Dhambi zina athari ya kupunguza akili ya mtu.
Sins have the effect of reducing one's intellect
Unapoangalia watu wawili, mmoja mtiifu kwa Mwenyezi Mungu na mwingine asiye mtiifu kwa Mwenyezi Mungu, utaona kwamba akili ya yule anayemtii Mwenyezi Mungu ni bora zaidi, kwamba maoni yake ni sahihi zaidi, na mara nyingi yuko karibu zaidi na ukweli. Kwa hiyo, unaona kwamba Qur'ani daima inawaelekea 'watu wenye akili': ( Basi niogopeni, enyi watu wenye akili) 6 na ( Basi mcheni Mwenyezi Mungu, enyi watu wenye akili, ili mpate kufanikiwa.) 7 na ( Lakini hakuna anayekumbuka isipokuwa watu wenye akili. ) 8 Mtu anawezaje kuwa na akili ya kweli ikiwa anamuasi Mwenyezi Mungu ~ katika ulimwengu wa Mwenyezi Mungu, akijua kwamba Yeye ~ anamtazama? Anatenda dhambi, akijua kwamba hawezi kujificha mbele ya macho ya Mwenyezi Mungu, akipuuza ukweli kwamba anajiletea Laana ya Mwenyezi Mungu ~ juu yake. Anajua kwamba shughuli zake za kidhambi zinamtenga na Radhi ya Mwenyezi Mungu na Ulinzi wa Mwenyezi Mungu. Anajua kwamba atanyimwa kumtazama Uso wa Mwenyezi Mungu Siku ya Kiyama, na atakuwa pamoja na wale waliojipatia Ghadhabu ya Mwenyezi Mungu. Kuna busara gani katika kupendelea kuridhika kwa starehe ya mtu mwenyewe, inayodumu saa moja, siku moja au hata mwaka, kuliko Neema ya Milele, Peponi? Kuishi kwa ajili ya Neema ya Milele ndiyo furaha aliyopewa muumini, katika dunia hii na Akhera. Si vigumu kwa mtu mwenye akili kutambua kwamba kupata starehe, furaha na raha ya kweli katika maisha haya na Akhera kunahitaji kumridhisha Mola Mlezi, na kutojipatia Ghadhabu yake wala Laana yake. Mtu anayemridhisha Mwenyezi Mungu ~ kwa kushikamana na Amri zake, hufurahia starehe ya kweli maishani, akiwa na moyo hai unaohisi kila neema aliyopewa. Lakini yule anayemkasirisha Mwenyezi Mungu ~ kwa kujiingiza katika shughuli za kidhambi, hatakuwa huru na wasiwasi, hofu wala taabu. Kwa hiyo, mtu anayebadilisha ushirika wa wale ambao Allah amewaneemesha kwa Fadhila Zake; Manabii, wafuasi wa kweli wa Mtume Muhammad ﷺ, mashahidi, na waadilifu, kwa ushirika wa wale ambao wamepata Ghadhabu na Laana ya Allah, bila shaka ana akili yenye kasoro.
When you consider two people, one obedient to Allah and the other disobedient to Allah, you will see that the intellect of the one who is obedient to Allah is better, that his/her opinion is sounder, and that he/she is often closer to the truth. Therefore, you find that the Qur'an always addresses 'men of understanding': ( So fear me, 0 men of understanding) 6 and ( So fear Allah, 0 men of understanding, in order that you may be successful.) 7 and ( But none remember, except men of understanding. ) 8 How could a person have true intellect if he/she disobeys Allah ~ in Allah's World, knowing that He ~ is watching over him/her? He/she commits a sin, knowing that he/she cannot conceal himself from Allah's Sight, ignoring the fact that he/she is inviting the Curse of Allah ~ upon him/her. He/she knows that his/her sinful activities drive him/her away from Allah's Pleasure and Allah's Protection. He/she knows that he/she would be denied looking at Allah's Face on the Day of Judgment, and would be in the company of those who had earned Allah's Anger. What sense of reason could there be in preferring the satisfaction of one's own pleasure, which lasts an hour, a day or even a year, to Everlasting Grace, in Paradise? To live for Everlasting Grace is the happiness given to a believer, in this world and the Hereafter. It is not difficult for a reasonable person to realize that attaining real pleasure, happiness and delight in this life and the Hereafter requires that one pleases the Lord, and does not earn His Anger nor His Curse. A person who pleases Allah ~. by adhering to His Commands, enjoys real pleasure in life, with a living heart that experiences every blessing bestowed upon it. But one who displeases Allah ~ ' indulging in sinful activities, would not be free of worry, anxiety or misery. Therefore, a person who exchanges the company of those on whom Allah has bestowed His Grace; the Prophets, the true followers of Prophet Muhammad I;, the martyrs, and the righteous, with those who have earned Allah's Anger and Curse, certainly has a defective intellect.
6 Surat Al-Baqarah, Aya 197. 7 Surat Al-Ma'idah, Aya 100. 8 Surat Al-Baqarah, Aya 269.
6 Surat Al-Baqarah , Verse 197. 7 Surat AI-Ma'idah, Verse 100. 8 Surat Al-Baqarah, Verse 269.