedy


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Riya:Ostentation

Say: Whether you hide what is in your hearts or youexpress itAllah knows it

(aal- Imran)

Definition of Riya

Performing acts of

obedience andworship merely toobtain a place in the

hearts of others

Motivating factor: Toshowand please others(rather thanAllah)


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Significance ofGetting Rid of Riya

Indeed, even a little of riya is shirk(Hadith, ibn Majah)

Whoever prays in order to show othershas indeed done shirk. And, whoever

fasts to show others has done shirk.

And, whoever gives charity to show

others has done shirk(Hadith, Ahmad)

Riya: lesser shirk and hiddenshirk

TypesofRiya

5

4

3

2

1

Bodil

Demeanor

C

lothing

Acts/Deeds

Speaking


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Major Signs

of Riya But everybodylikes to bepraised

Hadith: When abeliever hears somebody

praising him, his

faith [iman]

Laziness andlack of action for

Allahs Sakewhen one isalone and out ofview of others.

But, driven and

energetic whenin front of others

Increasing onesactions when

praised.

Decreasing themin absence of

praise or evencriticism


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Is this Riya? Treatment: Spiritual

Nurture certainty in yourself ofTawheed and that only Allah canbenefit or harm one

Be aware of the harmof riya both in thisworldand the next world

Hadith: Know that if the wholenation were to gather together tobenefit you with anything, it would

benefit you only with something thatAllah had already prescribed for you.And if they were to gather togetherto harm you, it would harm you onlywith something that Allah had alreadyprescribed for you

If you do a gooddeed with a badintention

If you do a gooddeed for worldlymotive (wealth,etc)

If you makesomeonecontent just sothey follow youin deeni matters

RiyaIf you do apermissible actfor the sake ofworldly gain

If you makesomeone contentto stay away fromtheir mischief

NotRiya


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Think ofAllahs Razain every actConnect all praise to Allah: Treatment: Practical

Veil youracts fromthe eyesof people

Make ahabit ofdoing

worship inprivate Be conscience

of theworkings ofyour heart indoing good

deeds and inhearing praise

Keep aconsistentcheck of

yourintentions

ReadsurahIkhlasoften

Only want HisPraise and any

praise for you is

actually

praise of Him


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3Types of worshippersShould you leave deeds

for fear of Riya?

Imam Mawlud:

Whisperings of shaitanIrrational fear

Abandoning a gooddeed out of fear of

riya is worse thanengaging in riyaitself

Those who worship for the sake of

Allah and His Pleasure (like afree person)

Those who worship forattaining Jannah (like amerchant)

Those who worship out of

fear of Jahannum (like aslave)

Hazrat Ali (RA): Three type of people

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