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The Punishments for Sins 2


Sins extinguish the light of ghaira (the sense of honour) in the heart. The sense of honour is to a person ' s life like the basal temperature is to the rest of the body; it removes all aspects of wickedness and bad attributes in one's personality. The most dignified people are the ones who observe a strong sense of honour in themselves, their families, and others. The Prophet ~ had more ghaira than anyone else towards the Ummah, and Allah ~ has more ghaira than him, as confirmed in the Hadith, in which the Prophet ~ said: "Do you wonder at Sa' d's sense of ghaira (ardour)? Verily, I have more sense of ghaira than Sa'd, and Allah has more sense of ghaira than I." 1 The Prophet ~ also said in the sermon about the eclipse: "O followers of Muhammad! By Allah! There is none who has more ghaira (self-respect) than Allah as He has forbidden that His Servants, male or female, commit adultery (illegal sexual intercourse). " 2 He ~ also said: "No one has more ghaira than Allah. There is none who has a greater sense of ghaira than Allah, and for that reason He has forbidden shameful sins, whether committed openly or secretly. And there is none who likes that people should repent to Him and beg His pardon more than Allah, so for this reason He sent (us) warners and bearers of good news. And there is none who likes to be praised more than Allah does, so that is why He praises Himself. " 3 He ~ combined, in this Hadith, the sense of honour, the basis of which is a dislike of all that is evil, and love of apology and forgiveness, which suggests the perfection of justice and mercy. People should seek forgiveness from Allah ~ , Who has the Most sense of ghaira, for He ~ pardons those who repent to him. Allah ~ never held His Servants to account for their misdeeds until He ~ had given them a chance to seek His Pardon. It is for this reason that He ~ dispatched His Messengers ~ and sent down His Revelation as a warning, for this shows the utmost Glory and Perfection. There are many people who hastily proceed to punish others, once their sense of honour intensifies, without allowing them to make any excuses. Their extreme ghaira does not let them accept any excuse. On the other hand , there are other people who accept any excuse, because they have a week sense of honour. The Prophet ~ said: "There is jealousy which Allah loves and jealousy which Allah hates. That which Allah loves is jealousy regarding a matter of doubt, and that which Allah hates is jealousy regarding something which is not doubtful. " 4 What is recommended is to combine ghaira with excuse. One should exert his sense of honour in the right circumstances, and excuse others at a time for excuses. Allah ~ possesses the complete Attributes of Perfection. Therefore, He ~ is the One truly deserving All Praise. None should praise in their manners, except in the manner in which He ~ has praised Himself. The one who observes a good sense of honour is indeed in harmony with one of Allah's Attributes, which will draw him/her closer to Allah's Mercy, and make him/her dearer to Allah ~' Who is All-Merciful and loves the merciful among His Servants; He ~ is the All-Generous and loves the generous among His Servants; He ~ is the All-Knower and loves the scholars among His Servants; He ~ is the All- Powerful and loves the strong believer more than the weak believer. Sins and all evil acts prevent a person from assuming these attributes; a small thought turns into a devilish whispering; a whispering turns into a will, which turns into a strong determination and becomes an action. The sinful act later becomes an established practice in the life of the sinner, and then it becomes difficult to give it up. As the sinner becomes intensely attached to his evil acts, his sense of honour weakens towards himself, his family and the rest of people. It weakens to such extent that he no longer sees the evil in his actions, which is the final stage of his destruction. In fact, many of such people encourage others to do the same, and this is the reason that a cuckold is the most repulsive of Allah's creation, and why Paradise is forbidden for him. This proves that ghaira is a basis of religion; and he who has no ghaira, has no religion. Ghaira protects the heart and the limbs, and block all aspects of sins. The ghaira in the heart is like the power of immunity which resists to any incoming ailment.

Sins eliminate Haya' (Modesty)

Sins take away from the sinner all sense of modesty which is the living substance of the heart. Modesty is defined as the basis of all good, and its removal is the elimination of all that is good. The Prophet ~ said: "Haya ' is all good." 1 He ~ also said: "A part of that which people understood from the speech of the earlier prophets is: 'If you have no shame, do what you want. "'2 This Hadith has two interpretations: First, it threatens and warns of punishment, because the one who has no shame does all evil acts, due to the lack of modesty and shame, which was the interpretation of Abu Ubaydah, may Allah be pleased with him. Second, if the action does not exceed the boundaries of shame from Allah, then do it, and what should be avoided is the action which is too shameful to do before Allah. This was the interpretation of Imam Ahmad according to the narration of Ibn Hani'. The first is a warning or a threat as in the Verse: (Do what you will)3, while the second is in the form of permission. If it is said: Is there any possibility to assume both interpretations? I say: No, because there is a great difference between permission and warning; however, considering one of the interpretations suggests considering the other. Sins weaken all factors of modesty in a person, to an extent that one becomes careless, despite knowing that other people are aware of his sinful life. The majority of the sinners are not ashamed to discuss their evil deeds, because they possess no sense of decency or modesty.


