Dear sisters and brothers.. Sins has a bad effect on the one who commits it. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) has mentioned a number of its bad effects, some of which we will mention here: 1- Deprivation of knowledge. Knowledge is a light which Allaah instills in the heart, but sin extinguishes that light. When al-Shaafa’i sat before Maalik and recited to him, he was impressed with what he saw of his deep knowledge, intelligence and understanding, and he said: I see that Allaah has filled your heart with light, so do not extinguish it with the darkness of sin. 2- Deprivation of provision. In theMusnad of Imam Ahmad it is narrated that Thawbaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “A man may be deprived of provision because of a sin that he commits.” Also narrated by Ibn Maajah (4022) and classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah. 3- Alienation between the sinner and his Lord, and between him and other people. One of the salaf said: If I disobey Allaah, I seethat in the attitude of my mountand my wife. 4- Life becomes difficult for him; he does not try to do anything but he finds the way barred to him or it is very difficult; by the same token, things become easierfor the one who fears and obeysAllaah. 5- The sinner finds darkness in his heart, which he senses as he senses the darkness of night. Thedarkness of sin affects his heart as the darkness of night affects his vision, for obedience is light whilst disobedience is darkness. The more the darkness increases,the greater his confusion becomes, until he falls into innovation, misguidance and things that will doom him to Hell, without realizing it, like a blind man who goes out in the darkness of the night, walking alone. This darkness increases until it appears in his eyes, then it increases until it dominates his face and becomes a “blackness” that is visible to everyone. ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abbaas said: “Good deeds produce radiance onthe face and light in the heart, increased provision, physical strength, and the love of others.Bad deeds produce ‘blackness’ in the face, darkness in the heart, physical weakness, inadequate provision and the hatred of others.” 6- Deprivation of doing acts of worship. Even if a sin is not punished, it prevents a person from doing acts of worship, whichare replaced with acts of disobedience, and it blocks the path to other acts of worship, then the sin cuts off the way to a third act of worship and a fourth and so on. So the sin prevents him from doing many acts of worship, eachof which would be better for him than this world and everything init. This is like a man who eats something that causes a lengthy sickness and prevents him from eating food that is better than it. And Allaah is the One Whose help we seek. 7- Sin generates more sin, until itdominates a man and prevents him escaping from it. 8- Sin weakens the heart, reducing its will to do good and increasing its will to sin. It weakens the will to repent until there is no will to repent in the heart at all. This is one of the worst of diseases and the closestto doom. 9- It robs the heart of repugnance towards sin, which then becomes a habit; he does not feel any discomfort at the thought of people seeing him or talking about him. Secondly: The fact that you feel under stress and are looking for a way out is a sign of sincerity in sha Allaah, and is the beginning of repentance, by Allaah’s leave.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:03:02 +0000
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