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The Effects of Sins
By : Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah

ONE.
The Prevention of Knowledge: Knowledge is a light which Allaah throws into the heart and disobedience extinguishes this light. — Imaam Shaafi’ee said: I complained to Wakee’ about the weakness of my memory So he ordered me to abandon disobedience And informed me that the knowledge is light And that the light of Allaah is not given to the disobedient

TWO.
The Prevention of Sustenance: Just as Taqwaa brings about sustenance, the abandonment of Taqwaa causes poverty. There is nothing which can bring about sustenance like the abandonment of disobedience

THREE.
The prevention of obedience (to Allaah). If there was no other punishment for sin other than that it prevents one from obedience to Allaah then this would be sufficient.

FOUR.
Disobedience weakens the heart and the body. Its weakening the heart is something which is clear. Disobedience does not stop weakening it until the life of the heart ceases completely.

FIVE.
Disobedience reduces the lifespan and destroys any blessings. Just as righteousness increases the lifespan, sinning reduces it.

SIX.
Disobedience sows its own seeds and gives birth to itself until separating from it and coming out of it becomes difficult for the servant.

SEVEN.
Sins weaken the hearts will and resolve so that the desire for disobedience becomes strong and the desire to repent becomes weak bit by bit until the desire to repent is removed from the heart completely.

EIGHT.
Every type of disobedience is a legacy of a nation from among the nations which Allaah Azzawajall destroyed. Sodomy is a legacy of the People of Lot (AS), taking more than one’s due right and giving what is less is a legacy of the People of Shu’ayb (AS), seeking greatness in the land and causing corruption is a legacy of the People of Pharoah and pride/arrogance and tyranny is a legacy of the People of Hud(AS). So the disobedient one is wearing the gown of some of these nations who were the enemies of Allaah.

NINE.
Disobedience is a cause of the servant being held in contempt by his Lord. Al-Hasan al-Basree (rh) said: They became contemptible in (His sight) so they disobeyed Him. If they were honourable (in His sight) He would have protected them. — Allah the Exalted said: And whomsoever Allaah lowers (humiliates) there is none to give honour. [Hajj 22:18]

TEN.
The ill-effects of the sinner fall upon those besides him and also the animals as a result of which they are touched by harm.

ELEVEN.
The servant continues to commit sins until they become very easy for him and seem insignificant in his heart and this is a sign of destruction. Every time a sin becomes insignificant in the sight of the servant it becomes great in the sight of Allaah. — Ibn Mas’ood (ra) said: Indeed, the believer sees his sins as if he was standing at the foot of a mountain fearing that it will fall upon him and the sinner sees his sins like a fly which passes by his nose so he tries to remove it by waving his hand around. [Bukhaaree]

TWELVE.
Disobedience inherits humiliation and lowliness. Honour, all of it, lies in the obedience of Allaah. — Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak (ra) said: I have seen sins kill the hearts And humiliation is inherited by their continuity The abandonment of sins gives life to the hearts And the prevention of your soul is better for it

THIRTEEN.
Disobedience corrupts the intellect. The intellect has light and disobedience extinguishes this light. When the light of the intellect is extinguished it becomes weak and deficient.

FOURTEEN.
When disobedience increases, the servant’s heart becomes sealed so that he becomes of those who are heedless. The Exalted said: But no! A stain has been left on their hearts on account of what they used to earn ( i.e. their actions) [Mutaffifeen 83:14]

FIFTEEN.
Sins cause the various types of corruption to occur in the land. Corruption of the waters, the air, the plants, the fruits and the dwelling places. The Exalted said: Mischief has appeared on the land and the sea on account of what the hands of men have earned; that He may give them a taste of some of (the actions) they have done, in order that they may return. [Rum 30:41]

SIXTEEN.
The disappearance of modesty which is the essence of the life of the heart and is the basis of every good. Its disappearance is the disappearance of all that is good. It is authentic from the Messenger (saws) that he said: “Modesty is goodness, all of it” [Bukhaaree and Muslim] A Poet said: And by Allaah, there is no good in life Or in the world when modesty goes

SEVENTEEN.
Sins weaken and reduce the magnification of Allaah, the Mighty in the heart ofthe servant

EIGHTEEN.
Sins are the cause of Allaah forgetting His servant, abandoning him and leaving him to fend for himself with his soul and his shaytaan and in this is the destruction from which no deliverance can be hoped for.

