• 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
• 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
- The root of riya
- Riya in worship as a form of minor shirk
- Levels of riya and when riya is haram, makruh or mubah
- The "hidden riya"
- Evil consequences of riya
- Remedies for riya
- Evidence from the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah on the importance of steadfastness of doing things for the sake of Allah
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
- The three levels of kibr (pride)
- Evidence of the seriousness of kibr as a sin
- Manifestations of pride in worship
- Remedy for pride and arrogance
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
