Mukhtasar Minhaj al Qasideen 2: Disciplining the Soul (1) | Dr. Zohair Abdul-Rahman 95

Station 2: On Disciplining the Soul, Refining the Character, and Curing the Sicknesses of the Heart“Know that good character (khulq al-hasari) is a characteristic (si/ah) of the Prophets and of the Truthful (siddiqiti). Bad character (akhldq al-sayyi'a) on the other hand is a destructive poison which leads aperson who possesses it to traverse the path of Shaytan. You therefore have to know the sicknesses and flaws and then proceed to find thecures. We will indicate some of the sicknesses of the heart and how to treat them generally, without going into too much detail as this will be clarified [later] insha’ lldh.”A translation of a classical manual on purification of the heart by Ibn Qudama Al-Maqdisi (d. 620 AH)10 foundations for those seeking nearness to Allah.