NINETEEN.
Sins remove the servant from the realm of Ihsaan (doing good) and he is prevented from (obtaining) the reward of those who do good. When Ihsaan fills the heart it prevents it from disobedience.

TWENTY.
Disobedience causes the favours (of Allaah) to cease and make His revenge lawful. No blessing ceases to reach a servant except due to a sin and no retribution is made lawful upon him except due to a sin. Alee (ra) said: No trial has descended except due to a sin and it (the trial) is not repelled except by repentance. Allaah the Exalted said: Whatever misfortune afflicts you then it is due to what your hands have earned and (yet) He pardons many [Shura 42:30] And the Exalted also said: That is because never will Allaah change the favour He has bestowed on a people until they change what is with themselves [Anfaal 8:53]

my fav. crayon color is macaroni and cheese, i mean how cool is that

cheese……….sub7anAllaah……..

  my fav. flower is the bleeding heart

the outstanding characteristic of bleeding hearts is no doubt the shape of the flowers, as the plants’ common name suggests, bleeding hearts bear heart-shaped flowers, from which little “drop of blood” dangles at the bottom.

 

am reading this book “The warrior of light” by Paulo Coelho

 and I got to this part in the book, and I had de ja vu cos someone pasted this to me before haha now I know where they got it from

“The warrior of light sometimes behaves like water, flowing around the obstacles he encounters.

Occasionally, resisting might mean being destroyed, and so he adapts to the circumstances. He accepts without complaint that the stones along the path hinder his way across the mountains.

Therein lies the strength of water: it cannot be shattered by a hammer or wounded by a knife. The strongest sword in the world cannot scar its surface.

The waters of a river adapt themselves to whatever route proves possible, but the river never forgets its one objective: the sea. So fragile at its source, it gradually gathers the strength of the other rivers it encounters.


And, after a certain point, its power is absolute.”

asSalaamu 3laykum,

yep, am depressed ramadhaan is over too..don’t you wish you had done more? yeh me too

and yes that is indeed gouda cheese

anyway, belated 3ed Mubaarak!

Ramadhaan Mubaarak!

*** TIME TO REFORM ***

It was narrated that Sufyaan al-Thawri said: “Faith is not wishes or pretence, rather it is what settles in the heart and is proven by actions.”

Al-Fudayl said: “You hearts can never taste the sweetness of faith until they shun worldly pleasures.” And he also said, “If you cannot pray qiyaam at night and fast during the day, then know that you are deprived.”

The sincere believer has a heart like a burning coal, hence it was narrated by al-Haakim in his Mustadrak and al-Tabaraani in his Mu’jam with a saheeh isnaad that the Prophet salAllaahu 3layhi wasSalaam said, “Faith wears out in your heart as clothes wear out, so ask Allaah to renew the faith in your hearts.”

Shuaib received an automobile from his brother as a ‘Eed present. On ‘Eed day when Shuaib came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, Uncle?” he asked. Shuaib nodded. “My brother gave it to me for ‘Eed.” The boy was astounded.

“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated. Of course Shuaib knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Shuaib all the way down to his heels. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Shuaib looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?” “Oh yes, I’d love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow, said, “Uncle, would you mind driving in front of my house?” Shuaib smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Shuaib was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Shuaib heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.

“There she is, uncle, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for ‘Eed and it didn’t cost him a penny. And some day I’m gonna give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Shop windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Shuaib got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That ‘Eed, Shuaib learned what the Prophet sall Allaahu 3layhi wasSalaam meant when he had said: “love for your brother what you love for yourself”.

t w o d a y s

edit: 4/3/08

its almost gone… so… oh well!!! al7amduillaah 3ala kulli 7aal innit