this short article comes from An Noor
Arif Billah, Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakim Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (hafizahullah)
Shaytan misleads many people into indulgence in sins by making them think, “Enjoy yourself while you’re still young! Then make taubah later….You’ve got plenty of time!†Those who have this dreadful misconception should read the following story and take heed.
Hazratwala (daamat barakaatuhum) says: “One horrible consequence of persisting in sins which has been witnessed, may Allah Ta`ala protect us all, is that Allah Ta`ala takes away the tawfeeq to repent.
In Nazimabad, a section of Karachi Pakistan, there used to be a man who would commit evil deeds day and night. When he was on his deathbed a friend advised him, “Brother, you are on the brink of death now, at least make tawbah for the sins you’ve committed.â€
So that man uttered a terribly frightening statement which is a lesson for all of us. He said, “I can utter any word you want right now. Tell me to say, doctor… or medicine… or tea…or biscuits…any of these words you ask me, I can say it. But that specific word that you are asking me to say, is just not coming out of my mouth.â€
Tell me, how much admonition is in this story?! Why is it that a person can utter any word except for tawbah? What is so difficult about uttering these four letters
Also, this is not a story from a long time ago. This is an incident that I have witnessed with my own eyes. So repent before that day comes wherein the ability to repent gets snatched away from you. Audacity in committing sins, shamelessness, and immodesty must have some limit! Have you completely lost all sense of shame and modesty?
It is for this reason that after the command (Fear Allah…) Allah Ta`ala has commanded us to :
(Be with the truthful ones…) In other words, those who are true and sincere in their piety and fear of Allah. Because it is through the company of these sincere people who are always fearful of Allah Ta`ala, that Allah Ta`ala will grant us the tawfeeq to make sincere repentance.
(Irshadat-e-Dard-e-Dil; Pg. 243 )
2 Responses to “An Evil End Due to Persistence in Sins”
May 18, 2009
khalidI don’t see the point in this story. For every person who behaves as the man in the story did I’m sure there’s another who did the exact opposite. As Muslims we are all responsible for our own deeds. This story is way too vague and general to be effective.
June 7, 2009
M.Wali RaaziI find it difficult to agree with brother Khalid. There is nothing vague in the story. Doing sin is, infact, breaking one’s promise with Allah SWT that he made by witnessing that NOTHING AND NO ONE is the Lord of this Universe. That No one and nothing is worthy of worship save Allah SWT. That the Holy Prophet SAW is the last of all Prophets. It is human that breaking a promise is considered to be a shameful act by human nature. Doing sin with a feeling that what he is doing is wrongis one thing and persisting in sin is a sign of absence of that feeling of remorse. persistense in sin invites Allah wrath. The story is a clear sign of Allah’s wrath upon the person. He was deprived of the opportunith of repenting. May Allah sve every Muslim from such an evil end. Besides, It is an eye witness story of A Muttaqi and Allah’s fearing truthful Muslim spiritual Master. It is very effective to every Muslim who is sure to die and being accounted by Allah SWT for what he or she has done. Allah knows better.