Our Hearts Die By Way of 10 Things

Ibraheem Adham (may Allah have mercy upon him) passed by the market place of al-Basrah: The people gathered around him and said: Oh father of Ishaaq, why is it that we supplicate but our supplications are not answered?

He said: "That's because your hearts have died by way of 10 things"! They said: "What are they?!"

He said: 

(1) You know Allah but you haven't fulfilled His right (over you).

(2) You claimed you love the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam), then you abandoned his Sunnah. 

(3) You have read/recited the Qur'aan but you didn't implement it.

(4) You have eaten (from) the favor of Allah (upon you) but didn't fulfill showing gratitude for it. 

(5) You said: Indeed the Shaytaan is your enemy but you agreed with him (by obeying him when he calls you to do evil).

(6) You said: Indeed the Paradise is the truth but you didn't work for it.

(7) You said: Indeed the Hell-Fire is true, but you didn't flee from it. 

(8) You said: Indeed death is true but you didn't prepare for it.

(9) You woke up from the (state of) sleeping and busied yourself with the faults of the people leaving off your own faults.

(10) You buried your dead but didn't take a lesson from them.

Source: "Jaami' Bayaan al-'Ilm wa Fadlih 2/12)"