“Who break the covenant of Allah after contracting it and sever that which Allah has ordered to be joined and cause corruption on earth. It is those who are the losers.” Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 27.
Allah, the Exalted, mentions some destructive sins which must be avoided by all muslims. The first can be referring to the covenant every muslim has taken when they adopted Islam as their faith. This covenant can be summed up into three aspects: fulfilling the commands of Allah, the Exalted, refraining from His prohibitions and being patient with destiny, knowing Allah, the Exalted, only chooses the best for His servants. Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 216:
“…But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah knows, while you know not.”
The one who breaks this covenant is similar to the employee who willingly accepts a job with specific duties but fails these duties and still expects to receive their salary. How can a muslim then break their covenant with Allah, the Exalted, and still expect to enter Paradise with ease?
Another aspect of the covenant muslims took with Allah, the Exalted, is treating the creation according to the teachings of Islam. This can be summed up by a single Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2515, which advises that a muslim cannot be a true believer until they love for others what they love for themself. Meaning, muslims should treat people how they desire to be treated by others, which is with kindness and mercy.
All promises made to people must be fulfilled unless one has a valid excuse especially, the ones a parent makes with children. As breaking promises only teaches children bad character and makes them believe being deceitful is an acceptable characteristic to possess. In a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 2227, Allah, the Exalted, declares that He will be against the one who makes a promise in His name and then breaks it without a valid excuse. How can the one who has Allah, the Exalted, against them possibly succeed.
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