- One does not feel any hurt or pain when he commits evil deeds and sins
- One finds both pleasure in committing sins and tranquility after doing them
- One looks after less important matters and neglects more important and critical ones
- One dislikes the truth and has difficulty accepting or submitting to it
- One feels discomfort being in the company of the righteous and feels comfort in the company of the sinful
- One is susceptible to misconceptions and doubts, and is attracted to debates and arguments about them rather than to reading Qur’an and other such beneficial acts
- One if not affected by any kind of admonition
—Ibn al-Qayyim [d. 751H/1350CE]
[Ighaatha al-Lahfaa, vol. 1, p. 548. Quoted in Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi, vol 1, pp. 472-473]
(Read on pg 64. Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, A Commentary on Ibn Taymiyyah’s Essay on the Heart. Dalwah Corner Bookstore. Kuala Lampur: 2008.)