The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And those who avoid major sins and immoral deeds, and when they are angry, they forgive.”
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Among the benefits of this verse is that those who are described as believing and putting their trust in their Lord are characterized by avoiding major sins and immoral deeds, and by distancing themselves from them, because *ijtinab* means to be on one side while another is on the other side, which implies their distance from major sins and immoral deeds.
And among its benefits is that minor sins do not diminish the perfection of faith, because they are forgiven by the avoidance of major sins, as Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said in Surat al-Najm: meaning except for the minor ones, for they do not harm. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed: Mishkat al-Masabih 564.
But if someone were to ask: Does persisting in minor sins turn them into major sins? The answer is: Yes, this is the well-known view among the scholars that persisting in a minor sin makes it a major sin. However, they do not say that the minor sin itself becomes a major sin; rather, they say that a person’s persistence in disobedience indicates his taking the Shari'ah of Allah lightly and his indifference to it. From this, the persistence becomes a major sin, not because the minor sin transforms into a major one, but because the persistence indicates the person’s taking the Shari'ah of Allah lightly, and thus this becomes a major sin due to that lightness.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that among the characteristics of those who believe and put their trust in their Lord is that when they are angry, they forgive. Anger is described by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a coal that Satan throws into the heart of a person, causing his blood to boil and his neck veins to swell. As for the theologians, they say that anger is the boiling of the blood of the heart due to the love of revenge. But what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned is better: that it is a coal thrown by Satan. Therefore, you find that when a person is angry, he behaves in a bad way that he does not approve of once his anger subsides.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that it is recommended for a person, when angry, to suppress his anger. One of the Companions asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to advise him, and he said to him: He repeated this several times, then he said: .
And among its benefits is that minor sins do not diminish the perfection of faith, because they are forgiven by the avoidance of major sins, as Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said in Surat al-Najm:
Except the small sins
إلا اللممThe five [daily] prayers, Friday to Friday and Ramadan to Ramadan make atonement for what has happened since the previous one when major sins have been avoided.
أن الصلوات الخمس والجمعة إلى الجمعة ورمضان إلى رمضان مكفرات لما بينهن إذا اجتنبت الكبائرBut if someone were to ask: Does persisting in minor sins turn them into major sins? The answer is: Yes, this is the well-known view among the scholars that persisting in a minor sin makes it a major sin. However, they do not say that the minor sin itself becomes a major sin; rather, they say that a person’s persistence in disobedience indicates his taking the Shari'ah of Allah lightly and his indifference to it. From this, the persistence becomes a major sin, not because the minor sin transforms into a major one, but because the persistence indicates the person’s taking the Shari'ah of Allah lightly, and thus this becomes a major sin due to that lightness.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that among the characteristics of those who believe and put their trust in their Lord is that when they are angry, they forgive. Anger is described by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a coal that Satan throws into the heart of a person, causing his blood to boil and his neck veins to swell. As for the theologians, they say that anger is the boiling of the blood of the heart due to the love of revenge. But what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned is better: that it is a coal thrown by Satan. Therefore, you find that when a person is angry, he behaves in a bad way that he does not approve of once his anger subsides.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that it is recommended for a person, when angry, to suppress his anger. One of the Companions asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to advise him, and he said to him: