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Zakah (purification) in the language means: growth and increase in correction, it is said, 'something has zakah', when it has grown in correction. The heart is in need of being nurtured so that it may mature and increase until it becomes complete and correct just as the body is in need of nourishment that is good for it, but along with this there is a need to prevent anything from harming it. So the body will not grow until it gains that which will benefit it and is prevented from that which will harm it, likewise the heart will not become pure such that it may grow and become complete with respect to its correction, until it attains that which benefits it and represses that which harms it - just as the flower will not grow without these two factors.
Sadaqah (charity), due to its extinguishing the sins as water extinguishes fire, causes the heart to be purified. Its zakah means something additional to it being merely free of sins.
Allah the Exalted said,
Take Sadaqah from them in order to purify them and sanctify them with it. [Surah Tawbah (9) : 103]
Concerning the Ailments of the Hearts and their Cures
Between Sickness And Death
The Quran Is A Cure For The Hearts
Righteous Actions Are A Cure For The Heart
Leaving Indecent Actions Are A Cure For The Heart
The Effect Of Sins Upon The Purity Of The Heart
Types Of Zulm
The Life Of The Heart
The State Of The Dead Heart
The Need For Beneficial Knowledge
The Reality Of The Life Of The Heart
Envy Is A Sickness Of The Heart
The Types Of Envy (hasad)
Between Hasad And Ghubta
The Competition Between Abu Bakr And Umar
Moses Displays Ghubta
Whoevers Ranking Becomes Lofty, He Is Secured From Ghubta
Blameworthy Jealousy
The Cure For Jealousy
The Causes For Jealousy
Between Jealousy And Miserliness
The Disease Of Desires And Passionate Love
Between Jealousy And Desires
The Reality Of Passionate Love (ishk)
The Natural Inclination Of The Heart Is To Love Of Allah
Preventative Measures From Passionate Love
Some Cures For The Heart
Appendix One The Types Of Hearts
Glossary Of Arabic Terms