Source: HadeethEnc.com, English v1.25.0
Arabic text
عَن عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رضي الله عنهما أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ قُلُوبَ بَنِي آدَمَ كُلَّهَا بَيْنَ إِصْبَعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِ الرَّحْمَنِ، كَقَلْبٍ وَاحِدٍ، يُصَرِّفُهُ حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اللهُمَّ مُصَرِّفَ الْقُلُوبِ صَرِّفْ قُلُوبَنَا عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ».
Translation
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, the hearts of all the children of Adam are between two Fingers of the Most Compassionate, like one heart; He directs it as He wills." Then the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allāhumma musarrif al-qulūb sarrif qulūbana ‘ala tā‘atik (O Allah, the Turner of the hearts, direct our hearts towards Your obedience)."
Explanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that the hearts of all the children of Adam are between two Fingers of the Most Compassionate, like a single heart; He directs it as He wills. If He wills, He keeps the heart firm upon the truth, and if He wills, He leads it away from the truth. His control over all hearts is like His control over one, as nothing distracts Him from any matter. Then the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated, saying: O Allah, the Turner of the hearts, sometimes towards obedience, sometimes towards disobedience, sometimes towards remembrance, and sometimes towards heedlessness, direct our hearts towards Your obedience.
Benefits
- Affirming destiny and that Allah directs the hearts of His slaves according to the destiny He has predetermined for them.
- A Muslim must continuously ask his Lord to keep him firm upon the truth and guidance.
- Fear of Allah and reliance upon Him alone, without any partners.
- Al-Ājurri said: People of the truth describe Allah Almighty with what He has described Himself and with what His Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) described Him, and with what the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) described Him, and this is the methodology of the scholars who have complied and did not innovate in religion. End quote. So, Ahl-us-Sunnah establish for Allah what He has established for Himself of the names and attributes without Tahrīf (distortion), Ta‘tīl (negation), Takyīf (asking how), or Tamthīl (likening). They negate from Allah what He has negated from Himself and keep silent regarding what has neither been negated nor established. Allah Almighty says: {There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.}
Explanation: العربية
أَخْبَرَ النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أن قلوب بني آدم كلَّها بين إصبعين من أصابع الرحمن كقلب واحد؛ يُصَرِّفُه حيث يشاء؛ إن شاء أقامه على الحق، وإن شاء أَزَاغَه عن الحق، وتَصَرُّفُه في جميع القلوب كالتصرُّف في واحد لا يشغله سبحانه شَأنٌ عن شأنٍ، ثم دعا صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: اللهم مُصَرِّفَ القلوبِ تارةً إلى الطاعة وتارةً إلى المعصية، وتارة إلى الذكر وتارة إلى الغفلة، صَرِّفْ قلوبَنا على طاعتك.
- إثبات القَدَر، وأن الله يوجِّه قلوبَ عبادِه حسب القدر الذي كتبه عليهم.
- ينبغي على المسلم إدامة سؤال ربه الثبات على الحق والهدى.
- الخوف من الله والتَّعَلُّق به وحده لا شريك له.
- قال الآجري: إن أهل الحق يَصِفُوْن الله عز وجل بما وصف به نفسه عز وجل، وبما وصفه به رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وبما وصفه به الصحابة رضي الله عنهم، وهذا مذهب العلماء ممن اتبع ولم يَبتدِع. انتهى. فأهل السنة يُثْبِتُوْن لله ما أثبته لنفسه من الأسماء والصفات من غير تحريف ولا تعطيل ولا تكييف ولا تمثيل، ويَنْفُون عن الله ما نفاه عن نفسه، ويَسكتون عما لم يَرِدْ به نفيٌ ولا إثبات، قال الله تعالى: (لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ).