Chapter 6 - On God Gradually Abandoning Man and not Being Grateful to God

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whenever the blessings given to someone increase, the means for providing for the needs of the people will be placed in his hands. If he expresses irritation (about the people), then the blessings will be taken away from him.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whenever God wishes someone bad, He gives him something when he commits a sin so that he forgets to repent and remains in that state. This is God's statement: “Those who reject Our signs, We shall gradually visit them with punishment, in ways they perceive not.” [The Holy Quran: Araf 7:182]

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whenever God wills to abandon man, He will let him commit a sin, and then give him a blessing. This will make him forget that he has committed a sin and he will not seek God's forgiveness. This is what is meant by God gradually abandoning man.”

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Whoever says he is the best of the people is the worst of them, and whoever says he is a resident of Heaven is a resident of Hell.”