The Seat Of Our Secrets And Affections

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

The heart is the seat of our secrets. We are told that the sin will reach our most secret being, though the sin may not be visible or open to the world. The heart is also the seat of our affections, and false dealing taints all our affections.

When our faith and conduct are sincere, we realize how far we are from perfection, and we humble ourselves to Allah Al-Mighty and ask for forgiveness of our sins. Allah imposes no burden on us that we cannot bear, and with this realization in our hearts and in the confession of our lips, we go to Him and ask for His help and guidance.

We must not be arrogant, and think that because Allah has granted us His favor and mercy we have no need to exert ourselves, or we are superior than those before us. On the contrary, we should pray that Allah lightens our burdens, and we should confess our realization that we have a greater need for His mercy and forgiveness.

رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوۡ أَخۡطَأۡنَا‌ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡنَآ إِصۡرً۬ا كَمَا حَمَلۡتَهُ ۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِنَا‌ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلۡنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ‌ۖ وَٱعۡفُ عَنَّا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآ‌ۚ أَنتَ مَوۡلَٮٰنَا فَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡڪَـٰفِرِينَ

Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us; our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maula (Patron, Supporter and Protector, etc.) and give us victory over the disbelieving people.

(Qur'an Al-Baqara 2:286)

Ameen.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam