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16. Makes the heart come alive. Shaikhul Islām Ibnu Taimiyyah
ﷲا ﻪﲪر said: “Dhikr is for the heart as water is for a fish, so what

would be the situation for a fish if it was separated from

water?”

17. Dhikr is nourishment for the heart and the soul. If the heart and

the ousl lose their nourishment, then it is the same as a body
that does not receive its nourishment. Once, we (Ibnu Qayyim

al Jawziyyah) came across Shaikhul Islām Ibnu Taimiyyah

whilst he was carrying out ṣalāt ṣubuḥ (morning prayer). After
ṣalāt, he performed dhikr to Allāh until almost midday. At that

time he turned in my direction and said: “this is my
nourishment, and if supposing I did not receive this

nourishment, then surely my strength would be lost”. The

Shaikhul Islām also once said to us: “I will not desist from
(leave aside) dhikr, except with the intention that it be required

by my soul or because I desire rest. This rest means to prepare

myself for the carrying out of the dhikr to follow”.

18. Cleanse the heart of ‘rust’. Everything is subject to rust and
the rust of the heart is negligence and desires. Whereas in order

to cleanse this rust there is repentance and seeking forgiveness.

65 Sūrah Al Baqarah (2), ayāh 152.
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