Worry After Obedience!

Sometimes we leave a sin we are used to... we leave it as an act of obedience to Allah, and we expect our hearts to be at peace and happy afterward... But we are afflicted with worry, so we are surprised! 1. One of the reasons for this is that although we have left the sin, we have not sought forgiveness from Allah for it... we assumed that leaving it is all we have to do... If we truly appreciated Allah as He deserves, we would have sought forgiveness for it while fearing that our forgiveness might not be accepted if it is lukewarm and indifferent... 2. Indeed, worry after leaving a sin may be a good sign that Allah saw us turning to Him and wanted to purify us from our sins first... we did not purify ourselves with repentance befitting the glory of the Lord, so He purified us with worry and sorrow... while He leaves others in their tyranny, blind to their reckoning for their sins on the Day of Judgment. In the authentic hadith, Abu Bakr said: O Messenger of Allah, how is righteousness after this verse: {Whoever does evil will be recompensed with it} [An-Nisa': 123]?! Will we be recompensed for every evil we have done?! The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: (May Allah forgive you, O Abu Bakr! Do you not get sick? Do you not suffer hardship? (meaning you get tired and are afflicted with difficulty) Do you not grieve? Is not hardship and poverty afflicting you? (meaning hardship and financial difficulty)) Abu Bakr said: Yes. The Messenger of Allah said: (This is what you are recompensed with). This is purification from Allah for His believing servant so that he may meet Him with no sin upon him. So beware that this sadness and worry prevent you from continuing on the path of obedience and abandoning sins... And Allah loves the doers of good. Worry After Obedience! Sometimes we leave a sin we are used to... we leave it as an act of obedience to Allah, and we expect our hearts to be at peace and happy afterward... But we are afflicted with worry, so we are surprised!

1. One of the reasons for this is that although we have left the sin, we have not sought forgiveness from Allah for it... we assumed that leaving it is all we have to do... If we truly appreciated Allah as He deserves, we would have sought forgiveness for it while fearing that our forgiveness might not be accepted if it is lukewarm and indifferent...

2. Indeed, worry after leaving a sin may be a good sign that Allah saw us turning to Him and wanted to purify us from our sins first... we did not purify ourselves with repentance befitting the glory of the Lord, so He purified us with worry and sorrow... while He leaves others in their tyranny, blind to their reckoning for their sins on the Day of Judgment. In the authentic hadith, Abu Bakr said: O Messenger of Allah, how is righteousness after this verse: {Whoever does evil will be recompensed with it} [An-Nisa': 123]?! Will we be recompensed for every evil we have done?! The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: (May Allah forgive you, O Abu Bakr! Do you not get sick? Do you not suffer hardship? (meaning you get tired and are afflicted with difficulty) Do you not grieve? Is not hardship and poverty afflicting you? (meaning hardship and financial difficulty)) Abu Bakr said: Yes. The Messenger of Allah said: (This is what you are recompensed with). This is purification from Allah for His believing servant so that he may meet Him with no sin upon him. So beware that this sadness and worry prevent you from continuing on the path of obedience and abandoning sins... And Allah loves the doers of good.