A mother exhausts her children with her numerous warnings whenever they travel or go to work to be careful to themselves in their each commute. Is she considered a cruel mother? This is a clear misjudgment to consider mercy cruelty. Allah alerts His slaves and warns them out of His mercy. He guides them to the way of salvation and promises to replace their misdeeds with good deeds when they repent to Him.
Allah Almighty said:
{Except those who repent and believe, and do righteous deeds; for them Allah will change their evil deeds into good deeds, for Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.} [314] Surat al-Furqān: 70.
Why have we not wondered about the greatness of the reward and the bliss in the eternal gardens of Paradise in return for a few acts of obedience?
Allah Almighty said:
{But whoever believes in Allah and does righteous deeds, He will absolve them of their bad deeds and will admit them to gardens under which rivers flow, abiding therein forever. That is the supreme triumph.} [315] Surat at-Taghābun: 9.
Allah Almighty guided all His slaves to the way of salvation and He does not approve of disbelief for them. However, He does not love the wrong attitude itself that man adopts by disbelief or causing corruption on earth.
Allah Almighty said:
{If you disbelieve, then Allah is in no need of you, but He does not approve of disbelief for His slaves. If you are grateful, He approves that for you. No bearer of burden can bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you of what you used to do. He is All-Knowing of what is in the hearts.} [316] Surat az-Zumar: 7.
What would we say about a father who keeps telling his children that he will be proud of them all if they steal, commit adultery, kill, and cause corruption on earth and tells them that he considers them like the righteous worshippers? Simply the best description of such a father is that he is like a devil encouraging his children to spread corruption on earth.