July 5th, 2011 @ admin // No Comments
MAN AND SIN IN ISLAM Man is born free of sin and in the course of his life he commits good and bad deeds, for which he receives either a positive point (Hasana) or a sin point (Sayye-ah). A person is held accountable only for his own deeds. However, in Islam, the system takes into consideration human weaknesses and flaws. “Verily, We created Man from a drop of mixed semen, in order to try him, so We gave him (the gifts) of Hearing and Sight.”The Quran, 76: 2 “ And We have shown him the two ways (good and evil)”
The Quran, 90: 10 God wants man to develop his good sides by practicing them in life, and He promises him a great reward for it. In return, manmust fight his bad impulses, which is perceived by God as a sort of Jihad. “ And by the Soul, and Him Who perfected it in proportion; Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him; Truly he succeeds who purifies it, And he fails that corrupts it!”
The Quran, 91: 7-10
However, when man commits sins, whether purposely or unknowingly, his evil impulses triumph, and he seeks to fulfill his wishes in a sinful manner. Regardless of willingly or not, Islam requires man to end sinful practices and return to God in both cases.
“ And whoever does evil or wrongs himself, but afterwards seeks God’s forgiveness, he will find God Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”The Quran, 4: 110 “ And those who when they commit an indecency or do injustice to their souls remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their faults; – And do not persist in what (wrong) they have done, while they know. For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens with rivers flowing underneath, an eternal dwelling”
The Quran, 3: 135-136 Every person has two angels that record his Hasanat and his sins. The angel to the right is responsible for the Hasanat, and the one on the left for the sins. Prophet Muhammad said: “The writer that records the Hasanat is the boss of the writer that records the sins. When a person commits a sin, the angel to the right says to the other: ‘Give him seven hours, maybe he will ask God for forgiveness, or praise God.’” The Prophet also said: “God said: ‘He who commits a Hasana receives ten times the reward or more. He who commits a sin receives only one punishment or I will forgive him. He who comes closer to me by the length of a hand, I approach him by the length of an arm.’” Allah looks forward to the return of a man to Him from his sin more than to the return of one who was in the desert and lost his camel with food and drink – one that had lost hope of finding his camel again and lay down by the shade of a palm tree. Suddenly, he stood up and found the camel standing before him. He took the reins and said out of mere confusion and happiness: “Thank you God, truly You are my slave and I am Your Lord.” The Prophet said: “Allah is more merciful with his servants (mankind) than a sparrow to its chicks.”
