Dosa menyebabkan kerosakan dan kebusukan kepada pelbagai aspek alam sekitar, seperti tempat tinggal, air, udara, tumbuh-tumbuhan dan buah-buahan. Allah ~ telah berfirman: (Telah timbul kerosakan di darat dan di laut disebabkan perbuatan tangan manusia, supaya Allah merasakan kepada mereka sebahagian dari (akibat) perbuatan mereka, agar mereka kembali (bertaubat kepada Allah dan memohon keampunan-Nya)2 Mujahid berkata: "Apabila seorang zalim diberi kuasa, dia menyebarkan kezaliman dan perbuatan jahat, lalu Allah ~ menahan hujan, maka si zalim itu mengerahkan usahanya untuk membuat kerosakan di muka bumi; memusnahkan tanaman dan ternakan. Namun Allah ~ tidak menyukai kerosakan." Kemudian beliau membaca: (Telah timbul kerosakan di darat dan di laut disebabkan perbuatan tangan manusia.) Kemudian beliau berkata: 'Demi Allah, bukan laut kamu di sini yang dimaksudkan, tetapi ia merujuk kepada setiap komuniti yang terletak di tepi sungai yang mengalir.' 'Ikrimah berkata: "Kerosakan telah timbul di darat dan di laut. Saya tidak mengatakan ia adalah laut kamu ini, tetapi setiap komuniti yang terletak berhampiran air." Saya berkata: Allah ~ telah menamakan air tawar sebagai laut, dengan firman-Nya: (Tidaklah sama dua laut (dua jenis air); yang ini tawar, manis lagi sedap diminum, dan yang itu masin lagi pahit)1; tiada laut yang sekaligus manis dan tenang. Air tawar terdapat di sungai-sungai yang mengalir, manakala laut yang pahit adalah tenang. Maka Allah ~ menamakan komuniti yang terletak di tepi sungai yang mengalir dengan nama air itu. Ibn Zayd membaca Ayat (Telah timbul kerosakan di darat dan di laut), lalu berkata: "Ia adalah dosa-dosa." Maksudnya, dosa-dosa adalah punca kemunculan segala bentuk kejahatan, yang Allah ~ jadikan sebagai balasan bagi orang-orang berdosa. Setiap kali mereka melakukan dosa, Allah ~ menyediakan balasan bagi mereka, sebagaimana dijelaskan dalam Ayat: (supaya Allah merasakan kepada mereka sebahagian dari (akibat) perbuatan mereka). Allah ~ hanya merasakan kepada kita sebahagian kecil daripada apa yang telah kita lakukan. Sekiranya Dia ~ merasakan kepada kita kesan segala dosa yang telah kita lakukan, nescaya Dia ~ tidak akan membiarkan seorang manusia pun di muka bumi ini! Antara kesan dosa di muka bumi ialah berlakunya gempa bumi dan aktiviti seismik lain, yang Allah ~ timbulkan sebagai hukuman dan sebagai penarikan balik keberkatan-Nya ke atasnya. Nabi (S.W.A) ﷺ melintasi perkampungan Thamud2, lalu melarang para sahabatnya memasuki tempat tinggal mereka, kecuali dalam keadaan menangis (kerana takut akan azab Allah 'M yang telah memusnahkan kaum Thamud). Baginda ﷺ melarang mereka meminum air perkampungan itu, atau memakan apa-apa yang dibuat menggunakan air tersebut, kerana kesan dosa yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat itu, yang telah membawa kepada kekurangan dan kemerosotan hasil tanaman mereka, dan sebagainya. Imam Ahmad meriwayatkan dalam Musnadnya: "Ditemui di dalam perbendaharaan Bani Umayyah sebutir gandum sebesar biji kurma, dalam sebuah bekas yang tertulis padanya: 'Ini akan tumbuh pada zaman keadilan.'" Banyak penyakit timbul (Allah ~ menjadikannya berlaku) kerana dosa hamba-hamba-Nya. Sekumpulan penduduk padang pasir memberitahu saya bahawa dahulu kurma jauh lebih besar daripada sekarang, dan mereka tidak pernah menyaksikan penyakit yang menimpa buah mereka kini. Dosa juga boleh memberi kesan kepada bentuk dan kejadian. At-Tirmidhi meriwayatkan bahawa Nabi ﷺ bersabda: "Allah ~ mencipta Adam , dan tinggi beliau enam puluh hasta. Manusia terus mengecil (saiznya) hingga sekarang ..." 3 Apabila Allah ~ berhasrat untuk menyucikan bumi daripada penindas, orang yang zalim dan pengkhianat, Dia ~ mengeluarkan salah seorang hamba-Nya, dari keluarga Nabi-Nya ﷺ, untuk menegakkan keadilan di muka bumi setelah ia dipenuhi dengan kezaliman. Isa ~I (Jesus) akan diutuskan untuk memerangi orang Yahudi dan Kristian, para pengikut Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal, Messiah Palsu, dan menegakkan Islam di muka bumi. Ketika itulah bumi akan mengeluarkan keberkatannya dan kembali kepada keadaan normalnya. Para pemburu akan memakan hasil buruan mereka, lalu berteduh di bawah tengkoraknya. Seikat anggur akan menjadi beban yang berat bagi unta.

