[Machine] I heard Malik saying, "No slave has been punished with a greater punishment than hardness of heart." And he also said, "If I knew that my heart could be rectified through loneliness, I would go and sit in seclusion." He also said, "Verily, Allah, blessed and exalted, has punishments for the hearts and bodies, constriction in livelihood, displeasure in sustenance, and weakness in worship."  

سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ «مَا ضُرِبَ عَبْدٌ بِعُقُوبَةٍ أَعْظَمَ مِنْ قَسْوَةِ الْقَلْبِ»

وقالَ: سَمِعْتُ مالِكًا يَقُولُ: «لَوْ أعْلَمُ أنَّ قَلْبِي يَصْلُحُ عَلى كُناسَةٍ لَذَهَبْتُ حَتّى أجْلِسَ عَلَيْها»

قالَ: وسَمِعْتُ مالِكًا يَقُولُ: «إنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبارَكَ وتَعالى عُقُوباتٍ فِي القُلُوبِ والأبْدانِ، وضَنْكًا فِي المَعِيشَةِ، وسَخَطًا فِي الرِّزْقِ، ووَهْنًا فِي العِبادَةِ»