Ka yi tunani a kan azabar da Allah ~ ya tanadar saboda zunubai, ka kuma yi tunanin cewa za ta iya shafar kai kanka. Wannan tabbas zai sa ka sake tunani kafin ka aikata kowane zunubi. Daga cikin azabar Allah ~ akwai: rufe zuciyarka da kunnuwanka, sanya labule a kan ganinka, kulle zuciyarka, juyar da zuciyarka da ganinka; sa zuciyarka ta yi sakaci wajen tunawa da Allah ~; karkatar da zuciyarka daga gaskiya, da sa ta koma baya. Lallai Allah ~ ya ce: ( Lallai ba idanu ne ke makanta ba, amma zukatan da ke cikin ƙirji ne ke makanta.)2 Wannan ba makanta ce ta ido da ake gani ba, a zahiri makanta ce ta zuciya gaba ɗaya, wadda ke hana ta fahimtar gaskiya. (Allah ya kiyaye!) Allah ~ kuma yana azabtar da zuciyar mai zunubi ta hanyar nutsar da ita zuwa matakai mafi ƙasƙanci, ba tare da sanin mai zunubin ba. Yana juyar da yanayin irin wannan zuciya zuwa na dabba, ta yadda mai zunubin zai samu wasu halaye da siffofin dabbobi. Wannan ita ce fassarar Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah game da Ayar: (Babu wata halitta mai rarrafe a cikin ƙasa, ko tsuntsu mai tashi da fukafukansa biyu, face al'ummomi ne kamar ku)3. Ya ce: "Wasu daga cikinsu suna ɗaukar halayen zakuna, wasu na karnuka, wasu kuma na aladu ko jakuna, da sauransu." Allah ~ ya kwatanta mutane marasa ilimi (Musulmi) da jakuna, karnuka ko raƙuma a ayoyi daban-daban na Alƙur'ani. Allah ~ yana rufe zukatan masu zunubi daga tunawa da Ubangijinsu a duniya, kuma zai rufe kansa daga gare su a Ranar Tashin Kiyama, kamar yadda ya ce: (A'a! Amma a kan zukatansu akwai rufin zunubai da munanan ayyuka da suke aikatawa. A'a! Lallai su (azzalumai) za a hana su ganin Ubangijinsu a wannan Ranar.)4 Allah ~ yana azabtar da mai zunubi ta hanyar mayar da rayuwarsa zagayowar wahala da damuwa a duniya, a kabari, da kuma a Lahira. Ya ce: (Amma duk wanda ya juya baya ga Tunatarwata (watau …ba ya imani da wannan Alkur'ani ba, kuma ba ya aiki da koyarwarsa ba), lalle, gare shi rayuwa ce ta wahala, kuma Za Mu tashe shi makaho a Ranar Tashin Alkiyama.)5 An fassara "rayuwa ta wahala" da azabar kabari, amma wannan Ayar tana ba da ma'ana mai fadi, a cikin wannan mahallin. Hakika, Allah ~ yana azabtar da duk wanda ya juya baya ga Tunatarwarsa da rayuwa ta wahala da damuwa, ko da kuwa yana jin daɗin ni'imomin wannan duniya, domin zuciyarsa tana shan wahala daga alamomin lalacewa na jin keɓewa da wulakanci, da kuma sha'awoyi na ƙarya. Zuciya da rai ba sa samun natsuwa sai dai idan sun tuna Allah ~, domin Shi Kaɗai ya cancanci a bauta masa. Allah ~ yana ba da rayuwa mai kyau ga duk wanda ya yi imani da Shi kuma ya aikata ayyuka nagari; Ya ~ ya ce: (Duk wanda ya aikata aikin nagarta - ko namiji ne ko mace - alhali yana mumini (na gaskiya a kan Tauhidin Musulunci), to lalle Mu, za Mu ba shi rayuwa mai kyau (a duniya tare da girma, gamsuwa da arziki halal), kuma lalle Za Mu saka musu da ladansu bisa mafi kyan abin da suke aikatawa (watau Aljanna a Lahira)1. Allah ~ ya tabbatar wa mutanen da suka yi imani kuma suka aikata ayyuka nagari, rayuwa mai kyau a wannan duniya da kyakkyawan sakamako a Lahira; lalle su masu rai ne na gaskiya a duniyoyin biyu. Ya ~ kuma ya ce: (Ga waɗanda suka aikata alheri a wannan duniya, akwai alheri, kuma gidan Lahira shi ne mafi alheri; kuma madalla da gidan masu takawa)2, da kuma (Ku nemi gafarar Ubangijinku, ku kuma tuba zuwa