Misconception Surah 85 · Ayah 12
Committing sins by relying on Allah’s forgiveness / trying to take advantage of Ghafoorur Rahiim
Committing sins by relying on Allah’s forgiveness / trying to take advantage of Ghafoorur Rahiim
Question
Some people commit sins by relying on Allah’s forgiveness. Isn’t it wrong?
Hadrat Sheikh Yahyâ Munîrî declared:
Allahu ta’âlâ is not only benevolent and merciful, but also He will torture very vehemently, very bitterly. Though He is very merciful and the Razzâq (Sustainer), He will not give crops unless the trouble of agriculture and farming is undertaken. Though He is the One who keeps everybody alive, He will not let a person survive without eating and drinking. He will not cure a sick person who does not take medicine.
He created means for all the worldly blessings, such as living and owning property, and showed no mercy in depriving those who would not hold fast to the means of the worldly blessings. So is the case with attaining the blessings of the next world. He made disbelief and ignorance poisons fatal to the soul. And laziness makes the soul sick. If medicine is not used, the soul will become sick and die. The one and only remedy for disbelief and ignorance is ‘ilm (knowledge). And the medicine for laziness is to perform namâz (salât, ritual prayer). If a person takes poison and then says, “Allah is merciful. His mercy surrounds everything, so He will protect me,” he will become ill and will die. If a person with diarrhea drinks castor oil or if a diabetic eats dessert, he will get worse.