It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The heart is called "qalb" (in Arabic) because it keeps turning over. The example of the heart is like a feather hanging by the trunk of a tree, which the wind keeps turning over and over.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب الأذكار والدعوات / 5659
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اسناده ضعيف، وقد اختلف في رفعه ووقفه، ووقفه ارجح، يزيد بن ھارون سمع من الجريري بعد اختلاطه، أخرجه ابن ماجه: 88، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 19757 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 19995»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Imam al-Albani has declared this hadith authentic in Sunan Ibn Majah, but its wording is as follows: The Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “The example of the heart is like the example of a feather which the winds keep turning over in a desert.” … The example of the heart is like that feather which the winds are tossing and turning in a wilderness.