罪恶如同横亘在心与顺从主之间的障碍,阻碍人以纯洁的状态向自己的主迈进。心本来是有力地趋向真主的,但当它被罪恶所压倒时,其力量便被削弱;若这种力量被夺去,心便断绝了与真主的联系,于是重新回归就变得更加困难。罪恶可能使心死亡,也可能使它染上重病,削弱其力量,直至其弱点最终演变为八种疾病之一,先知ﷺ曾向真主求庇护免于这些疾病,它们是:忧虑、悲伤、无力、懒惰、怯懦、吝啬、债务的沉重负担,以及被人压制。忧虑与悲伤相关联:当一件令人烦扰的事情侵入心中,并且涉及未来将要发生的事情时,便产生忧虑;若涉及已经过去的事情,则产生悲伤。无力与懒惰相关联:若一个人因自身能力不足而放弃那些带来善良与成功的因素,这便是无力;若原因在于缺乏意志,则是懒惰。怯懦与吝啬相关联:若一个人在原因出于其身体时不能产生任何益处,这便是怯懦;若是因为其财富,则是吝啬。债务的负担与被人压制相关联:当他人以优越感对待某人,且其理由是正当的,这便是出于债务的沉重负担;若理由不正当,则是由于被人压制。罪恶是导致这八种疾病的原因之一。它们带来恶劣的灾祸、苦难、最可怕的灾难以及敌人的恶意。它们也是导致真主恩典消失的有力原因之一,而这种消失之后会转化为真主的惩罚与诅咒。

Sins stand as obstacles in the way of one's heart, in obeying the Lord; they prevent one from stepping forward towards one's Lord, in a state of purity. The heart normally moves towards Allah with strength, but when it is overpowered by sins, its power is weakened; and if its power is removed, the heart breaks its connection with Allah ~' so then it becomes harder to bring it back. A sin could either kill the heart, or inflict it with a serious ailment, weakening its power, until its weakness ends in one of the eight ailments, from which the Prophet ~ sought refuge in Allah, which are: Worry, grief, inability, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, the heavy burden of debts, and the overpowering of men. Worry and grief are connected; when a troubling matter invades the heart which is concerned with a future expected matter, then it causes worry. But if it was concerned with a past matter, it causes grief. Inability and laziness are connected: if a person neglects the factors which produce goodness and success, because of his/her incapacity, then it is inability. But if the reason is due to a lack of will, then it is laziness. Cowardice and miserliness are connected: if a person produces no benefit, when the cause is in his/her body, then it is a matter of cowardice. But if it is due to his/her wealth, then it is miserliness. The burden of debts and the overpowering of men are connected: when other people act with a sense of superiority towards a person, and the reason is justified, then it is out of the heavy burden of a debt. But if it is not justified, then it is due to the overpowering of men. Sins are one of the reasons which bring these eight ailments. They bring evil affliction, misery, the most terrible calamities, and the malice of enemies. They are also one of the powerful reasons that lead to the cessation of Allah's Blessings, which later tum into His Punishment and Curse.