Sins cause corruption and rottenness to different aspects of the environment, such as one's residence, water, air, plants and fruit. Allah~ has said: (Evil (sins and disobedience to Allah) has appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of men have earned, that He (Allah) may make them taste a part of that which they have done, in order that they may return (by repenting to Allah and begging His Pardon)2 Mujahid said: "When an oppressor is given responsibility, he spreads injustice and evil deeds, so Allah ~ withholds the rainfall, so the oppressor puts his effort into making mischief in the land; destroying the crops and the cattle. But Allah ~ does not like mischief." Then he recited: (Evil (sins and disobedience to Allah) has appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of men have earned.) Then he said: 'By Allah, it is not your sea here, but it refers to every community located by a flowing river.' 'Ikrimah said: "Evil has appeared on land and sea. I do not say it is this sea of yours, but every community situated near water." I say: Allah ~ has named sweet water as sea, saying: ( The two seas (kinds of water) are not alike; this is palatable, sweet and pleasant to drink, and that is salty and bitter)1; there is no sea which is both sweet and still. Sweet water is in running rivers, while the bitter sea is still. So Allah ~ named the communities located by running rivers with the name of that water. Ibn Zayd recited the Verse (Evil (sins and disobedience to Allah) has appeared on land and sea), saying: "It is sins ." He meant that sins are the cause for the appearance of all aspects of evil, which Allah ~ made as a punishment for sinners. Whenever they produce a sin, Allah ~ produces a punishment for them, as highlighted in the Verse: (that He (Allah) may make them taste a part of that which they have done). Allah ~ only makes us taste a small part of what we have done. But, should He ~ make us taste the effect of all the sins that we have committed, He ~ would not have left any human on this earth! Among the effects of sins on this earth is the occurrence of earthquakes and other seismic activities, which Allah ~ causes as a punishment and as a withdrawal of His Blessings on it. The Prophet(S.W.A) passed by the village of Thamud2, and forbade his Companions from entering their dwellings, except when weeping ( out of fear of the Punishment of Allah 'M which destroyed the nation of Thamud). He ~ forbade them from drinking the water of that village, or eating anything made by using that water, because of the effect of the sins committed by that community, which had led to the shortages and deficiency in their produce, etc. Imam Ahmad reported in his Musnad: "There was found in the treasure house of Banu Umayyah a grain of wheat the size of a date-stone, in a container on which was written: 'This would grow in times of justice."' Many diseases were produced (Allah ~ made them occur) because of the sins of His Servants. A group of desert people informed me that dates used to be much bigger than they are now, and they had never witnessed the diseases which affect their fruit now. Sins can also affect the shape and creation. At-Tirmidhi reported that the Prophet ~ said: "Allah ~ created Adam , and his height was sixty arms. Mankind continues to shorten (in size) until now .. . " 3 When Allah ~ decides to purify the earth from oppressors, wrongdoers and traitors, He ~ brings out one of His Servants, from the family of His Prophet '.!;, to spread justice on the earth after it was filled with injustice. Isa ~I (Jesus) will be sent to fight the Jews and Christians, the followers of Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal, the False Messiah, and establish Islam on earth. It will be then that the earth will bring forth its blessings and would return to its normal state . Hunters would eat their kill and then take shade underneath its skull. A bunch of grapes would become a heavy load for camels.

Semua ini akan terjadi kerana apabila bumi telah disucikan daripada dosa, kesan-kesan Nikmat Allah akan kembali kelihatan di permukaannya.

All this will take place because when the earth is purified of sins, the traces of Allah's Blessings would appear on its surface once more.