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EIGHT : Every type of disobedience is a legacy of a nation from among the nations which Allah Azzawajall destroyed. Sodomy is a legacy of the People of Lot, taking more than one's due right and giving what is less is a legacy of the People of Shu'ayb, seeking greatness in the land and causing corruption is a legacy of the People of Pharaoh and pride/arrogance and tyranny is a legacy of the People of Hud.

So the disobedient one is wearing the gown of some of these nations who were the enemies of Allah. NINE : Disobedience is a cause of the servant being held in contempt by his Lord. Al-Hasan al-Basree (rh) said: they became contemptible in (His sight) so they disobeyed Him. If they were honourable (in His sight) He would have protected them. Allah the Exalted said: and whomsoever Allah lowers (humiliates) there is none to give honour.

[Hajj 22:18] TEN : The ill effects of the sinner fall upon those besides him and also the animals as a result of which they are touched by harm. ELEVEN : The servant continues to commit sins until they become very easy for him and seem insignificant in his heart and this is a sign of destruction. Every time a sin becomes insignificant in the sight of the servant it becomes great in the sight of Allah.

Ibn Mas'ood (ra) said: indeed, the believer sees his sins as if he was standing at the foot of a mountain fearing that it will fall upon him and the sinner sees his sins like a fly which passes by his nose so he tries to remove it by waving his hand around. [Bukhaaree] TWELVE : Disobedience inherits humiliation and lowliness. Honour, all of it, lies in the obedience of Allah. Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak said: I have seen sins kill the hearts.

and humiliation is inherited by their continuity the abandonment of sins gives life to the hearts and the prevention of your soul is better for it. THIRTEEN : Disobedience corrupts the intellect. the intellect has light and disobedience extinguishes this light. When the light of the intellect is extinguished it becomes weak and deficient. FOURTEEN : When disobedience increases, the servant's heart becomes sealed so that he becomes of those who are heedless. the Exalted said: But no!

A stain has been left on their hearts on account of what they used to earn (i.e. their actions) [Mutaffifeen 83:14] FIFTEEN : Sins cause the various types of corruption to occur in the land. Corruption of the waters, the air, the plants, the fruits and the dwelling places.