1 Recorded by Al-Bukhari. 2 Recorded by Al-Bukhari , on the authority of ' Aishah ,$,.

3 Recorded by Al-Bukhari in the "Book of Tawheed" , ( chapter 15, 20), Muslim in the "Book of Repentance", (Hadith 32-36), At-Tirmidhi in the "Book of Supplications", ( chapter 95), Ahmad in his Musnad (II 381, 432). 4 Recorded by Abu Dawud in the "Book of Jihacf', (chapter 104), an- Nassai in the "Book of Zakat", ( chapter 66), lbn Maajah in the "Book of Marriage", (chapter 56) and Ahmad in his Musnad (5/ 445 , 446). 1 Recorded by Muslim in the "Book of Iman", (Hadith 61) and Ahmad in his Musnad ( 4/ 426, 427, 436). 2 Recorded by Al-Bukhari in the book, "The Prophets", (chapter 54), Abu Dawud in the book, "Al-Adab", (chapter 6), Ibn Maajah in the book, "Az- Zuhd'', ( chapter 17) and Ahmad in his Musnad ( 4/ 121, 122) (5/ 273). 3 Surat Fussilat, Verse 40.

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Chapters (63)
  1. 1Supplication
  2. 2Relying on the Mercy, Forgiveness and Generosity of Allah
  3. 3Self-Deception
  4. 4The difference between (having) a good opinion and being deceived
  5. 5Hope
  6. 6The harm caused by sins and misdeeds
  7. 7The effect of sins
  8. 8Sins produce other sins
  9. 9Sins become a custom
  10. 10The sin is the cause for disgrace from Allah
  11. 11The misfortunes resulting from sins and wrongdoings
  12. 12Sins cause disgrace
  13. 13A sinner comes under the Curse of the Messenger of Allah ~ because of his own sins
  14. 14Sins deprive the sinner of the benefit of the Prophet's supplication
  15. 16Other effects of sins and misdeeds
  16. 17The Punishments for Sins 2
  17. 17The punishments for sins
  18. 18Sins weaken the heart
  19. 19Sins may lead a person to become forgotten by Allah ~
  20. 20Sins take a person out from the scope of lhsan
  21. 21Sins deprive a person of the protection of Allah ~ -
  22. 22Sins weaken the course of the heart towards Allah and the Last Day
  23. 23Sins hold back the Blessings of Allah ~ (to come) and incite His Anger
  24. 24Allah ~ instils terror and fear in the hearts of sinners
  25. 25Sins draw one's heart away from righteousness
  26. 26Sins darken the heart
  27. 27Sins disgrace the self
  28. 28Sins allow a sinner to become a prisoner of the devil
  29. 29Sins result in losing one's status before Allah and before His Creation
  30. 30Sins deny sinners all words or titles of praise and honour
  31. 31Sins have the effect of reducing one's intellect
  32. 32Sins lead to severing the tie with Allah
  33. 33Sins erase all benedictions
  34. 34Sins cast a sinner down to a very low state
  35. 35Sins prevent a sinner from perceiving his/her own benefits
  36. 36Sins support the devils against the sinner
  37. 37Sins make the sinner neglect himself
  38. 38Legal Islamic punishment
  39. 39Punishments of sins are either legislated or divinely decreed by Allah
  40. 40Punishments which Allah ~ has assigned for sins
  41. 41The degree of punishment differs according to the type of sin and its effect of corruption
  42. 42Major and minor sins
  43. 43Worshipping Allah• Alone
  44. 44Types of polytheism
  45. 45Another aspect of polytheism is in worship
  46. 46Polytheism in taking oaths
  47. 47The reality of polytheism
  48. 48Pride is as great a sin as polytheism
  49. 49A great evil
  50. 50Tyranny and Oppression
  51. 51The evil consequences of killing
  52. 52The evil consequences of fornication
  53. 53Four ways through which sins may invade a person
  54. 54The unlawfulness of illegal sexual acts
  55. 55The punishment for homosexuality
  56. 56Types of love
  57. 57Al-Khullah (the perfect love in friendship)
  58. 58Types of love 2
  59. 59The effects of love
  60. 60Love is the basis of every religion
  61. 61The evH consequences of the passionate desire to look at illegal pictures
  62. 62Lut's people (homosexuals)
  63. 63Lust leads to polytheism