Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 42 Persistence in Minor Sins Being Pleased with a Sinful Act
Being Pleased with a Sinful Act
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Being Pleased with a Sinful Act
One of the things that magnify a sin (make the smaller sin great) is that one feels good and is pleased after committing it. A necessary condition of faith in Allah (S.w.T.) and QiyÄma is repenting for ones sin, even though it may be small. As the Messenger of Allah, (S) says,
“One, whose good deeds please him and sins make him aggrieved is a believer.”
(Wasa’il ul-Shia, Vol. 11 page 266)
Allah is High and Mighty, and disobedience to His commands and prohibitions is a great sin. It is related from Amir ul-Mu’minÄ«n ‘Ali (a.s.) that at the time of sinning do not consider the smallness of your sin but consider the greatness and Might of Allah Whose (law) command you are breaking.”
(Wasa’il ul-Shia Vol. 11 page 247)
Just as regret and repentance erase the sin and cleanse the sinner in the same way feeling happy after committing a sin reinforces it.
The Messenger of Allah (S) says:
“One who is laughing (happy) while committing a sin will enter Hell weeping.”
(Wasa’il ul-Shia Vol. 11 page 240)
He (S) also said,
“Four things regarding sins are more severe than the sin itself: considering the sin small, being proud of it, being happy about it, being persistent in it.”
(Mustadrak ul-Wasa’il)
