Hijab — Page 94
94 ‘It is possible that a man may have committed minor or major sins in his past (meaning any person may commit big or small sins). However, when he establishes a true bond with Allah the Almighty, Allah forgives all his shortcomings completely and never makes him feel ashamed in this world, nor in the hereafter. This is a great graciousness of Allah the Almighty that once He ignores and forgives someone, He never mentions it again and covers ones shortcomings. Despite such graciousness and blessings, if one chooses to live a life of hypocrisy, then one is very unfortunate and punishable’” (Malfuzāt vol 3 page 596 -New edition published Rabwah). He further said: “Pertaining to this, Allah the Almighty states in Surah Al-Nisa: ۡ تُنۡہَوۡن َ عَنۡہ ُ نُکَفِّر ۡ عَنۡکُم ۡ سَیِّاٰتِکُم ۡ و َ نُدۡخِلۡکُم کَب َٓائِر َ م َا اِن ۡ تَجۡتَنِبُو ۡا ۡ تُنۡہَوۡن َ عَنۡہ ُ نُکَفِّر ۡ عَنۡکُم ۡ سَیِّاٰتِکُم ۡ و َ نُدۡخِلۡکُم کَب َٓائِر َ م َا اِن ۡ تَجۡتَنِبُو ۡا مُّدۡخَلًا کَرِیۡمًا مُّدۡخَلًا کَرِیۡمًا ‘If you keep away from the grievous sins which are forbidden to you, We will remove from you your minor evils and admit you to a place of great honour’ (4:32). It is mentioned here, to keep away from major sins. That does not mean that one should search and try to find out the list of those major sins which may be avoided. Rather, a true believer is the one who avoids all kinds of sin, since Allah covers up all types of sins. Therefore, one must not presume that one should avoid major sins and there is no harm in committing minor sins. When Allah commands to safeguard oneself from grievous wrongs, this refers to avoiding all sorts of sin, because the Holy Qurān does not have a list of grievous and trivial sins; there is no specification there. According to Allah the Almighty, everything which He has