罪人的心总是处于焦虑和恐惧之中,因为顺从真主是真主的坚固堡垒,谁进入这座堡垒,谁就能免于今世和后世的惩罚;而谁离开了它,谁就会被各种恐惧和忧虑所包围。罪人的心总是不得安宁,他对听到的任何声响都感到紧张,并认为任何灾祸都是冲着他来的。而敬畏真主的人则能免除这一切忧虑。 罪恶会在心中植入一种孤独感。罪人感到自己与主疏远,也与他人疏远。他犯的罪越多,孤独感就越强,于是他会像一个忧愁孤单的人那样承受生活的苦涩。罪人在犯罪时会感到快乐,但这只是一时的快感,之后他的心中便充满焦虑。 其中的奥秘在于:顺从真主,会使虔诚的人更加亲近真主,也更加亲近他所爱的人,即使那些人远离他。违抗真主,则会招致与真主疏远的感觉,而其中最严重的形式就是多神崇拜,即以同伴归于真主。

A sinner's heart is always in state of anxiety and terror, because obedience to Allah ~ represents the great fortress of Allah, so whoever enters it is safe from the Punishment of this world and the Hereafter; but whoever leaves it would be surrounded by all aspects of fear and worry. A sinner's heart is always restless; he/she feels nervous about any noise he/she hears, and believes that any misfortune is intended for him/her. But one who fears Allah would be spared all these worries. Sins implant a sense of isolation in the heart. A sinner feels secluded from his/her Lord and from other people. As he/she commits more sins, his/her isolation increases, and so he/she would endure the bitterness of life, as a worried lonely person. A sinner feels delighted when committing a sin, but this is just a pleasure of the moment, as his/her heart is filled with anxiety afterwards. The secret in this matter is that obedience to Allah ~ brings the devout person closer to Him ~. and closer to other people that he/she loves, even if they are far away from him/her. Disobedience to Allah ~ attracts the feeling of remoteness from Allah ~. and the most severe form is that of polytheism, associating partners with Allah.