gare Shi, don Ya ba ku jin daɗi mai kyau zuwa wani lokaci da aka ƙayyade, kuma Ya ba kowane mai falala falalarsa)3. Wani daga cikin waɗanda suka ɗanɗana wannan alheri ya ce: "A wannan duniya akwai aljanna kamar wadda take a Lahira; duk wanda ya shiga cikinta, ya shiga Aljanna ta gaskiya, amma duk wanda bai shiga cikinta ba, to bai shiga Aljannar Lahira ba." Annabi ﷺ ya ambaci wannan Aljannah, yana cewa: "Idan kun zo kan Makiyayan Aljannah, ku ci daga cikinsu." Aka tambaye shi menene Makiyayan Aljannah, sai ya ce: "Da'irori ne inda ake ambaton Allah." Kada ku yi tunanin cewa Ayar: {Lalle masu takawa, masu imani, za su kasance cikin ni'ima. Kuma lalle masu aikata zalunci, za su kasance cikin Wuta mai ci} ta kebance Ranar Lahira kawai; a'a, rukuni na farko suna jin ni'ima a duniyoyi uku, yayin da rukuni na biyu suna shan azaba a duniyoyi uku. Babu wata ni'ima mafi kyau a wannan duniya kamar samun tsarkin zuciya da lafiyar zuciya, tare da sanin Allah ﷻ da bautawa gare Shi. Allah ﷻ ya yabi Annabi Ibrahim (a.s.) yana cewa: {Lalle daga cikin wadanda suka bi tafarkinsa (Nuhu) akwai Ibrahim, a lokacin da ya zo da zuciya tsaftatacciya}. Zuciya tsaftatacciya ita ce wadda ba ta da shirka, ƙiyayya, rowa da girman kai; wadda ba ta da wata cuta da za ta hana mutum sadaukar da ibadarsa ga Allah ﷻ Shi kaɗai. Tsarkin zuciya yana cika ne idan ta tsira daga abubuwa biyar: shirka, wadda ta saba da tauhidin Allah ﷻ; bidi'a a addini, wadda ta saba da Sunnar Annabi ﷺ; sha'awa, wadda ta saba da umarnin Allah ﷻ; gafala, wadda ta saba da ambaton Allah ﷻ; da son zuciya, wadda ta saba da ikhlasi. Waɗannan abubuwa biyar mafaka ce daga Allah ﷻ, kuma kowannensu yana reshe zuwa abubuwa da yawa. Saboda haka, bawan Allah yana matuƙar buƙatar ya roƙi Allah ﷻ ya shiryar da shi zuwa Madaidaiciyar Hanya, ta fuskar ilimi, aiki da ƙarfin niyya. Yana iya sanin cikakkun bayanan Madaidaiciyar Hanya, amma ya yi watsi da su; kuma duk abin da ya sani, yana iya ko ba zai iya aiwatar da shi ba. Allah ﷻ yana shiryarwa zuwa Madaidaiciyar Hanya ta Hukuncinsa na Ubangiji, umarninsa da hanicinsa. Yana shiryarwa zuwa Madaidaiciyar Hanyarsa duk wanda Ya so, ta Rahamarsa da Falalarsa. Amma Shi ma yana karkatar da wanda Yake so daga Hanyarsa madaidaiciya, da Adalcinsa da Hikimarsa. Allah ~ ya shimfiɗa Hanya madaidaiciya ga bayinsa, kuma ya gayyace su zuwa gare ta a matsayin hujja daga gare Shi da kuma adalci. Ya shiryar da wanda Yake so daga cikinsu ya bi Hanya madaidaiciya a matsayin ni'ima daga gare Shi. A Ranar Tashin Alƙiyama, Allah ~ zai kafa Hanya madaidaiciya ga bayinsa, wadda za ta kai su Aljanna. Zai karkatar da wanda ya juya baya ga umarninsa a duniya, amma zai taimaki duk wanda ya kiyaye umarninsa a duniya ya ƙetare wannan Hanya. Zai ba waɗanda suka yi imani da Shi da Manzonsa wani haske, wanda zai haskaka a gabansu da kuma a dama tasu, a cikin duhun Ranar Tarewa. Ka iya zana Ranar Hukunci a idanunka, ka yi tunani game da Hikimar Allah ~ a duniya biyu, sannan za ka kai ga tabbatar da cewa wannan duniya ba komai ba ce face ƙasar noma domin Lahira. Matsayin mutane, ta fuskar yawan farin cikinsu ko wahalarsu, ya dogara ne da ƙarfin imaninsu ga Allah da yawan aikin alheri da suke yi a wannan duniya. Saboda haka, ɗaya daga cikin manyan azabtarwa saboda zunubai shi ne karkacewa daga Hanya madaidaiciya, a duniya da kuma a Lahira.

