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his son's hospital bills. In brief, as conditions change, under the pretext of
"compelling circumstances", a disbelieving person may well commit acts
he himself accepts as wrong. For instance, a disbelieving person who
deems murder unimaginable may one day give in to his anger and
commit it.
Having good values, however, demands patience and willpower. No
matter how compelling the circumstances, one has to strive for good
character. To display such unyielding patience and willpower, one needs to
have a purpose. Believers manage this because they have an ultimate aim
in life: to attain the good pleasure of Allah, His mercy and the Garden. They
know that as the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, "There will
be nothing heavier in the balance of the believer on the Day of Rising than good
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character." To this end, they take every opportunity to strive for excellence.
A disbelieving and purposeless person, on the other hand, has no reason to
persevere in patience and willpower. For instance, those earning their
living by prostitution claim that it is the only way they can support
themselves. If they had faith in Allah and the hereafter, however, they
would never stoop to such a shameful way of earning a living. Being aware
that they will not be able to give an account for it, they would meticulously
avoid it with great fear.
Satan threatens you with poverty and commands you to conduct unseemly.
Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and abundance. Allah is All-
Encompassing, All-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara: 268)
As indicated in the verse, because of the fear of impoverishment, a
majority of people dare to indulge in all forms of immorality. On the other
hand, even the thought of living immorally does not occur to the mind of
a person hoping to earn the mercy of Allah. In the Qur’an, Allah stresses
that the fear of Allah that believers have makes them strive with good
character:
Those who join what Allah has commanded to be joined and are afraid of
their Lord and fear an evil Reckoning; those who are steadfast in seeking
the face of their Lord, and establish prayer and give from the provision We
have given them, secretly and openly, and stave off evil with good, it is they
who will have the Ultimate Abode… (Surat ar-Ra'd: 21-22)