English translation
88. It was narrated that Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘The likeness of the heart is that of a feather blown about by the wind in the desert.’” (Sahih)
Hadith 88
Regarding The Divine Decree (Qadar)
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Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 88 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 34
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Source no. 88 · Volume 1 · Page 160
Sahih
صحيح الظلال (٢٢٧ - ٢٢٨) ، المشكاة (١٠٣)
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Arabic text
88 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ الرَّقَاشِيِّ، عَنْ غُنَيْمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَثَلُ الْقَلْبِ مَثَلُ الرِّيشَةِ تُقَلِّبُهَا الرِّيَاحُ بِفَلَاةٍ»
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87 & 88 The dislodged feather of a bird is so weightless that even a light wind can easily turn its head into tail and tail into head. If it is in an open field, the air shall have more effect on it, since there would be nothing to impede its flight, and it (the feather) would travel to and fro or up and down quickly. Similar is the case with the human heart. Numerous feelings and emotions play upon it in quick succession, which drive him to virtue at one moment, and to sin at the next. Since the condition of the heart could change any moment, man can never rest assured about his ultimate end. It is, therefore, necessary that man pray to Allāh for the safety of his faith at the dying moments of his life.