Ibn Sireen on Conscience: Allah makes his heart admonish him

Habib reported: Ibn Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If Allah wills good for a servant, He appoints a preacher from his heart to command and prohibit him.”

Source: al-Zuhd li-Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal 1768

عَنْ حَبِيبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِعَبْدٍ خَيْرًا جَعَلَ لَهُ وَاعِظًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ يَأْمُرُهُ وَيَنْهَاهُ

1768 الزهد لأحمد بن حنبل زهد محمد بن سيرين رحمه الله تعالى

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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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