1.         Such an individual saddens the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in his blessed shrine.

2.         He makes all the creatures from earth and the heavens a witness to his disobedience.

3.         He breaches the trust of all humans and disobeys Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

(Bahar-e-Shari’at, pp. 30-31)

ہماری بگڑی ہوئی عادتیں نکل جائیں      ملے گُناہوں کے اَمراض سے شِفا یا رَبّ

اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you noticed that even one sin brings about 10 evils, therefore if we commit a sin, we should instantly ask Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for His forgiveness. Alas! Some young people who are intoxicated with their age of youth and the mortal world with long hopes heedlessly not following Shar’i commandments, when they have to make repentance they comfort themselves in this manner: These are the days of enjoyment, ‘look at so-and-so person, he has grown so old, but is still alive, on the other hand, I am still healthy and young.’ They live with such false and hollow hopes. As youthfulness starts falling, old age overcomes quickly, then such people realise that now I should intend to make repentance to protect myself from sins and should worship Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ as much as possible. Sometimes we succeed in performing good deeds, but feel very sad when we recall the beautiful moments of our youth and weep by thinking this: If only I had spent my youth in worship and Riyazat! But alas! My youthfulness has gone like any past ‘yesterday’ and now it will never return.

Reason for delay in repentance

Hujjat-ul-Islam, Sayyiduna Imam Abu Haamid Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Muhammad Ghazali عَـلَـیۡـهِ رَحْـمَـةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـوَالِی has stated some Madani pearls of advice