Tradition n. 81

قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:

لا تَنظُر إِلى صِغَرِ الخَطيئَة وَلكِنِ انظُر إِلى مَن عَصَيتَ.

The Holy Prophet (S) said: “Do not look at the minuteness of the sin, but see Whom you have sinned against.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 77, p. 79 & Mustadrak Al-Wasa'il, vol. 11, p. 330

Tradition n. 82

قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيّ عليه السلام :

مَن أَرادَ مِنكُم أَن يَعلَمَ كَيـفَ مَنزِلَتُـهُ عِنـدَ اللهِ فَل يَن ظُـر كَي ـفَ مَنزِلَةُ اللهِ مِنهُ عِندَ الذُّنُوبِ، كذلكَ مَنزِلَتُهُ عِنـدَ اللهِ تَبارَكَ وَ تَعالى.

Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said: “If one of you desires to know his standing with Allah he may evaluate his situation in relation to his sins against Allah, such is his worthiness to Allah, the Blessed and Exalted.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 70, p. 18

Tradition n. 83

قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

أَما تَعلَمُونَ أَنَّ أَعمالَكُم تُعرَضُ عليه فَإذا رآى فيها مَعصِيَةً ساءَهُ ذلك فَلا تَسوؤا رَسُـولَ اللهِ وَ سُرُّوهُ.

Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) addressed a group of people and inquired why they annoyed the Messenger of Allah. Someone asked Imam (‘a) how they did so, and he (‘a) said: “Do you not know that your deeds are reported to him (S)? When he (S) observes a sin against Allah among them, he becomes displeased. Therefore, do not hurt the Messenger of Allah but do please him.”

Usul al-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 219

Tradition n. 84

قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيّ عليه السلام :

قِلَّة العَفوِ اَقبَحُ العُيُوبِ وَالتَّسَرُّعُ إِلى الاِنتِقامِ اَعظَمُ الذُّنُوبِ

Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said: “Lacking forgiveness is the worst of deficiencies and hastening in vengeance is (among) the greatest (of all) sins.”

Ghurar al-Hikam, p. 235

Tradition n. 85

عَنِ الأصبَغِ بنِ نَباتَة عَن عَلِيّ عليه السلام قالَ: قالَ رَسُـولُ الله صَلَّى اللّه عليه وَ آلِهِ و سلم: إذا غَضِبَ اللّه عَزَّوَجلَّ عَلى اُمَّةٍ وَ لَم يَنزِل بِهَا العَذابُ غَلَت اَسعارُها، وَ قَصُرَت اَعمارُها، وَلَـم تَربَح تُجّارُها، وَلَم تَزكُ ثِمارُها، وَلَم تَغـزُر أَن هارُها، وَ حُبِـسَ عَنها اَمطارُها، وَسُلِّطَ عليها شِرارُها.

Asbaq Ibn Nubatah has narrated from the first Imam, Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a), who said the Prophet (S) said: “When Allah Almighty and Glorious sends His wrath on a nation and does not punish (them) by it, then; their prices will go up (expensive), their lifetimes will shorten, their merchants will not gain profits, their fruits will not be abundant, their streams will not become brimful, their rain will be withheld from them, and their vicious ones will dominate over them.”

Khisal by Saduq, vol. 2, p.360

Note:

The summary of this tradition is that if the destructive penalty does not destroy such a nation, they will be inflicted with seven afflictions because of their committing sins.

Tradition n. 86

عَن اَبي جَعفَرٍ عليه السلام قالَ وَجَدنا في كِتابِ عَلِىٍّ عليه السلام قالَ:

قالَ رَسُولُ الله صَلَّى اللّه عليه وَ آلِهِ و سلم: إذا ظَهَرَ الزِّنا كَثُرَ مَـوتُ الفُجأَةِ، وَ إذا طُفِّفَ المِكيالُ اَخَذَهُمُ اللّه بِالسِّنينَ وَ النَّقصِ، وَ إذا مَنَعُوا الزَّكاةَ مَنَعَتِ الأرضُ بَرَكاتِها مِنَ الـزَّرعِ وَ الثِّمـارِ وَ المَعادِنِ كُلِّها، وَ إذا جارُوا فِي الأحكامِ تَعاوَنُـوا عَلَـى الظُّلـمِ وَ العُدوانِ، وَ إذا نَقَضُوا العُهُودَ سَلَّـطَ اللّه عليهم عَدُوَّهُـم، وَ إذا قَطَعُوا الأرحامَ جُعِلَتِ الأموالُ في اَيدِي الأشرارِ، وَ إذا لَـم يأ مُرُوا بِمَعرُوفٍ وَ لَم يَنهَوا عَن مُنكَرٍ وَ لَم يَتَّبِعُوا الأخيارَ مِـن اَهلِ بَيتي سَلَّطَ اللّه عليهم شِرارَهُم فَيَدعُو عِندَ ذلِكَ خِيارُهُم فَلا يُستَجابُ لَهُم

Imam al-Baqir (‘a), the fifth Imam, said that he found in the book of Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) that he has said that the Holy Prophet (S) said: “When adultery appears (abundantly in a society) the (number of) sudden deaths increases; and when there is fraud, Allah takes them in expensiveness and loss. When people stop giving alms tax, the earth holds back its blessings from plants (crops), fruits, mines, and all such things. When they act unjustly according to (divine) ordinances, they have helped injustice and aggression. When they breach (their) promises, the Lord will set their enemies as absolute masters over them. When they break off connections with their kindred, possession of properties will be put in the hands of the wicked. And, when they do not perform enjoining right and forbidding wrong and, also, do not follow the chosen ones of my Ahl Al-Bayt, Allah will set their vicious ones over them and, in this condition, their good doers utter invocations but they are not responded to.”

Safinat al-Bihar, vol. 2, p. 630

Tradition n. 87

قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيّ عليه السلام :

ما جَفَّتِ الدّمُوعُ إلاّ لِقَسوَةِ القُلُـوبِ وَ مـا قَسَـتِ القُلُـوبُ اِلاّ لِكَثرَة الذُّنُوبِ

Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said: “The tears do not dry up save for the hearts being hard, and hearts do not harden but because of the abundance of sins.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 70, p. 55

Tradition n. 88

قالَ اللّه تَعالى لِداوُدَ :

يا داوُدُ! بَشِّرِالمُذنِبينَ بِسِعَة رَحمَتِىَ المُطلَقَةِ الَّتي وَسِعَت كلَّ شي ءٍ لِئَلاّ يَقنَطُـوا مِن رَحمَتي وَ أَنـذِرِ الصِّدِّيقِيـنَ بِسَطـوَة غَضَبي لِئَلا ّيَغتَـرُّوا بِطاعَتِهِـم لاِنَّ الاِغتِـرارَ مُوجِبُ العُجـبِ وَالعُجبُ اَشَدُّ الذُّنُوبِ.

Allah, the Exalted, told Prophet David (‘a): “O' David! Give good news to the sinners of My absolute Mercy, which envelops everything (in the world of existence), so as not to grow hopeless of My Mercy; and warn the good doers of the authority of My wrath in order not to be proud of their obedience, for pride causes arrogance which itself is the greatest of all sins.”

Al-Ithna 'Ashariyyah, p. 59