It is obligatory
to obey Allah and his messenger
it is obligatory
for the believer to obey the command of Allah and
the command of His Messenger (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him), even if that goes against
his desires and choices. Allah says
" It is not for a believer,
man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have
decreed a matter that they should have any option
in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and
His Messenger, he has indeed strayed into a plain
error "
al-Ahzaab 33:36
The Muslim should not look at how
small or great the sin is, he should look at the
greatness and might of the One Whom he is disobeying,
for He is the Most Great, the Most High and He is
Mighty in strength and Severe in punishment, and
His punishment is severe and painful and humiliating.
If He exacts vengeance on those who disobey Him,
then utter destruction will be their fate. Allah
says
" Such is the Seizure
of your Lord when He seizes the (population of)
towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His Seizure
is painful (and) severe. Indeed in that (there)
is a sure lesson for those who fear the torment
of the Hereafter. That is a Day whereon mankind
will be gathered together, and that is a Day when
all (the dwellers of the heavens and the earth)
will be present " surah Hud 11:102-103
A sin may appear insignificant
in the eyes of a person when before Allaah it is
serious, as Allah says
" you counted it a
little thing, while with Allaah it was very great
" al-Noor 24:15
“And follow not (O
man, i.e., say not, or do not, or witness not) that
of which you have no knowledge. Verily, the hearing,
and the sight, and the heart of each of those ones
will be questioned (by Allaah)" al-Israa’
17:36
It is sufficient deterrent for the
Muslim whose heart is aware to know that if he does
a certain action he will be exposed to the punishment
of his Lord, because His punishment is severe and
painful, and His Fire is hot indeed.
" The Fire of Allaah,
kindled, Which leaps up over the hearts " al-Humazah
104:6-7
" The only saying of
the faithful believers, when they are called to
Allah (His Words, the Qur’aan) and His Messenger,
to judge between them, is that they say ‘We
hear and we obey.’ And such are the successful
(who will live forever in Paradise) And whosoever
obeys Allah and His Messenger, fears Allah, and
keeps his duty (to Him), such are the successful
" Al-Noor
24:51-52
If the believer heeds the command
of Allah and the command of His Messenger (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him), then he will
be rewarded for any difficulty that he encounters
because of that.
The Prophet salallahu alleyhi
wa salam said to ‘Aa’ishah: "Your
reward will be commensurate with your spending and
your effort." Sahih Al Bukhari and Muslim
“It
is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah
and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they
should have any option in their decision. And whoever
disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed
strayed into a plain error”
al-Ahzaab
33:36
May Allah
guide us to adhere to that which please him Amin.
