Sunan Ibn Majah 199

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Hisham ibn Ammar reported to us: Sadaqah ibn Khalid reported to us: Ibn Jabir reported to us, who said: I heard Busr ibn Ubaydillah say: I heard Abu Idris al-Khawlani say: al-Nawwas ibn Sam‘an al-Kilabi told me: I heard the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) say, ‘Every heart lies between two of the fingers of the All-Merciful; if He wills, He sets it upright, and if He wills, He causes it to deviate.’ The Messenger of Allah used to say, ‘O Stabilizer of hearts, make our hearts steadfast upon Your religion.’ He also said, ‘The balance is in the hand of the All-Merciful; He raises some peoples and lowers others until the Day of Resurrection.’