Transliteration:( Famai yuridil laahu ai yahdiyahoo yashrah sadrahoo lil islaami wa mai yurid ai yudillahoo yaj'al sadrahoo daiyiqan harajan ka annamaa yassa' 'adu fis samaaa'; kazaalika yaj'alul laahur rijsa 'alal lazeena laa yu'minoon )
278. It is reported in the Hadith that opening the breast is meant that Light(Noor) is placed in the breast of the believer which enables the heart to be receptive to Faith. There are three signs of those: Dislike for the world, inclination towards the Hereafter, and preparation for death before it comes (May Allah Almighty grant us this). From this one learns that Faith is obtained through Divine guidance.
279. From this one learns that religious work seems burdensome while worldly affairs feel light and easy. Tightness is the sign of the chest and a tight chest means causes of infidelity begin to gather in it, and it is unable to provide motives for faith. May Allah Almighty protect us from this. Upon some, faith becomes unbearable. Remember that this does not necessarily mean a person is compelled to commit infidelity, but whatever
infidelity and transgression he commits is done by his own will. This condition is inculcated in his heart due to his transgression and evil habits. An example of this is the destruction of the iron caused by rust.
280. From this one learns that the severity of the heart is a punishment of Allah Almighty which results from one's evil deeds. The punishment of the Hereafter would be a result of this.
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125. And whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam; and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky. Thus Allah puts the wrath on those who believe not.) Allah said,
(And whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam;) He makes Islam easy for him and strengthens his resolve to embrace it, and these are good signs. Allah said in other Ayat,
(Is he whose breast Allah has opened to Islam, so that he is in light from His Lord (as he who is a non-Muslim)) ﴿39:22﴾ and,
(But Allah has endeared the faith to you and has beautified it in your hearts, and has made disbelief, wickedness and disobedience hated by you. Such are they who are the rightly guided.) ﴿49:7﴾ Ibn `Abbas commented on Allah’s statement,
(And whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam;), “Allah says that He will open his heart to Tawhid and faith in Him.” This is the same as was reported from Abu Malik and several others, and it is sound. Allah’s statement,
(and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted,) refers to inability to accept guidance, thus being deprived of beneficial faith.
(. ..as if he is climbing up to the sky.) because of the heaviness of faith on him. Sa`id bin Jubayr commented that in this case, “(Islam) finds every path in his heart impassable.” Al-Hakam bin Aban said that `Ikrimah narrated from Ibn `Abbas that he commented on:
(…as if he is climbing up to the sky), “Just as the Son of Adam cannot climb up to the sky, Tawhid and faith will not be able to enter his heart, until Allah decides to allow it into his heart.” Imam Abu Ja`far bin Jarir commented: “This is a parable that Allah has given for the heart of the disbeliever, which is completely impassable and closed to faith. Allah says, the example of the disbeliever’s inability to accept faith in his heart and that it is too small to accommodate it, is the example of his inability to climb up to the sky, which is beyond his capability and power.” He also commented on Allah’s statement,
(Thus Allah puts the Rijs (wrath) on those who believe not.) “Allah says that just as He makes the heart of whomever He decides to misguide, closed and constricted, He also appoints Shaytan for him and for his likes, those who refused to believe in Allah and His Messenger. Consequently, Shaytan lures and hinders them from the path of Allah.” `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said that, Rijs, refers to Shaytan, while Mujahid said that it refers to all that does not contain goodness. `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said that, Rijs, means, `torment’.
(6:125) Thus, (it is a fact that) whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast for Islam;[92] and whomsoever He wills to let go astray, He causes his breast to become strait and constricted, as if he were climbing towards the heaven. Thus Allah lays the abomination (of flight from and hatred of Islam) on those who do not believe
92. ‘To open someone’s breast to Islam’ means to make him feel fully convinced of the truth of Islam and to remove all his doubts, hesitations and reluctance.
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