Hasan on Whims: Lowly desires worst spiritual disease of hearts

By Abu Amina Elias / June 8, 2019 / Adab (Manners) الادب, Disease الداء, Hearts القلوب, Lusts الشهوات, Warning النذر, Whims الهوى

Abu Nu’aym reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whims are the worst disease to interfere with a heart.”

Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 14131

عن أبي نعيم الْحَسَن البصري رحمه الله قال الأَهْوَاء شَرُّ دَاءٍ خَالَطَ قَلْبًا

14131 حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم

Abu Amina Elias

Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.

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