Ali Albarghouthi

Explanation of the 37th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (Who will take these statements from me to apply them or teach them to one who will apply them?) Abu Hurairah said: (I shall O Messenger of Allah.) So he took my hand and enumerated five and said: (Avoid the unlawful and you will be the best worshipper among people. Be satisfied with what Allah allotted for you and you will be the richest of people. Be kind to your neighbor and you will be a believer. Love for the people what you love for yourself and you will be a Muslim. And do not laugh too much, for indeed excessive laughter kills the heart.) Reported by al-Tirmidhi (2305) and ibn Majah (4217). Ibn Hajar declared it to be hasan and so did al-Albani (al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 930).

Explanation of the 36th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: A man complained to the Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam about the hardness of his heart so he said: (Wipe over the head of the orphan and feed the poor.) Reported by Ahmad (7576) and al-Bayhaqi in Shuab al-Iman (10523) and al-Sunan al-Kubra (7094). Ibn Hajar declared it to be hasan and so did al-Albani (Sahih al-Targhib 2545).

Explanation of the 35th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (I forbade you to visit the graveyards, so [now] visit them, for they soften the heart and bring tears to the eye; and don't say something wrong.) Reported by Ahmad (13487) and al-Hakim (1393). Al-Albani graded it as a Sahih (Sahih al-Jamia 4584), and so did Shuayb al-Arnaut.

Explanation of the 33 & 34 hadiths of the Heart Therapy Series: 33) A young man came to the Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam and said: O Messenger of Allah, allow me to commit zina. The people turned to him and scolded him and said: Stop! The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:Come closer.So he came closer and sat down. He asked him: Would you like this for your mother?He said: No, by Allah O Messenger of Allah, may Allah make me your ransom. He said: And people dont like it for their mothers. He asked him: Would you like this for your daughter? He said: No, by Allah O Messenger of Allah, may Allah make me your ransom. He said: And people dont like it for their daughters. He asked him: Would you like this for your sister? He said: “No, by Allah, may Allah make me your ransom. He said: And people dont like it for their sisters. He asked him: Would you like this for your paternal aunt? He said: No, by Allah, may Allah make me your ransom. He said: And people dont like it for their paternal aunts

Explanation of the 32nd hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (Ones iman wont be straight until their heart is straight, and their heart wont be straight until their tongue is straight. And a man whose neighbor doesnt feel secure from his harm shall not enter Heaven) Reported by Ahmad (13048) and ibn Abi al-Dunya in al-Samt (9). Al-Albani declared it to be hasan (Sahih al-Targhib 2554).

Explanation of the 31st hadith in Heart Therapy Series: The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (May Allah beautify the face of someone who hears my words and conveys them, for there may be a carrier of knowledge that lacks understanding and a carrier of knowledge to another who has more understanding than he does. There are three things because of which no hatred will be in the heart of a Muslim: sincerity to Allah in action, advice to Muslim leaders, and adhering to the Muslim jama'ah, for indeed their du'a includes all of them.) Reported by Ahmad (13350), ibn Majah (3056), and al-Tirmidhi (2658). Ibn Hajar, al-Albani (al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 404), and al-Wadii (al-Sahih al-Musnad 358) declared it to be sahih.

Explanation of the 30th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (Whosoevers concern is the world, Allah will scatter his affairs for him and place poverty between his eyes, and he will only receive from the world that which has been written for him. And whosoevers intention is the Hereafter, Allah will gather his affairs for him, put richness in his heart, and the world will be forced to come to him) Reported by ibn Majah (4105) and al-Tirmidhi (2456). Al-Iraqi declared its chain to be good, and al-Albani declared it to be sahih (Sahih ibn Majah 4105)

Explanation of the 28 & 29 Hadiths from the Heart Therapy Series: 28) The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (When one commits a sin, a black spot appears on his heart. When he refrains from it, seeks forgiveness, and repents, his heart is polished clean. But if he returns, it increases until it covers his heart, and this is the Ran which Allah mentioned: No, but on their hearts is the Ran which they earned [al-Mutaffifin 14]) Reported by Ahmad (7952) and al-Tirmidhi (3334) who said it is hasan sahih, and al-Albani declared it to be hasan (Sahih al-Tirmidhi 3334) 29) The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (There is at times a thin shade that comes upon my heart, and I ask Allah for forgiveness a hundred times a day) Reported by Muslim (2702)

Explanation of the 27th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (There is no one who is afflicted with distress and grief and says: O Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your female slave; my forehead is in Your hand, Your command over me passes and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You with which You have named Yourself, revealed in Your Book, taught to any of Your creation, or have preserved in the knowledge of the Unseen with You, that You make the Quran the spring of my heart, the light of my breast, a departure for my sorrow, and a release from my anxiety,but Allah will take away his distress and grief and replace it with joy.) He was asked: O Messenger of Allah, should we learn these words? He said: (Of course; everyone who hears them should learn them.) Reported by Ahmad (3712), al-Hakim, and ibn Hibban. Ibn al-Qayyim, Ahmad Shakir, and al-Albani declared it to be sahih (Al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 199)

Explanation of the 26 hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam used to make this dua: (My Rabb, aid me and do not aid against me, grant me victory and do not grant victory over me, plot for me and do not plot against me, guide me and facilitate guidance for me, and grant me victory over those who transgress against me. My Rabb, make me to You ever-grateful, of You ever-remembering, to You ever-fearful and ever-obedient, to You ever-humble, to You oft-regretful and returning. My Rabb, accept my repentance, wash my sin away, confirm my proof, guide my heart, straighten my tongue, and remove the blackness of my heart.) Reported by al-Nasai in al-Sunan al-Kubra (10552) and al-Tirmidhi (3551) and Abu Dawud (1510). Ibn Hajar declared it to be hasan, and ibn al-Qayyim, Ahmad Shakir, and al-Albani declared it to be sahih (Sahih al-Tirmidhi 3551)

Explanation of the 25th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (Indeed iman gets worn out inside of you as a piece of clothing gets worn out. So ask Allah to renew iman in your hearts. ) Reported by al-Hakim and al-Tabarani. Al-Haythami, al-Iraqi, and al-Albani declared it to be hasan (al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 1585)

Zayd ibn Arqam said: I only say to you what the Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam used to say. He used to say: (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from inability, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, decrepitude, and the torment of the grave. O Allah, grant my soul its piety and purify it as You are the Best to purify it. You are its Supporter and its Master. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from non-beneficial knowledge, from an irreverent heart, from a dissatisfied soul, and from a du‘a that goes unanswered) Reported by Muslim (2722)

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Shakal ibn Humayd said: I came to the Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam and said: “O Messenger of Allah, teach me a protective dua with which I can supplicate to seek refuge. So he held my hand and said: Say: O Allah, I seek your refuge from the evil of my hearing, the evil of my sight, the evil of my tongue, the evil of my heart, and the evil of my private part. Reported by Abu Dawud (1551) and al-Tirmidhi (3492). It is declared to be hasan gharib by al-Tirmidhi, hasan by ibn Hajar and al-Suyuti, and sahih by al-Albani (Sahih al-Tirmidhi 3492)

The Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam used to supplicate with these supplications: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the trial of Hellfire, from the torment of Hellfire, from the trial of the grave, from the torment of the grave, form the evil of the trial of affluence, and from the evil of the trial of poverty. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of the turmoil of the Dajjal. O Allah, wash away my sins with snow and hail water, purify my heart from sins as the white garment is purified from dirt, and put a distance between my sins and me like the distance Youve put between East and West. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from sloth, senility, sin, and debt