This heart of ours knows what it needs. And when it gets what it needs it finds rest. But us we give it doses of this, doses of that, thinking that maybe this thing will bring it happiness and contentment. But it doesn’t. The emptiness is,\u00a0there and we are only increasing the dose. However lethal it maybe.<\/p>\n
Our hearts respond to love. It attracts to unconditional love. It’s attracted to goodness, naturally. Our hearts are made to love, to admire, to adore, to hold on to something. It beats for a reason. Our problem is that we are always finding it attached to the wrong things.<\/p>\n
We’re attaching our hearts to things that are finite, and that will eventually come to an end. And when this thing that we love is taken away from us we fall into despair and gloom and utter sadness. We feel there is no more point in our existence because our object of worship is no longer there.<\/p>\n
This life is a constant struggle for the nafs because each day the nafs will incline to something that it loves, but perhaps that thing that it loves may compromise the deen. There are millions of false dieties out there, but only one true GOD, Allah Subhaanaahu Wa Taala. But daily the heart is tempted to take something else for worship, daily. Ever wonder why we pray so often, testifying again and again and again. Because it is a reminder to the hearts, that there is no true god worthy of worship except Allah. These prayers serve as a reminder because the hearts need it.<\/p>\n
The heart my friends is never stable. You can find yourselves on the Deen one day and the next day you’ll find you’ve gone off track, and you wonder how you got sidetracked so easily. The heart is like night and day, forever flipping back and forth and no one can keep the heart firm except Allah.<\/p>\n
Imam Muslim (rahimahullah) has recorded the following narration on the authority of Sayyiduna \u2018Abdullah ibn \u2018Amr ibnul \u2018As who reports that he heard Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) say:
\n\u201cVerily the hearts of all of the children of Adam are under the control of Rahman as one heart, which [Allah Ta\u2019ala] can change as he wills. Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alayhi wa sallam) then said,\u2018Allahumma Musarrifal qulub, sarrif qulubana \u2018ala ta\u2019atik\u2019 (O Allah, the Turner of the hearts, turn our hearts to your obedience) (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2654)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThis is the test of life, to maintain your faith in Allah, daily and to keep the heart sound, so that when you return to Allah, you will return with a pure heart. Nothing will benefit a person on the day of judgment except the individual with a pure heart. (Quran 26:88-89)<\/p>\n
But regularly, we faced with situations that are compromising, but our faith in Allah must be the one that prevails.<\/p>\n
The emptiness we feel is our hearts telling us that we are missing the remembrance of Allah, our one true God. It is telling us that it is not being used for what it was created for. We have this internal radar system. That whenever we do something bad, we feel guilty even if no one knows about it. But our hearts know. It was something we shouldn’t have done. The heart knows the difference between right and wrong. And our body to give us signs sometimes that tell us, “Hey, stop, what are you doing, this isn’t right..” But foolish us, we don’t listen and proceed instead. We have many mechanisms built into us that tell us, ‘Stop” Like how we feel shy to do something bad especially in front of others, or how we feel this feeling called guilt, or how our hearts race when we in the moment of some criminal activity, small or big. Our hearts telling us, “Hey, stop, I wasn’t meant for this, this is wrong.’<\/p>\n
And naturally the heart knows it is missing something. And hence you feel the emptiness. But the heart, just wants to do what her Lord created her to do, to worship him. It was commanded to do, to stay away from the prohibitions, etc.<\/p>\n
And we know how good our hearts feel after we’ve done good deeds, how sound and complete we feel\u00a0Sometimes we feel like flying from happiness. We can do something so small, and bring a smile to someone’s face and just from that our hearts feel great.<\/p>\n
The heart just wants to do good things really. Instead of us always taking from others and expecting from others, the heart wishes to give and give and give, and those are things that bring wholeness to the heart, not emptiness. Give and we feel complete, seek and that is proof of our emptiness, but hardly finding brings the wholesomeness.<\/p>\n
Next time we feel emptiness, we should try to do something good for others or ourselves, our families, our friends. It can be as simple as listening to a friend in distress, or remembering to get something for your little sister when you go shopping, or going for a walk with your mother. Or try to do something for yourself, like going to sleep early and waking early to pray Qiyaam. Or by exercising and maintaining the health of your body. Just anything to keep you busy and happy. Work on your self-growth, learn a new skill or invest in the capabilities and talents you’ve been given to benefit others. Be sure you are always in a state of giving and try your best not to be always in the state of seeking.<\/p>\n
If our hearts don’t feel satisfied, we should listen to it. It knows more than we think.I<\/p>\n
I\u00a0ask Allah to preserve us and keep us steadfast. <\/i>\u263a<\/p>\n
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