Reasons behind Disobedience -Imam Ibn Qayyim The foundation of sins, the small of them and the great, is three: 1. Shirk, associating partners with Allah (swt), which is the heart’s attachment to other than Allah (swt). 2. Dhulm, oppression and injustice, which is from obeying the furious rage in the hearts. 3. Fawahish, indecency and illicit acts, which is from the strong desires and lusts. The height ofShirkis to worship others besides Allah (swt). The height of rage is killing. The height of lusts is fornicating. This is why Allah (swt) has combined these three in one ayah (verse), “And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty.” (Qur’an, 25:68) These sins lead to each other. Associating partn ers with Allah ( shirk) leads to oppression and injustice ( dhulm) and immorality ( fawahish), just as sincerity ( ikhlas) and Oneness of Allah ( tawheed) wipes them out. Allah (swt) says, “…And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants .”(Qur’an, 12:24)
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