Preventing Heart Disease
Al-Hasan Al-Basrī – Allah have mercy on him – said:
Do not sit with an adherent of bid’ah for he will cause a disease in your heart. Ibn Waddāh, Al-Bida’ p124.
Ibn Waddāh, Al-Bida’ p124.
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Not Even if You Have a Response
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Sunnah, Bid’ah and Arabic
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