وَلَا
تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَأَنسَاهُمْ أَنفُسَهُمْ أُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ
الْفَاسِقُونَ
"And do not be like those
who forgot Allaah (i.e. became disobedient to Allaah) and He caused them to
forget their own selves.”
[Suratul-Hashr
59:19]
In other words, Glory is to Him, Allaah سُبحانه
وتعالى punishes the one who forgets Him
with two punishments:
(1). Allaah سُبحانه
وتعالى forgets him.
(2). He سُبحانه
وتعالى causes the individual to forget
himself.
Allaah’s
forgetting the servant involves His disregard, abandonment and neglect of the
disobedient one. As a result, destruction
draws closer to him than his own face and hand.
As
for the sinner, his forgetting himself means that the person stops thinking
about the finer qualities of the soul and the things that lead to its success
and well-being. He forgets all of this. The matter does not even
come to mind. Nor does he bring it to mind.
In
addition, the disobedient servant is made to forget the diseases of the heart
and soul along with the agony that accompanies them. In the end, there is
no effort to remove these destructive ills that of which eventually lead him to
corruption and ruin. He becomes a sick individual covered with layers of
disease. The internal disorder causes destruction to spread through
him. However, this negligent soul is not aware of his sickness nor does
the remedy occur in his mind.
This
is the worst kind of
punishment. What punishment is worse than an
individual neglecting, and then destroying himself? He forgets the
beneficial qualities his soul possesses. This rebellious servant becomes
heedless of the causes of his acquiring good in this life and a permanent
resting place in the abode of eternal bliss.
{'Sins
& their Punishments' by Ibnul Qayyim al Jawziyyah رحمه الله Pages: 54–56}
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