𝑺𝑰𝑵𝑺 𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑬 𝑩𝑰𝑹𝑻𝑯 𝑻𝑶 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑰𝑹 𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑷𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑺 *From the harms of sin is that a sin will produce another sin similar to it, and they will give birth to one another until detaching and relieving oneself from it and becomes difficult.* As some of the Pious Predecessors (Salaf) said: _"From the punishments of performing a sin is to successively perform another sin, and from the rewards of performing a good deed is to successively perform a good deed."_ Therefore, if an individual performs a good deed, the deed tells its close counterpart to activate into action, if the person does as much, a second one will be called into action and so on and so forth. Thus, the gains are multiplied, and the rewards increase. The same applies to the misdeeds until each of the two that are being practiced - whether it is sins or misdeeds - become firm prerequisites, indispensable attributes and resolute abilities within a person. On one hand, if a good person renounces obedience to Allāh, he becomes uncomfortable within himself, he feels as if the land and its vastness becomes closely constricted and gains a sense of being like a fish out of water, until he re-commits to obedience, at which point his soul finds ease and his eyes delight. On the other hand, if a scandalous person devotes himself to the obedience of Allāh, he becomes uncomfortable within himself, his chest feels constricted and he feels helpless until he re-commits to sin. It has reached a point wherein many of the immoral individuals practice sin without drawing any pleasure from it or there being a need for it, they do it for none other than the pain they find in leaving it, as the leading scholar -al-Hasan bin Hani'- from them (the Sufi mystics) has declared: _A glass that I drink from out of pleasure - and another I drink as a remedy from the first_ Another one said: _It was my medicine whilst it is my actual illness - just as the wine drinker remedies using the same wine_ The servant continues to strive upon obedience, becoming accustomed to it, loving it and favoring it until Allāh, by His Mercy, sends Angels to dive him even further in obedience, and they aid him in maintaining a keenness for it and entice him towards it from the comfort of his bed or place of rest. Contrary to this, one can become accustomed to sins, love them and favor them over all else until Allāh sends the devils to incite him even further. So the first one strengthened the cavalry of obedience with the aid of Allāh, and it became his biggest form of assistance, whilst the second one strengthened his cavalry with the help of the devils, and they became his biggest form of support. Book: *The Disease and The Cure* By Imām Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawzīyah | Translated by Osman Hamid | Hikmah Publications | P. 139 , 140 TO BE CONTINUED...In shaa Allāh #thediseaseandthecure #punishmentsofsins https://t.me/TheDawatusSalafiyyah/11176 https://x.com/tdsalafiyyah/status/1929502489717452943