25. THE BARRIER OF DESIRES AND THE UNCONSCIOUS SINNERS
Was it not for the unconsciousness of the sinner when committing sins, he would have resisted. Yet his desires (hawa) stand between him and understanding the situation; therefore in that state he can only think of fulfilling his desires because if sinners intend to oppose and disobey Allah intentionally, they would stand outside the fold of Islam.
Sinners only want to fulfil their desires without really intending to disobey Allah; hence their disobedience manifests accordingly. This is often noticed when a person steps in the zone of the doubt because it is rare to find a person coming out safe as it is like bringing fire close to a green leaf.
If an intelligent person would think when intending to commit a sin that fulfilling a sinful desire takes just a minute whereas regret and remorse following the sin will remain with him for the rest of his life, he would never dare go near the sin even if he is offered all the treasures of the world. But, it is the intoxication of desires that keeps the mind away from thinking with clarity and sensibly.
How many sins have we committed that passed in seconds as if they never happened, but their bitterness remained behind with us?
The ultimate safety is to avoid anything that may lead to sins and not to be close to it.
Whoever understands this and takes all the precautions, he will be closer to the shore of safety.
(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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