罪恶使心脱离其本然的虔敬状态,堕入败坏与偏离。罪恶在心中的影响,如同疾病之于身体。罪恶是心的疾患,而心除了舍弃这些罪恶之外,别无医治之道。若一个人能约束自己,不随从私欲,他的心在今世便能享受安拉的恩典,然后才抵达乐园中的归宿。 经文说:(虔诚的信士必定处于喜悦之中,罪人必定处于烈火之中)1。这不仅限于后世的恩典与烈火,它还涉及他们在三个居所中的状况:今世的居所、巴尔扎赫(即人死亡之时至复活日之间的过渡状态)的居所,以及永恒的居所。顺从安拉的人将享受祂的恩典,而罪人则将承受祂的惩罚。真正的福乐是人在心中所感受到的,真正的惩罚是罪人在心中所承受的。没有比恐惧、抑郁和焦虑更严厉的惩罚了,它们窒息人的心,使其远离对安拉和末日的记念。 在巴尔扎赫的状态中,罪人将承受分离之苦,以及错失安拉恩典的悔恨之感。懊悔与焦虑会使他的心智失去作用,直到安拉~将心智归还身体、命令其复活的那一日。那时,惩罚便进入另一个更为痛苦的阶段。那些在今世顺从安拉~的人,将获得与祂相伴的极大喜悦,心中安宁,充满对祂的爱与记念——而那些以低廉的价格出卖了无价成功机会的人,本应向有学识的人寻求其货物的真正价值。 奇怪的是，人所拥有的一件物品（生命的交易）竟会被真主买下，代价是乐园，而真主的使者ﷺ充当这笔交易的中介；然而人却可能把自己的生命贱卖到最低的价格！真主说：（谁被真主羞辱，就没有人能使他尊贵。）

Sins take the heart from its natural state of piety to a state of corruption and deviation. The effect of sins in the heart is like that of diseases on the body. Sins are the ailments of the heart, and there is no cure for the heart, except giving up those sins. One who stops him/her self from following his/her own desires, his/her heart would enjoy the Grace of Allah in this world, before reaching his/her destination in Paradise. The Verse: (Verily, the pious believers will be in Delight, and verily, the sinners will be in the blazing Fire) 1 is not just limited to the Grace and the Blazing Fire of the Hereafter; it also refers to their states in the three abodes: the abode of this world, the abode of the Barzakh (the state of existence during the interval from the moment a person dies to the Day of Resurrection), and the abode of eternity; those obedient to Allah would enjoy His Grace, whereas sinners would endure His Punishment. The real blessing is that which a person feels in his/her heart, and the real punishment is that which a sinner endures in his/her heart. There is no worse a punishment than that of fear , depression and anxiety, which suffocate one ' s heart, turning away from the remembrance of Allah ~ and the Last Day. In the Barzakh state, a sinner would suffer the punishment of separation, and the feeling of regret about having missed out on the Grace of Allah. The remorse and anxiety would render his/her mind useless , until the Day when Allah ~ returns the mind to the body, ordering its resurrection. It is then that the punishment moves to another, more bitter stage. Those who obeyed Allah ~ in this world would have the extreme delight of His Company, having serenity in their hearts, being filled with the love and remembrance of Him ~ - But those who sold their priceless chance of success for a low price should have sought the true value of their product with people of knowledge. It is strange that a product (life transactions) possessed by a person should be bought by Allah ~ . for the price of Paradise, with the Messenger of Allah ~ as the intermediary in this trade , yet one could sell one ' s life for the lowest price! Allah ~ said: ( Whomsoever Allah disgraces, none can honour him.)