By Asma Bint Shameem
If a person does good deeds, Allaah makes it easy for him to do more good deeds.
Shaikh ibn Uthaymeen said:
"Certainly, for worshipping (Allaah) there are signs that appear on the body, signs that are visible and signs that are hidden.
Some of the Pious Predecessors have mentioned that from the signs that a good (act) has been accepted (by Allaah) is that *he will be granted the tawfeeq to do (yet) another good (act)*.
Certainly the tawfeeq of Allaah for him to do MORE GOOD (acts) after it, is evidence that Allaah Azza wa Jall, has accepted his previous good (acts).
He has made it easy for him to do another good act and is happy with him for it."
(Daleel al-Akhtaa.a yaqa'a feehaa al-Haaj wal-Mu'tamir wat-tahdtheer minhaa - Page 115)
Similarly, when a person does something evil, and insists on it, then the ability to do good is taken away as part of the punishment for that sin if the person does not repent.
When Allaah is upset with you, He may take away the ability to do ANY of the good deeds, not just Salaah.
May Allaah protect us and forgive us.
A man said to Ibraaheem ibn Adham:
“I cannot pray qiyaam al-layl, so tell me the cure for this.
He said, Do not commit sin during the day, and He will help you to stand before Him at night, for your standing before Him at night is one of the greatest honors, and the sinner does not deserve that honor.”
A man said to al-Hasan al-Basri:
“O Abu Saeed, I sleep in good health, and I love to pray qiyaam al-layl, and I prepare water with which to purify myself, so why can I not get up?
Al-Hasan said:
Your sins are restricting you.
The slave who commits a sin will be denied the opportunity to pray qiyaam at night and to fast during the day.”
Al-Fudayl ibn Ayaad said:
“If you cannot pray qiyaam al-layl, or fast during the day, know that you are indeed deprived and restricted, chained by your sins.”
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim says in his book “ad-Daa Wa Dawaa” which means “The Disease and the Cure” on page 118/119:
“And from the punishment of sins: that it removes blessings and brings about punishment. No blessing leaves a servant of Allaah except due to sins. And no punishment befalls him except due to sins. And no calamity is removed except with repentance. As Ali ibn Abi Talib said ? No calamity befalls (someone) except due to sins and no calamity is removed except through repentance.”
Allaah says:
“Verily, Allaah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves.”
Allaah informed us that he does not change a blessing that He has bestowed upon anyone until that person (himself) changes what is within himself: exchanging obedience to Allaah with disobedience, and gratitude to him with ingratitude, and the causes that lead to Allaah?s pleasure with the causes that lead to Allaah’s anger. So if he changes, his situation will change as a just reward, and your Lord is never unjust to His servants.
Also, if he exchanges disobedience with obedience then Allaah will change his state of punishment with well being and exchange his humiliation with honor and strength.”
That doesn’t mean that Allaah will not accept our repentance if we’re sincere.
So we should constantly make Taubah and try our best.
And Allaah knows best
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