• Evidence of the importance of purifying one's soul in the Qur'an
• Allah purifies whom He wills
• The need for active preparation of the heart and starting with one's own nafs
• The role of Tawakkul in Tazkiyah
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
• Signs of the diseases of the heart
• Why it is difficult to diagnose the heart diseases
• Bringing yourself to a position of moderation as an antidote
• The highest station: when desires are in accordance to the Qu'ran and Sunnah
• Four means of identifying your shortcomings
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
• Controlling one's desires for food, drink and sex
• Evidence of the need for moderation in eating in the Sunnah
• The two tests: Abstaining and abstaining from want of praise/ostentation
• The purpose of sex in Islam
• Controlling excessiveness in sexual desire.
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
- Quranic evidence of backbiting being greatly disliked
- Difference between backbiting (gheeba) and slander/falsehood (buhtan)
- Types of backbiting: words, gestures, and "gheeba of the heart"
- Causes that lead to backbiting
- Remedies for backbiting
- Conditions when backbiting is permissible
- Expiation for backbiting
• Good Morals as a reflection of an inner state of being
• Hypocrisy as a sign of inconsistency between the interior and exterior
• The importance of the soul in Islam
• Finding a balance between excessiveness and abandonment
• Difference between hypocrisy and practicing what you are not (good character) for the sake of improvement
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
