The Necessary Connection Between Our Hearts and Actions
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
โBeware! There is a piece of flesh in the ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ (๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐), ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ, and that is the heart.โ [Saheeh al-Bukhari, Book 2, Hadith 45]
In light of this whole โyou do not know what is in my heartโ nonsense that is spreading, here are some ayat to ponder upon regarding the necessary relationship between hearts and actions/speech.
Before reading some of these ayat, just remember that these are not all of the relevant scriptural references on the subject. Do not read them in isolation and think that mere sinning does not make one a believer. Rather, the purpose of these ayat is to demonstrate that there is an established and necessary correlation between our limbs and hearts; that is all. So people who unjustifiably openly commit egregious sins do not have a right to state that their actions do not reflect on the state of their hearts.
- Say, หนO Prophet,หบ โ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ หน๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒหบ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐; Allah will love you and forgive your sins. For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.โ [3:31]
- But no! By your Lord, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ หน๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐หบ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ หน๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ญหบ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ. [4:65]
- ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก, the Prophet, and what has been revealed to him, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ หน๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌหบ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ. But most of them are rebellious. [5:81]
- ๐๐ก๐ หน๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐หบ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ whose hearts tremble at the remembrance of Allah, whose faith increases when His revelations are recited to them, and who put their trust in their Lord. หน๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐หบ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ. It is they who are the true believers. They will have elevated ranks, forgiveness, and an honourable provision from their Lord. [8:2-4]
- ๐๐ก๐ หน๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐หบ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ who believe in Allah and His Messenger, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง หน๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ญหบ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ หน๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒหบ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ. So when they ask your permission for a private matter, grant permission to whoever you wish and ask Allahโs forgiveness for them. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [24:62]
- ๐๐ก๐ หน๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐หบ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ who believe in Allah and His Messengerโnever doubtingโ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก. They are the ones true in faith. [49:15]
- ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ หน๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒหบ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ, even if they were their parents, children, siblings, or extended family. For those หนbelieversหบ...[58:22]