Abu Khayr on Qulub: Hearts of believers merciful, hypocrites malicious

Isma’il ibn Nujayd reported: Abu al-Khayr, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Hearts are containers. A heart filled with faith has signs of compassion for all Muslims, concern for their concerns, and is cooperative in their welfare. A heart filled with hypocrisy has signs of malice, rancor, dishonesty, and envy.”

Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 10/377

عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْن نُجَيْدٍ قال قال أَبُو الْخَيْرِ رحمه الله الْقُلُوبُ ظُرُوفٌ فَقَلْبٌ مَمْلُوءٌ إِيمَانًا وَعَلَامَتُهُ الشَّفَقَةُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالِاهْتِمَامُ بِمَا يُهِمُّهُمْ وَمُعَاوَنَتُهُمْ عَلَى مَصَالِحِهِمْ وَقَلْبٌ مَمْلُوءٌ نِفَاقًا وَعَلَامَتُهُ الْحِقْدُ وَالْغِلُّ وَالْغِشُّ وَالْحَسَدُ

10/377 حلية الأولياء وطبقات الأصفياء

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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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