Ibn al-Qayyim lists
- Four things destroy the body
- Four things bring joy to the heart
- Four things bring to the face joy and respect
- Four things bring hatred and animosity
- Four things bringsustenance (rizq):
- Four things prevent sustenance (rizq):
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- Four things destroy the body
- Four things bring joy to the heart
- Four things bring to the face joy and respect
- Four things bring hatred and animosity
- Four things bringsustenance (rizq):
- Four things prevent sustenance (rizq):
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Four things destroy the body:
1. Grief.
2. Excessive sexual intercourse.
3. Hunger.
4. Staying up late at night.
1. Grief.
2. Excessive sexual intercourse.
3. Hunger.
4. Staying up late at night.
Four things bring joy to the heart:
1. Looking at loved ones.
2. Looking [and reflecting] at the blue sky.
3. Looking [and reflecting] at flowing water.
4. Looking [and reflecting] at greenery.
1. Looking at loved ones.
2. Looking [and reflecting] at the blue sky.
3. Looking [and reflecting] at flowing water.
4. Looking [and reflecting] at greenery.
Four things dry the face and remove its joy:
1. Lying.
2. Insolence.
3. Arrogance.
4. Abundance sins.
1. Lying.
2. Insolence.
3. Arrogance.
4. Abundance sins.
Four things bring joy and delight to the face:
1. Dignity.
2. Loyalty.
3. Generosity.
4. Taqwa.
1. Dignity.
2. Loyalty.
3. Generosity.
4. Taqwa.
Four things bring hatred and animosity:
1. Arrogance.
2. Jealousy.
3. Lying.
4. Backbiting.
1. Arrogance.
2. Jealousy.
3. Lying.
4. Backbiting.
Four things bring sustenance (rizq):
1. Night prayer.
2. Frequently seeking Allah's forgiveness before dawn.
3. Continuous charity.
4. The remembrance of Allah at the beginning and at the end of the day.
1. Night prayer.
2. Frequently seeking Allah's forgiveness before dawn.
3. Continuous charity.
4. The remembrance of Allah at the beginning and at the end of the day.
Four things prevent sustenance (rizq):
1. Lack of prayers.
2. Cheating and betrayal.
3. Laziness.
4. Sleeping after Fajr.
1. Lack of prayers.
2. Cheating and betrayal.
3. Laziness.
4. Sleeping after Fajr.
Summarised from Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzīyah, ..2018. Zād al-Maʻād fī Hady Hhayr al-ʻIbād. Riyād: Muʼassasat al-Risālah. P. 614
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