Healing of the Heart | Dr. Muhammad Az-Zahrani

Page:01 HEALING OF THE HEART DR. MUHAMMED AZ-AZAHRANI
Page:02 Table of Contents Introduction Good Character Showing Kindness Towards One's Parents 4 10 17 Keeping Good Kinship (Silat Rahim) Good Relationship with the Neighbours Al-Hilm (Self-Control and Gentleness) Haya' (Modesty) 28 37 47 59 Humbleness Steadfastness (Patience) Truthfulness 65 72 83 Amana (Faithfulness, Trust, Loyalty) 90 Sincerity 96 Loyalty 101 Noble Nature (Generosity) 107 Al-Muru'ah (Sense of Honour) 114 Al-'Iffah (Abstinence) 123 Gentleness 130 Al-'Adl (Justice) 134 References 142 3
Page:03 Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem Introduction Praise to Allah and Salat and Salam upon His Messenger. I (the author) present here a short study about some shining examples of noble moral values and code of behaviour in Islam, which I have prepared with the following steps: 1. Recording the information of this research in a simple and direct style, and this enables the reader to benefit, easily, from this subject. 2. Documenting all the texts included in this research, by relying to a great extent on their extraction from Islamic sources, headed by the Qur'an, the two Sahih books', and other books of Hadith scholars. 3. Concentrating firmly on the theme presented in this research, without any lengthening, (so the reader can attain information in lesser time) while safeguarding 1 Those of Al-Bukhari and Muslim. 4
Page:04 Qur'an; the first time in the Verse: (This is no other than a customary device (trait) of the ancients)1 and the second time in the Verse: (and surely you have sublime morals)2; for the first aim of the Prophet's mission was to achieve the completion of noble traits among people, as he said: 'I was sent to perfect noble character in people"3. Since Islamic morals are developed from the essence of one's (pure) Islamic faith, Allah has commanded people to perform some acts of worship to purify and enlighten their hearts. He commanded us to perform Salat five times a day, preceded by a purification of one's body, clothing and place of worship. A worshipper should stand, pure and clean, before Allah (in Salat), in a most humble state, asking for His Mercy, Support and Guidance. This has an undoubted effect upon the heart of a person, and makes one constantly mindful of Allah, in all one's actions and words, avoiding any forbidden thing which might anger Him. This is clearly stated by Allah in the verse: (Salat precludes indecency and wrongdoings)". Allah has commanded His servants to pay Zakat on their earnings; it is not a tax, as it may sound, but rather, a 1 Surat Shu'ara', verse 137. 2 Surat Al-Qalam, verse 4. 3 Al-Bukhari, "Al-Adab Al-Mufrad" p.104. 4 Surat Al-'Ankabut, verse 45. 7