"Verily, there is no human being except that his heart is between Two Fingers of the Fingers of Allah, so whomsoever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever He wills He causes to deviate."
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Excerpt:
Shahr bin Hawshab said:
“I said to Umm Salamah: ‘O Mother of the Believers! What was the supplication that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said most frequently when he was with you?” She said: ‘The supplication he said most frequently was: “O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion (Yā Muqallibal-qulūb, thabbit qalbī `alā dīnik).’” She said: ‘So I said: “O Messenger of Allah, why do you supplicate so frequently: ‘O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.’ He said: ‘O Umm Salamah! Verily, there is no human being except that his heart is between Two Fingers of the Fingers of Allah, so whomsoever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever He wills He causes to deviate.’”
“I said to Umm Salamah: ‘O Mother of the Believers! What was the supplication that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said most frequently when he was with you?” She said: ‘The supplication he said most frequently was: “O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion (Yā Muqallibal-qulūb, thabbit qalbī `alā dīnik).’” She said: ‘So I said: “O Messenger of Allah, why do you supplicate so frequently: ‘O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.’ He said: ‘O Umm Salamah! Verily, there is no human being except that his heart is between Two Fingers of the Fingers of Allah, so whomsoever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever He wills He causes to deviate.’”
Excellent read! There is a narration of a thought provoking hadith/story
followed by key take-aways from the story. (This duaa, ...Make my heart
firm upon Your religion... is also mentioned)
Some points of benefit from Shaykh Luhaydan and Shaykh Al Albaanee.
O Turner of the Hearts! Make My Heart Firm Upon Your Religion | Abu Inaayah
(Audio 18:37)
Shaykh Uthaymeen was asked what to do if one found that there eemaan had
decreased and what could they do to remain steadfast upon the deen.
"We ask Allah for guidance for ourselves and her and for steadfastness upon
the Truth. Indeed, a person is only human and [his state] changes in
accordance to what is his heart is exposed to; what his eyes look at and his
ears listen to. However, it is incumbent upon the believer to always beseech
Allaah [The Most High] for guidance and to act on the means that will make
his Eemaan firm, such as constantly paying attention to the fact that Allaah
[The Mighty and Majestic] is ever watchful over you; remembering Him a lot
with the heart, tongue, the limbs, recitation of the Qur’an with reflection
and pondering over it; for indeed, recitation of the Qur’an in this manner
softens the heart and increases its Eemaan; and also by often mixing with
the good and righteous people -those who will aid [a person] when he becomes
weak and remind him when he forgets.
Most importantly is that one constantly asks Allaah [The Most High] for steadfastness, such as saying: “O Allaah! Turner of the hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your religion. O Allaah! Turner of the hearts, turn my heart to Your obedience” and [other] similar supplications. You will then find good in this, if Allaah [The Most High] wills; but however, neither be negligent nor lose hope of Allaah’s Mercy. One should not look back to what has passed of [one’s] disobedience to Allah – the Mighty and Majestic – but he should look forward to the obedience, the good and the great reward [that lies ahead] for the one who obeys Allaah."
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