*TARNISHED HEART*PROPHET[Sallallahu Alayhi wa Salaam]-Ibn Qayyim

"There is a polish for everything that takes away Rust;    and the polish for the heart is the remembrance of Allah."   (Bukhari)     Source :-Words of Wisdom from Prophet Mohammad  () Al-Bayhaqee relates from Ibn 'Umar [radiallaahu 'anhu] that AlIah's Messenger [sallallahu 'alayhi wa salaam] said:-    "For everything there is a polish, and the polish for the hearts is the dhikr [remembrance] of Allah.    There is nothing more potent in saving a person from the punishment of Allah than the dhikr of Allah."   It was said:-    Not even Jihaad in the path of Allah. So he [sallallahu 'alayhi wa salaam]replied:-    "Not even if you were to continue striking with your sword until it breaks."   [Saheeh: Related by Ahmad (4/352), from Mu'aadh ibn Jabal [radiallaahu 'anhu]. It was authenticated by al-Albaanee in Saheehul-Jaami' (no.5644).] Note:- The polish for a rusty heart is the dhikr of AIlah. This is because [dhikr] is like a polish [which polishes the heart] like a shiny mirror.   When dhikr is left, the rust returns. But when dhikr resumes, then the heart is again polished.   Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (rahimahullah) said:-   "Doubtless, a heart grows tarnished like brass or silver, and its polish is by remembrance, which may make it shine like a crystal mirror.   So when one neglects the remembrance it tarnishes,  and when he returns it shines.   Since the heart is tarnished by two things- heedlessness and sin- it is polished by two things: remembrance and asking forgiveness."   -Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya-The Invocation of God.     My ' Salaams' To You All.                           Y a s m i n.                               "Never Despair Of The Mercy Of Allah"      ' Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days, whenever each day passes then part of you has Gone.  {Al-Hasan Al-Basree}