Ibn Qayyim addresses the original questioner directly: "Why aren't your prayers answered?" He answers that the "disease" blocks the signal. The "cure" is to remove Haram from your diet and to be present in your Salah. He states: "The best cure is the love of Allah and asking Him constantly."
“The heart, when it becomes sick, cannot benefit from the best food or drink until it is healed. Likewise, the soul cannot benefit from spiritual advice until it is purified from the diseases of desires and doubts.” ibn qayyim the disease and the cure pdf
“If sins had no consequence other than depriving you of the sweetness of obeying God, that alone would be punishment enough.” Ibn Qayyim addresses the original questioner directly: "Why
“The Qur’an is the perfect cure for all spiritual ailments, but not everyone benefits because they do not apply it as a cure.” “The heart, when it becomes sick, cannot benefit
The book does not merely diagnose; it prescribes. Ibn Qayyim argues that the cure for spiritual sickness is not found in philosophy or psychology alone, but in the "Pharmacy of the Prophets." Key remedies discussed include: