sins. Therefore, we will have to make attempts to foil this successful trap of Satan.

Remember! Every one of us has to depart from this world after spending our allocated time, and we have to travel on our journey to the Hereafter; during this journey of the Hereafter, we will have to go through the critical stages of the grave, the Day of Resurrection and the Bridge of Seerat; afterwards, our abode will be either Paradise or Hell. Earning virtues in this world are the source of improving our stay in the Hereafter whereas committing sins are the causes of destruction in the Hereafter. Some good deeds are apparent and some are hidden, for example, Salah is apparent and sincerity is hidden etc., similarly, some sins are apparent and some are hidden, for example, murder is an apparent sin and showing off is a hidden sin. In this evil era, people rarely have the mindset of refraining from sins, and those fortunate ones who try to cure their sins, their attention remain focussed on just apparent sins. The cure for hidden sins is ignored, even though these types of sins are more dangerous than the apparent sins, because one hidden sin can be a source of countless apparent sins, for example, anger is most likely to be followed by malice, and malice is likely to be followed by murder, cruelty, backbiting, tale-telling, finding faults, etc.

If the inner is ruined, the outer will also be ruined

Hujjat-ul-Islam, Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه writes, ‘The apparent deeds have a particular connection with the hidden attributes. If the inner is bad then apparent deeds will also be bad, and if the inner is free from the flaws such as jealousy, ostentation, arrogance etc., then apparent deeds will also become sound. (Minhaj-ul-‘Aabideen, p. 13, Summarised)

Therefore, everyone should pay full attention towards the remedy of hidden sins along with apparent sins so that we can protect our Hereafter from destruction.