Reminder.....

Each morning when the limbs awaken in the spiritual world, they shudder and say to the tongue, “Fear God concerning us! For if you are straight, then we are straight, and if you deviate, we too deviate.”
This is such a strong reminder…our limbs are going to testify for us or against us on the DAY OF JUDGEMENT....

There is an unseen aspect of the heart that contains a seed that has the potential of becoming like a cancer that can metastasize and overtake the heart.
RasulAllah (sws) said: If a son of Adam sins, a black spot appears in the heart. And if the person makes repentance, it is erased. But if he does not (repent), it continues to grow until the whole heart becomes pitch black.
We know we don’t want our hearts to become like this…so why even let it get to that first spot of blackness?

Imam Mawlud emphasizes that its impossible to rid oneself of these diseases without a trace…This implies that purification is a life long process. It is not a passive relationship, one must GUARD his heart.
It is not in human nature for a man to remain stationary in one state or place. If we can imagine ourselves as a little rock on the side of a mountain. The rock can never stay in the same place, it can easily fall backwards but the only way it can move forward is if a strong force is put on it…That force is us avoiding passiveness and attempting to better ourselves for the sake of pleasing Allah SWT.

HERE BEGIN THE DISEASES OF THE HEART…

MISERLINESS (bukhl)
This is comparable to a person who fulfills his obligations without good cheer. A person who doles out difficulty without cause strips away the veils of dignity…
This is soooo true. If we have truly made the intention in our heart to do something for Allah SWT, then HOW can we not be pleased in carrying out the task? We should feel more than glad because we are doing so with the intent of making our Lord pleased with us.
A cure for this is generosity…

WANTONNESS
Wantonness is excessive mirth or excessive exuberance.
“batar”—inability to bear blessings, bewilderment, dislike of something undeserving of dislike, reckless extravagance…
A common belief is that people who eat too much become hard hearted. Literally those who eat rich foods become hard hearted! (Arterial sclerosis—hardening of the arteries).
The cure for ‘wantonness’ is intentionally engaging in hunger and reflecting on death.

HATRED (bughd)
RasulAllah (sws) once asked the companions if they wanted to see a man of Paradise. A man passed by and RasulAllah (sws) pointed him out as being one of the people of Paradise. One companion wanted to learn what deeds gave this man such an honor, he noted that the man did nothing extraordinary. He told the man what the Prophet (sws) had said and the man replied that the only thing he could think of was that he slept with no rancor in his heart towards another.
We are often taught to go through and think about our day when we are about to sleep…ask forgiveness for whatever sins we committed and also go through and forgive whoever may have said or done something to offend us… Think of how much benefit actually putting this into action will bring us…
The cure for hatred is fairly straightforward, pray for the person towards whom you feel hatred.