41 Worldly Benefits of Abandoning Sinful Behaviour 1. Maintaining personal integrity (muroo’ah) 2. Keeping your name and reputation clean 3. Protecting your social status 4. Preserving wealth that Allah has provided and made as a means to take care of worldly and religious benefits 5. A wholesome life 6. A properly rested body 7. A strong heart 8. A clean soul 9. Happiness of the heart 10. A relaxed chest 11. Security from the worries that affect the wicked and disobedient 12. Less worry, sadness, and grief 13. Inner strength of personal honour, not yielding to disgrace 14. Safeguarding the light in one’s heart from being extinguished by the darkness of disobedience 15. A way around (or out of) what confines the wicked and disobedient 16. Being granted provisions easily from unthought-off avenues 17. General ease being granted in affairs that are difficult upon the people of disobedience and sinning 18. Having acts of obedience made easy for you to perform 19. Having knowledge made easy for you to attain 20. The general speech of the people in your favour 21. Lots of supplications are made in your favour 22. The delight that can be seen on your face 23. The respect that is placed in the people’s hearts for you 24. Their support and defence of you when harmed or oppressed 25. Their defence of you in the presence of those who backbite you 26. ***Quick responses to your supplications*** 27. The dispelling of unfamiliarity between you and Allah 28. The closeness of the angels 29. Distance from the human and jinn devils 30. The people outdoing each other to serve you and take care of your needs 31. Their seeking your love and companionship 32. Not being afraid of death, instead you are happy to meet your Lord and to reach your final abode 33. The insignificance of this world in your heart 34. True reverence of the Hereafter in your heart 35. Vigilance regarding the great dominion (of Paradise) and the great success that lies within it 36. Tasting the sweetness of obedience 37. Attaining the sweetness of faith 38. The supplications of the Angels who bear the Throne, and the other Angels as well 39. The joy of the angels who write your deeds, and their constant supplications in your favour 40. **An increase in intellect, understanding, faith, and knowledge** 41. Attaining the Love of Allah, His Attention, and His Happiness with your repentance [Source: al-Fawaa’id of Ibn Qayyimil-Jowziyyah (pp.224-225 of the Rushd printing, 1422)]
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