BENEFIT: Sins Destroy Relationships Reflect on a past relationship, whether marital or otherwise. What caused its downfall? Was it due to sin? The Prophet ﷺ said: ((مَا تَوَادَّ اثْنَانِ فِي اللهِ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ أَوْ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ، فَيُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا إِلاَّ بِذَنْبٍ يُحْدِثُهُ أَحَدُهُمَا‏)) “No two people love one another for the sake of Allāh the Almighty or on the basis of Islam and then split apart except due to a sin that one of them commits.” [Adabul Mufrad (401), graded 'Saheeh' by Sheikh Albani] From experience, the most common sins that lead to separation include backbiting, gossiping, harbouring evil assumptions, envy, and a lack of goodwill toward one another. ------------------- Question: If sins ruin relationships, why do some sinners still maintain good relationships despite their sinning? Answer: Take note that the ḥadīth refers to those who love one another for the sake of Allāh. As for sinners, Ibn al-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh) said: «وأهل المعاصي والفسوق وإن كان بينهم نوعُ مودّةٍ وتحابٍّ، فإنها تنقلبُ عداوةً وبغضًا، وفي الغالب يتعجل لهم ذلك في الدنيا قبل الآخرة، وأما في الآخرة فـ {الْأَخِلَّاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَ} [الزخرف: 67] “The people of sin and immorality, even if there is some form of affection and love between them, inevitably it turns to enmity and hatred, and most often this (outcime) is hastened for them in this world before the Hereafter. As for the Hereafter, then (Allāh has said): 'Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to one another, except for the righteous.' [Al-Zukhruf: 67].” [Ighāthat Al-lahfān (2/155)] #tarbiyah@masjidsahabah #فوائد_تربوية