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Presents: " The Effects of sins"
Assalamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu
In the name of Allah the most beneficient, the most merciful.
Indeed the best of speech is the book of Allah and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad, the most evil of things are those which are newly invented (in the religion) and every innovation is going astray.
Respected brothers and Sisters In Islam, We as human beings are committed to errors and we're not free from it.
We at times go against the Islamic Law i.e The Qur'an and Prophetic teachings.
Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem, Before going into the effects of sins I'll like to take ourselves through the hadith of Our noble prophet (Peace be Upon him) which tells us how great Sins are ;
Abu Salih reported, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet said: "When a believer sins there is a black spot (placed) on his heart, yet if he repents and asks pardon his heart is polished; but if he does more, it increases till it gains ascendancy over his heart. (Musnad Imam Ahmad)
That is the 'rust' mentioned by Allah Most High In Suratul Mutafifin;
"Nay, but on their hearts is the Raan (covering of sins and evil deeds)"
In another narration In Sahih Al-Bukhari :
"Abdullah bin Umar reported that the Prophet said: "A woman was punished because of a cat she imprisoned until its death, so she entered the Hell-Fire. The woman neither fed nor gave water to the cat, nor ( even) let it eat the insects of the land."
From this perspective, the scholars have said that sins lead to polytheism, just as kissing leads to sexual intercourse, singing leads to fornication, an unlawful look (at a non-mahram person) leads to infatuation, and illness leads to death.
Imam Ahmad said: "Al-Waleed reported: "I heard Al-Awaza'i saying: 'I heard Bilal bin Sa'd saying:
"Do not look at the smallness or insignificance of a sin, but look at the One you have disobeyed."
Sins leave disturbing and damaging effects, on the body and soul, which have consequences both in this world and the Hereafter, which Allah Alone, knows. Among the effects are :
- Deprivation of knowledge: As knowledge is a light that Allah places inside the heart of His Servant, however ( committing) a sin extinguishes such a light.
The above was what happened to Imam Shafi'hi, He mistakenly gazed at a woman's shin and He forgot some things which he has memorised. He now went to his Teacher Waki' bn Jarrah, and his teacher's reply made Imam Shafi'hi wrote the following verse of poem;
ﺷَﻜَﻮْﺕُ ﺇﻟَﻰ ﻭَﻛِﻴﻊٍ ﺳُﻮﺀَ ﺣِﻔْﻈِﻲ #ﻓَﺄﺭْﺷَﺪَﻧِﻲ ﺇﻟَﻰ ﺗَﺮْﻙِ ﺍﻟﻤﻌَﺎﺻﻲ
I complained to Waki’ about my poor memory:
“Give up your sins!” was his advice to me;
ﻭَﺃﺧْﺒَﺮَﻧِﻲ ﺑﺄَﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻌِﻠْﻢَ ﻧُﻮﺭ#ٌ ﻭﻧﻮﺭُ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻻﻳﺆﺗﻰ ﻟﻌﺎﺻﻲ
“For knowledge is a light from Divinity,
and the Light of God is veiled by iniquity.”
- Withdrawal of blessings: The Prophet said: "A Servant of Allah is denied blessings because of a sin he has committed." Just as having awe for Allah and being righteous attracts His Blessings, not having awe for Allah leads to poverty.
- Loneliness: A sense of isolation, which a sinner feels in his/her heart, towards Allah Yet, this loneliness cannot be compared to all the passion and appetite ones has for this worldly life.
Also there is the alienation one may feel between oneself and others, especially righteous people. When one's isolation intensifies, one is deprived from benefiting from those good people of knowledge, and so one is drawn ever closer to the party of Satan. This isolation may even affect one's relation with one's spouse, children and relatives, as it prevents one from seeing one's true self.
One scholar of the past has said: "When I disobey Allah, I see its effect in the conduct of my wife and my (riding) camel towards me.
- Facing hardship: Whenever someone sets out to achieve something, he/she may face mounting difficulties; and this goes to show that whoever obeys Allah finds ease in conducting all his/her matters.
- Feeling anxiety: One may feel overcome by depression and sadness, because one's sin leads to darkness in one's heart. Indeed, obedience to Allah is light, but disobedience to Allah is darkness. When one's darkness increases, one's confusion intensifies, until one falls blindly into the world of innovation and misguidance, just as a blind person walking alone, at night. This darkness may become deeper and gradually shows up as dullness in the face of a sinner.
Abdullah bin 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
"A good deed brings illumination to the face, light in the heart, power in the body, and love in the people's hearts. A bad deed shows as dullness in the face, darkness in the heart, weakness in the body, shortage of blessings, and hatred in people's hearts."
- Prevention from doing other obedient acts: The punishment which comes from a misdeed is that it leads to other misdeeds, thus preventing someone from being obedient, which would attract the Blessings and Grace of Allah. It is like a person with food poisoning, deprived of many delicious meals.
All the aforementioned and much more are the effects of sins to a believer. But as long as we realise our mistakes and turn back to Allah in forgiveness, He (Allah) is ever ready to forgive us Allah says :
"0 My Servants who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Do not despair of the Mercy of Allah, verily, Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." Suratul Zumar Verse 35
Our beloved prophet Peace be upon him was also reported to have said : " A person who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin." (Recorded By Ibn Majah)
My dear Brothers and Sisters let's turn back to Allah in repentance for he is ever ready to forgive and shower His blessings upon Us.
May Allah grant us all goodness, May He grant us sweetness of Imãn (Faith) and May He forgive Our Shortcomings.
Wassalamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu
References:
-The Noble Qur'an
- Spiritual Diseases and it's cure by Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawzi
- Sahih Al-Bukhari
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