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Effects of sin (athar al-maasi)

آثار المعصية

Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy lists the effects of disobedience: darkness in the face, emptiness in people's hearts, and lack of contentment with God. He sets against them the effects of obedience, such as light in the face and love in people's hearts, and says that sins take away blessings. He holds that one should look at the greatness of the One disobeyed, not at the smallness of the sin.

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Summary

The Sheikh lists the effects of disobedience: darkness in the face, darkness in the path behind, emptiness in people's hearts, lack of humility before people, and lack of contentment with God (needs_source: the origin of this list is not given in the recording). 1

The effects of obedience

The Sheikh sets against these the effects of obedience: light in the face, adornment in the heart, love in people's hearts, blessing in the family, and God's remembrance of the servant. He gives the last in words he attributes to God, which are not reproduced here. 2

Sins take away blessings

The Sheikh says that sins take away blessings, and that the Noble Writers complain to their Lord of the abundance of gross sins. 3

Look at the greatness of the One disobeyed

The Sheikh says that a person should not look at the smallness of a sin, but at the greatness of the One whom he has disobeyed. 4 5

People and things also explored

Ada' al-dayn (paying a debt: its ruling, the manner of payment, insolvency and the debts of the dead)· Ada' al-shahada (performing testimony: the duty on request, the excused witness, and the wording)· Manners of the Qur'an bearer· Biting and the liability for injury it causes (add)· Adha (harm of a slight kind: removing harmful things and the duty not to harm)· Justice and grace (adl wal-fadl)· Pardon (afw) in purity, worship, contracts and penalties· Covenant (ahd) and the duty to keep it; oath by the covenant of God

Sources

  1. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 1, at 00:17:00 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
  2. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 1, at 00:18:00 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
  3. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 2, at 00:16:30 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
  4. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 1, at 01:22:00 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
  5. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 1, at 01:22:30 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
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Ada' al-dayn (paying a debt: its ruling, the manner of payment, insolvency and the debts of the dead)

Paying a debt in the form owed is obligatory by consensus. A debt due now must be paid on demand when the debtor can pay; a deferred debt is not due before its term. Payment is made in like items, with value owed where there is no like; a better payment is allowed when unconditioned. Remission, gift, assignment, set-off and settlement take the place of payment. A solvent debtor who refuses is compelled, imprisoned and his apparent property sold; the majority hold that a bankrupt is put under interdiction and his property divided among creditors, against Abu Hanifa. The insolvent is given respite, and his debt may be paid from zakat if he borrowed for himself in a lawful matter. A dead person's debt attaches to his estate and takes precedence over bequests and inheritance.