22. ILL EFFECTS OF SINS
Only a person intoxicated with his heedlessness (ghafla) receives pleasure (ladha) from sins (ma’siya). Whereas the believer never enjoys a sin because his knowledge of prohibition (‘ilm al-tahrim) of sins and their punishment (‘aquba) cuts him away from such attained pleasure.
If his knowledge of Allah is profound, the eye of his knowledge notifies him of the nearness of the One whom commanded against the sin and that, by itself shall disturb his enjoyment of (committing) this sin.
Yet, if the self-desire (hawa) was overwhelming and prevailing, the heart (qalb) will still be rankled (and annoyed) by such observances even if it does incline towards desires (shahwa).
The joy of sin lasts except momentarily, which is then followed by everlasting regret (nadm) and continuous crying (baqa) and being sorry for what has gone.
Even if he is assured forgiveness (‘afu), he will stand there ashamed of the blame for the sin he committed. Sins (dhunub) truly bring forth nothing but ugliness and bad news! The strength of desiring to commit a sin depends on the level of one’s inadvertency (gbafla).
(Source: al-Hafiz Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-jawzl [d. 597AH] “CAPTURED THOUGHTS being” a translation of his masterpiece ‘Sayd al-K hatir)
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