Look At The Majesty Of The One Disobeyed

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

If you learned that many of the sins you have committed have be downgraded to minor ones, before you breathe a sigh of relief, consider that someone said, "Don't look at the smallness of the sin, rather look at the Majesty of the One whom you have disobeyed," and furthermore, know that guarding against the minor sins keeps us away from the major sins, while committing the minor ones leads us to the major ones. The famous rule is that a minor sin becomes a major one with persistence.

Saying of Ibn Abbas, Allah be pleased with both father and son,

وأخرج ابن جرير وابن المنذر وابن أبي حاتم عنه أن رجلا سأله كم الكبائر أسبع هي قال هي إلى سبعمائة أقرب منها إلى سبع غير انه لا كبيرة مع استغفار ولا صغيرة مع اصرار

There is no major sin with repentance and no minor sin with persistence. Ibn Hajar reported in al-Fath

May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala guide us. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah Subhana wa Ta'ala knows Best
Wassalaam