A ḥāl is a passing state of the heart, given by grace rather than earned: fear, hope, longing, intimacy, nearness. Sufi manuals contrast states with stations, which are stable. Qushayrī’s Epistle analyses both at length.
Ḥāl
A state: a spiritual experience given by God, such as longing or intimacy, which comes and goes.
Also: Hal, state, ahwal