Think of the punishments which Allah ~ has decreed for sins, and imagine that they may be applicable to yourself. This would certainly make you reconsider before committing any sm. Among the Punishments of Allah ~ are: sealing one's heart and ears, keeping a screen over one's eyesight, locking up one's heart, overturning one's heart and eyesight; making one's heart heedless of remembering Allah ~; the straying of one's heart away from the truth, and causing it to relapse. Indeed Allah ~ has said: ( Verily, it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts which are in the breasts that grow blind.)2 This is not the perceptible blindness of the eyes, but is rather, in reality, the complete blindness of the heart, which prevents it from perceiving the truth. (Allah forbid!) Allah ~ also punishes the sinner's heart by sinking it down to the lowest levels, without the sinner's awareness. He ~ turns the nature of such a heart into that of an animal, whereby the sinner acquires certain traits and characteristics of animals. This was the interpretation of Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah of the Verse: (There is not a moving creature on the earth, nor a bird that flies with its two wings, but are communities like you)3. He said: "Some of them assume the usual characteristics of lions, some of dogs, while others of pigs or donkeys, and so on." Allah ~ has likened ignorant (Muslim) people to donkeys, dogs or camels in different Verses of the Qur'an. Allah ~ screens the hearts of sinners from remembering their Lord in this world, and will screen Himself from them on the Day of Resurrection, as He ~ said: (Nay! But on their hearts is the covering of sins and evil deeds, which they used to earn. Nay! Surely, they (the evildoers) will be veiled from seeing their Lord that Day.)4 Allah ~ punishes the sinner by turning his/her life into a cycle of hardship and distress in this world, in the grave and in the Hereafter. He ~ said: (But whoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e. neither believes in this Qur'an nor acts on its teachings), verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection.)5 A life of hardship was interpreted as the punishment in the grave, but this Verse provides a more general meaning, in this context. In fact, Allah ~ punishes whoever turns away from His Reminder with a life of hardship and anxiety, even if he/she happens to be enjoying the blessings of this world, as his/her heart was suffering from the destructive symptoms of feeling isolation and disgrace, and having false desires. The heart and soul never feel serene unless they remember Allah ~. as He Alone is worthy of worship. Allah ~ grants a good life to whoever believes in Him and does righteous deeds; He ~ said: (Whoever works righteousness - whether male or female - while he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. paradise in the Hereafter)1 Allah ~ has guaranteed for those people who believe and do righteous deeds, a good life in this world and a good compensation in the Hereafter; they are indeed truly alive in both worlds. He ~ also said: (For those who do good in this world, there is good, and the home of the Hereafter will be better; and excellent indeed will be the home of the pious)2 and (Seek forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance, that He may grant you good enjoyment for a term appointed, and bestow His Abounding Grace to every owner of grace)3 One of those who had tasted this grace said: "In this world there is a paradise like the one in the Hereafter; whoever enters it, has entered the Real Paradise, but whoever does not enter it, has not entered the Paradise in the Hereafter." The Prophet ~ had mentioned this Paradise, saying: "When you come upon the Pastures of Paradise feed on them." On being asked what the Pastures of Paradise were, he ~ replied that they were circles where Allah was remembered."4 Do not think that the Verse: (Verily, the pious believers will be in delight. And verily, the evildoers will be in the blazing Fire) 5 is specifically about the Last Day, alone; rather the first group are enjoying the grace in the three worlds; while the second group are suffering the punishment in the three worlds. There is no better grace in this world than that of having righteousness of the heart and soundness of the heart, along with knowledge of Allah ~' and devotion towards Him ~- Allah ~ praised Prophet Ibrahim ~ I saying: (Verily among those who followed his (Noah's) way was Ibrahim, when he came with a pure heart)6 A pure heart is that which is free of polytheism, hatred, miserliness and pride; that is free from any ailment, which might prevent one from devoting one's worship to Allah ~ Alone. The purity of the heart is accomplished when it is free of five things: polytheism, which contradicts the concept of the Oneness of Allah ~; innovation in religion, which contradicts the Sunnah of the Prophet ti; desire, which contradicts the Commandments of Allah i!M;; heedlessness, which contradicts the Remembrance of Allah ~; and passion, which contradicts sincerity. These five aspects are a cover from Allah ~' and each of them is branched into many more elements. Therefore, the Servant of Allah is desperately needs to ask Allah ~ to guide him/her to the Right Path, in terms of theory, practice and willpower. He/she may know the details of the Right Path, yet may ignore them; and whatever he/she knows, he/she may or may not be able to implement. Allah ~ guides to the Right Path by His Divine Decree, Commandments and Prohibitions. He ~ guides to His Right Path whomsoever He wishes, by His Mercy and Graciousness. But He ~ also removes from His Right Path, whomsoever He wishes, by His Justice and Wisdom. Allah ~ has prepared the Right Path for His Servants, and invited them to it as evidence from Him and a justice. He ~ has guided whomsoever He wants among them to take the Right Path as a blessing from Him. On the Day of Resurrection, Allah ~ will set up the Right Path for His Servants, which will take them to Paradise. He ~ will draw away from it whomsoever turned away from His Commandments in this world, but will help whoever observed His Commandments in this world to cross the Path. He ~ will grant those who believe in Him and His Messenger a light, which would shine ahead of them, and in their right hands, in the darkness of the Day of Gathering. You can picture the Day of Judgment before your eyes, and think of the Wisdom of Allah ~ in the two worlds, and then you come to the certainty that this world is but a land to be cultivated for the Hereafter. The status of people, with regards to their degree of happiness or misery, depends on the strength, of their belief in Allah and their performance of righteous deeds, in this world. Therefore, one of the greatest punishments for sins is the deviation from the Right Path, in this world and the Hereafter.