But if I keep quiet, that can be avoided and nobody in the congregation will ever know. ’ Such thinking fails to take some important factors into account. What are these?
فَهُوَ لَا يُقْبَلُ آلِيًّا فِي ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ بَعْدَ فَتْرَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ مِنَ ٱلزَّمَنِ ،‏ بَلْ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَكُونَ حَالَةُ قَلْبِهِ قَدْ تَغَيَّرَتْ تَغْيِيرًا جَذْرِيًّا .‏