Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Third Fascicle

cause His vengeance, His wrath.”
It is written in the first paragraph of the third chapter of
Riyâd-un-nâsikhîn: “Sins other than disbelief and bid’at are
classified in two groups. The first group are sins that are between
Allâhu ta’âlâ and man. Having alcoholic drinks, not performing
namâz and the like. Of these sins, we should very much avoid the
venial ones as well as the grave ones. Resûlullah declared:
“Avoiding a mote of [very small] sin is better than the acts of
worship performed by all genies and men.” All sins are grave
because sinning means not doing Allah’s command. However,
some of them seem venial when compared with others. For
example, looking lustfully at a nâmahram woman is less sinful
than committing fornication. [What is less sinful than both is to
satisfy one’s desire with one’s hand.] Not committing a venial sin
is more valuable than the supererogatory worships of the whole
world. For, it is not fard to do supererogatory worships, whereas
it is fard for everybody to avoid sins. It is permissible to commit a
venial sin in order to avoid a graver sin, when there is no other
way.
After any sin committed, it is fard to make tawba (to repent
and beg Allâhu ta’âlâ for forgiveness). Whatsoever the sin, the
tawba will be accepted. It is written in Kimyâ-i sa’âdat: “A tawba
that is made suitably with its conditions will certainly be accepted.
We should not doubt whether the tawba will be accepted. We
should doubt whether the tawba meets its conditions.” Allâhu
ta’âlâ may avenge for any sin which has not been repented for.
For, Allah’s wrath is hidden in sins. Allâhu ta’âlâ is very very
powerful, victorious over everybody, and He is vindictive. He may
refuse eternally a liked slave of His who has been worshipping for
a hundred thousand years for one single sin, nor does He fear
anything. The Qur’ân informs of this fact and states that the Devil
[Shaytân], who had been obeying Him for two hundred thousand
years, became eternally accursed because he was too arrogant to
prostrate himself. A son of Hadrat Adam’s, His representative on
the earth, was eternally expelled by Him because he had killed a
man. Bal’âm-i Bâûrâ, during the time of Hadrat Mûsâ, knew the
Ism-i a’zâm. Every prayer of his would be accepted (by Allâhu
ta’âlâ). His knowledge and worshipping were in such a high
degree that two thousand people would be present with him with
their pens and ink pots in order to write what he said so that they
could benefit from his words. This Bal’âm, showing a little
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