“Being holy and pure are excellent qualities. If one is pure and holy, then angels greet him. However, people hold no regard for this, otherwise they would be able to attain all their pleasures through means that are lawful. A thief steals money to acquire wealth; however, if a thief observes patience, then God Almighty will make him wealthy through other means. Similarly, a fornicator commits fornication; however, if he observes patience then God Almighty will fulfil his desire through means that will also attain the pleasure of God. It is recorded in a hadith that a thief commits theft only in a state of disbelief, and a fornicator commits fornication only in a state of disbelief.
A goat cannot graze when a lion is stood over it, and the faith of the people today cannot even compare to the faith of that goat.
The true objective and essence is taqwa [righteousness]; whoever is granted it can attain anything; without it, one cannot safeguard against all minor and grievous sins. The laws of man-made governments cannot save you from sin. The ruling authorities do not remain with you so that they may establish their fear in you. A person only sins when he knows himself to be alone, otherwise he would never sin, and when he does consider himself to be alone, then at that moment, he is an atheist. He does not entertain the thought that his God is with him and is watching him. If he truly believed that God was watching him, he would never sin. Everything is dependent upon taqwa. ”
(Malfuzat, Vol. 4, pp. 251-253)
