{"id":2511,"date":"2020-02-28T18:05:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T18:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2020-02-28T18:05:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T18:05:11","slug":"the-consequences-of-sinning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2020\/02\/28\/the-consequences-of-sinning\/","title":{"rendered":"The Consequences of Sinning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The imam began this week with referencing the 25th<\/sup>\nayat of Sura Al-Anfal which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And fear a trial which will not\nstrike those who have wronged among you exclusively, and know that Allah is\nsevere in penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear brothers and sisters, there are countless reminders at\nthis time of the week in which we speak of the consequences of sin in the next\nlife. After all, the absolute truth of our life, this life, is that we are\ngoing to die and we are going to return to our Creator who is going to judge us\nfor the way in which we conducted ourselves in this life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the test that each and every one of us is living,\nfrom the moment we mature and are accountable to the moment we breathe our last\nbreath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, alongside the implications on our soul in the next\nlife, we are blessed in that there is a feedback loop provided to us in this\nlife. Allah SWT is not silently present in this life, He is very much\ncommunicating with us all and we need to understand how to interpret that\ncommunication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the blessings that we receive, to the duas that are answered\nand we recognize them being answered, it is often a source of true happiness\nwhen we feel the pleasure of Allah SWT in our lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equally so, we need to open our eyes to when we do wrong.\nBecause being fearful of Allah SWT is a good thing but it should not mean that\nwe close our eyes to the warnings being given when we do wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We should be observant enough to see that when we are\ntransgressing against divine instruction, it wont be just in the next life that\nwe will know about it, we will also get indications in this life that we are\ntransgressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s reminder is an attempt to identify what those signs\nmay be so that if we are in need of a course correct, then these signs are what\nwe ought to be looking out for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so, as we go through these signs, ask yourself, have you\nexperienced these yourself and if so, what is Allah SWT trying to steer you\naway from? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember, Allah SWT is more forgiving and merciful than\nanyone else and so if these signs are in your life then take it as a positive\nthing that Allah SWT is attempting to guide you back to the straight path.\nAfter all, this is what we plead from Him in every salah, in every rakah as\nit\u2019s the foundation of our request from Him as recited in Sura Al-Fatihah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so, this reminder lists those signs that will enable us\nto recognize the need to analyse and assess if we are transgressing the path\nAllah SWT has given us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Physically not being happy. This isn\u2019t to be\nconfused with the mental illness of depression as that is a separate medical\nissue. However, if one isn\u2019t getting pleasure from life then assess if the life\nyou are living is within the limits of your faith.<\/li>
  2. Emptiness in the heart. If life feels\nmeaningless and there is a void being felt in the heart, then assess to see if\nthere is enough remembrance of Allah SWT in your worship as well as your\nactions.<\/li>
  3. Barriers to knowledge. This is where there is\nlack of motivation or things just pop up to prevent this from happening. Ask\nyourself, is there something that you are doing which is preventing this\nblessing from happening.<\/li>
  4. There is no barakah in time. If time seems to be\nrunning away from you then ask yourself if the time you do have is being\nprioritized in the right way. Ask yourself, in your typical day, where does\nyour focus lie and is it the correct focus?<\/li>
  5. Not being able to worship well. From lack of\nfocus to missing prayers despite no dire excuse, if your worship is suffering\nthen remember that even the act of worship is a gift. Look around you and see\nhow many don\u2019t have the gift of knowing about the 5 prayers each day for\nexample and you\u2019ll see that worshipping Allah SWT is one of the best gifts we\nhave as Muslims. If we are sinning then the sign could be our worship suffers as\na result.<\/li>
  6. Sinning more easily. This point is actually part\nof the point of our heart being diseased. This has been mentioned in previous\nreminders but worth mentioning here that if we habitually sin then our heart is\nno longer at peace, it becomes stained and diseased and the consequence is that\nsinning becomes easy to do without any feeling of remorse.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The imam mentioned a hadith in relation to\nthis which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Prophet SAWS said: When the\nbeliever commits sin, a black spot appears on his heart. If he repents and\ngives up that sin and seeks forgiveness, his heart will be polished. But if\n(the sin) increases, (the black spot) increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Dear brothers and sisters, if we are unfortunate\nto be at this point, the key is repentance and structured worship and\nremembrance of Allah SWT until it becomes subconscious habit again as this will\nindicate a heart that is being repaired. Also, by carrying out this treatment,\nany sinning will feel difficult again as the remorse will return which in turn\nwill motivate to stop sinning insh\u2019Allah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n