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There are brothers and sisters as we talk about what a pure heart constitutes.

There is so much emphasis on the heart within the body of Ahadith of the Prophet

Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.

A heart that is pure, a heart that is firm, a heart that is focused,

and if that heart is proper, everything else is going to be proper.

And there is this intentionality about always looking after it,

even if all of the outside seems to be healthy to make sure that you're constantly scrutinizing

your heart, your sincerity, your steadfastness, all of that comes back to this one vessel.

And there is this one Hadith of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam that's profound,

especially as it pertains to these next crucial few weeks before Ramadan.

Where it has a few different variations, and I've mentioned the shorter variation of this

Hadith before, but a longer one which is also authentic and profound,

that Abdullah bin A'asul, the Allahu Ta'ala,

has said to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam,

who is the best of people?

And it's very telling that this is such a frequent sentence

uttered by the mouths of the best generation to ever live.

They were seeking to be the best people as individuals,

and so they collectively became the best generation.

May Allah SWT be pleased with them.

So many times you find a companion coming to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam on the side

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