Transliteration:( Kallaa bal raana 'alaa quloobihim maa kaanoo yaksiboon )
11. From this we understand that sins tarnish the heart. Increase in sins cause the heart to become rusty, while pious deeds; especially being in the company of the pious is the means of purifying the heart.
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Please refer to Surah Mutaffifin ayat 7 which provides the complete commentary from verse 7 through 17.
(83:14) No indeed! The truth is that their hearts have become rusted on account of their evil deeds.[7]
7. That is, they have no good reason for regarding the meting out of rewards and punishments as unreal. What has made them say is this: Is it that their hearts have become rusty because of their sins; therefore, a thing which is thoroughly reasonable appears unreal and unreasonable to them. The explanation of this rust as given by the Prophet (peace be upon him) is as follows: When a servant commits a sin, it marks a black stain on his heart. If he offers repentance, the stain is washed off, but if he persists in wrongdoing, it spreads over the entire heart. (Musnad Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nasai, Ibn Majah, Ibn Jarir, Hakim, Ibn Abi Hatim, Ibn Hibban and others).
[1880]- i.e., their sins.
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