رأيت الذنوب تميت القلوب *** وقد يورث الذل إدمانها
وترك الذنوب حياة القلوب *** وخير لنفسك عصيانها
I have seen (that) sins bring death to the hearts
And (that) verily humiliation results from being addicted to them (i.e. sins)
And (that) the leaving off of sins brings life to the heart
And (that) it’s best for your Nafs that you disobey it (i.e. go against its desires)
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In his tafseer of Soorat ash-SharH (verse 3), Sh. Ibn Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah) says: “…if you see your heart heedless of your sins, then know that your heart is sick. It is not possible for hearts that are alive to accept/be content with being sick, and the sickness of the heart is sins.“ He, rahimahullaah, then mentions the aforementioned (poetry) verses, attributed to Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak (rahimahullaah).
