Hijab — Page 95
95 forbidden, and has required a believer strictly not to do, is a sin if committed. Therefore, it is a major sin for a person, who is finding it difficult to abandon a minor or major wrong action which Allah the Almighty has forbidden. When you manage to overcome a difficult task and gain control over it, the minor evils which are easier to eschew will automatically be shunned. Some commentators of the Holy Qurān have opined that the extreme of any sin is termed as Kabeera or a ‘grievous sin’. Thus, if you shun a sin before it reaches its extreme, God, Who until now has concealed your flaws, will cover your faults. You will be rewarded by Allah the Almighty if you, being grateful to Him, turn towards virtuosity. Then those faults will not be exposed. As the Promised Messiah as has said, He does not even mention those former sins, whether major or minor. At another site in the Holy Qurān, Allah the Almighty expounded that by associating some major sins with some other sins, any sin can escalate to a major sin, as it is stated in Surah Al Shura: َ ہُم ۡ یَغۡفِرُوۡن غَضِبُوۡا مَا و َ الَّذِیۡن َ یَجۡتَنِبُوۡن َ کَبٰٓئِر َ الۡاِثۡم ِ و َ الۡفَوَاحِش َ و َ اِذَا َ ہُم ۡ یَغۡفِرُوۡن غَضِبُوۡا مَا و َ الَّذِیۡن َ یَجۡتَنِبُوۡن َ کَبٰٓئِر َ الۡاِثۡم ِ و َ الۡفَوَاحِش َ و َ اِذَا ‘And who eschew the more grievous sins and indecencies, and, when they are wrathful, they forgive’ (42:38). Meaning, in regard to believers, their sign is that they shun major sins and indecent ways and anger as well. Here, two, rather, three vices have been mentioned together. It is noteworthy here that the Holy Prophet sa has said: Haya (modesty) is also a part of faith. This should be something to reflect upon and also of great concern for those people who chase after fashion and materialism, and have adopted such immodest clothing that they are nude and they have eschewed Haya altogether. Whereas, Allah