What is your eminence's opinion on the book "Ghout al-Qulub fi al-Raqa'iq" (Sustenance of Hearts in Heart-Softening Matters)? Is it the best, the most extensive, and the fundamental among books on heart-softening matters?
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The book "Qūt al-Qulūb" by Abu Talib al-Makki is better than "Iḥyāʾ" by al-Ghazali in the science of the hearts, but it contains weak and fabricated hadiths. The best book for softening the hearts is the Holy Quran, followed by the Prophetic . Among the helpful books are: the books of Ibn Abi al-Dunya, Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, and Ibn Rajab, and books such as "Al-Zuhd wal-Raqā'iq" by Ibn al-Mubarak, "Madārij al-Sālikīn" by Ibn al-Qayyim, and "Laṭā'if al-Maʿārif" by Ibn Rajab, among others. It is important to emphasize that these books do not substitute for pondering the Quran.
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