On The Effects Of Sins
I once told someone about a period in my life I felt very close to Allah, then I mentioned how I would commit a sin and see the effects immediately, and the person asked, "If being close to Allah means seeing effects of sins others also commit and do not have any repercussions, does it not mean....it might be safe to just be like...average?"
The reality is that the effects of sins are there for everyone, but only those who Allah has blessed are able to see it immediately.
It is like a man who sees the symptoms of a deadly illness. The symptoms feel normal to him, so he does not really pay attention to them, and then by the time the real sickness sets in, it might be too late. If a knowledgeable doctor sees the same symptoms in himself, he would know something is seriously wrong and start running helter-skelter to cure himself.
One of the predecessors said he would disobey Allah and immediately see the effects in his wife's behaviour; by Allah, I know many people who have testified to this too. Yet, if a random person disobeys Allah, he would also see the effect but he would never think it to his disobedience of Allah and then to repentance. All he would keep saying is, "My wife is this, my wife is that." By the time he realizes, his marriage might be crumbling already.
If a person of foresight consecutively fails to wake up for Qiyaamullayl or misses congregational prayer, he would know there is something he needs to fix and quickly start thinking about his sins and shortcomings, but if it is the general person, he would not see anything wrong until maybe his whole affair becomes disorganized and then he starts looking for a cure.
Do you not wonder why you set goals and never achieve them, everything seems overwhelming and disorganized, and despite the fact that Allah has said clearly in the Quran that this is a punishment for not remembering Allah and following your desire - yet, you think the effects of sins are not present in your life?
In fact, your not noticing the presence of the effects and punishments of sins in your life is the biggest punishment, because he who knows the problem already has half the solution.
*Reflect*
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