Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
· Lesson 575 of 1251
Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (573) | The humiliation of disobedience for a person is a sign of his lack of modesty before God
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Treating sin as insignificant is a sign of one’s lack of modesty before Allah.
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Whoever disobeys the command of Allah and commits what He has forbidden, while viewing it lightly,
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has shown disregard for Allah’s gaze upon him and His awareness of him, even while he remains within His grasp.
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His state is that of one who fears the created more than the Creator, glorified be He.
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As the Almighty says: "They hide from people, but they cannot hide from Allah, for He is with them."
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“They seek to hide from men and seek not to hide from Allah. He is with them when by night they hold discourse displeasing unto Him. Allah ever surroundeth what they do.” (4:108)
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This is a sign and evidence of his lack of modesty before his Lord,
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which stems from a weakness in his veneration of Him, glorified be He.
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However, this does not mean that the allies of Allah, who truly venerate Him, do not commit sins.
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Rather, they are as Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, described them.
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“Lo! those who ward off (evil), when a glamour from the devil troubleth them, they do but remember (Allah's Guidance) and behold them seers!” (7:201)
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They do not persist in sin; instead, they hasten to repent from it.
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They feel remorse and sorrow for what they have committed,
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as if a mountain were looming over them, fearing it might fall upon them.
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In contrast, the one who lacks veneration for Allah looks at his sins
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as if they were merely a fly that landed on his nose, which he brushes away with his hand.
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The weaker the veneration of Allah becomes in the heart, the less modesty one has before Him, glorified be He,
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until it leads the person to commit sins openly and boast about them.
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This is the height of insolence and the ultimate form of abandonment.
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It is a matter that transforms a sin into a major transgression,
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even if it were minor in its own nature.
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Conversely, a major sin may be accompanied by such modesty, fear, and sense of gravity,
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that it is relegated to the status of minor sins.
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All of this is a matter that returns to the heart and what resides within it.
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It is a quality that goes beyond the mere act itself.
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A person recognizes this within himself and in others.