Sins
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The false oath that takes one to the fire is the one which is taken to usurp the right of a Muslim or to usurp his property.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 53; Al Kafi link
When a person says, "Allah knows!" when in fact he is speaking a lie; then Allah tells him, 'Didn't you find anyone other than Me to ascribe the falsehood to?'
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 53; Al Kafi link
When a person says 'Allah knows' and the fact is that Allah knows contrary (to what he alludes), the heavens shudder due to the Might and Divine anger."
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 53 link
Zurara asked Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.): "The oppressive rulers forcefully collect taxes from us. Can we swear falsely that we have nothing to give tax on when it is not possible to save our money without swearing falsely?"
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 54; Wasaelush Shia link
Respecting the Greatness of Allah if one refrains from swearing, Allah shall give him much better than whatever he has lost.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 54; Furu Al Kafi link
If there is claim against you regarding some property and the claimant does not have any right upon you, and desires to make you take an oath, then if the claim is for something worth less than thirty Dirhams, hand it over to him and do not take an oath. But if it is worth more than thirty Dirhams, take the oath and do not give him anything
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 54; Furu Al Kafi link
If a person takes his debtor (or one who owes him something) to the court of the ruler; and the king asks him to swear; and knowing that he is on the right he respects the Greatness of Allah and refrains from swearing, then on the Day of Qiyamat Allah shall not desire for him a position less than that of Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s.).
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Eighteenth Greater Sin ,page 54 link
Becoming A'araab after Hijrat and polytheism is one and the same (sin).
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-eighth Greater Sin ,page 197; Usool-e-Kafi chapter of Greater sins link
One who migrates from a place to another for the sake of religion, even if it is only as far as the distance of a span (of hand), Allah makes Paradise incumbent upon him. (Wherein) his companions will be Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s.) and Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s.).
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-eighth Greater Sin ,page 198; Minhajus Saadeqeen link
Except the weak from among the men and the children who have not in their power the means nor can they find a way (to escape); so these, it may be, Allah will pardon them, and Allah is Pardoning, Forgiving. (Surah Nisa 4:98-99)
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-eighth Greater Sin ,page 198 link
And whoever flies in Allah's way, he will find in the earth many a place of refuge and abundant resources; and whoever goes forth from his house flying to Allah and His Apostle, and then death overtakes him, his reward is indeed with Allah and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (Surah Nisa 4:100)
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-eighth Greater Sin ,page 199 link
To become A'araab after Hijrat is to recognise Imam (a.s.) and then be aloof from him.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-eighth Greater Sin ,page 199; Maani al-Akhbaar link
Hijrat is wajib till the doors of repentance close. The doors of repentance will not close till the sun rises from the west." (i.e. the order for migration will be in force till Qiyamat)
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-eighth Greater Sin ,page 200; Masalik link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The order for Hijrat will be in force till Allah demands obedience from the inhabitants of the earth in the same way as the order was first promulgated in the time of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.).
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-eighth Greater Sin ,page 201 link
not alike among you are those who spent before the victory (of Mecca) and fought (and those who did not): they are more exalted in rank than those who spent and fought afterwards.(Surah Hadeed 57:10)
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-eighth Greater Sin ,page 201 link
"For the person who recites 'Subhanallah', Allah plants a tree in Paradise."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 1, Tradition 4, page 13; Odatool-Daee page 235 link
On the Day of Judgement there would be people whose good deeds will be as heavy as the mountains of Tahama. Inspite of this it would be ordered that they be tossed into the fire of Hell."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 1, Tradition 6, page 14 link
Hazrat Musa (a.s.) passed by a person from his followers who was in prostration. After completing his chore Musa (a.s.) returned to find him still in prostration. He said, "If I had the power to grant your wish I would surely have granted it." Allah revealed to Musa (a.s.) that, "Even if this man prostrates for Me till his head gets detached from his neck, I will not accept his deeds, till he abstains from that which I dislike and does that which pleases Me. Otherwise sin hinders the supplications from acceptance."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 1, Tradition 10, page 15; Odatool-Daee page 125 link
"Abstaining from sins is the basis of religion. Hence, refrain from sins in order to become the most pious worshipper. Adorn yourself with piety. Do not perform a single good deed without piety. Surely that deed is most acceptable by Allah which is accompanied by piety, even though it may be trifle. As Allah says, "Allah accepts the good deeds only from the pious people."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 1, Tradition 11, page 15; Odatool-Daee link
Sulaiman bin Khalid says; " I asked Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) regarding the Quranic verse (And We will proceed to what they have done of deeds, so We shall render them as scattered floating dust. (Surah Furqan 25:23) He said, "By Allah, even if their deeds are as white as Egyptian cotton, but if they find sin and lewdness they do not abstain from it."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 1, page 16; Odatool-Daee link
If one avoids the Greater Sins, the Lesser sins shall be overlooked. Allah, the Almighty, by His grace, excuses the Lesser sins. As it is mentioned in the following verse of the Holy Qur'an
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 17; Surah Nisa 4: 31 link
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) called the attention of Ibne Masud and imparted some advice to him. He said in this regard.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 21; Behaarul Anwaar vol.17 link
Verily, a person shall be kept imprisoned in Hell for a hundred years for each of the sins (that he commits)."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 21; Al-Kafi link
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them. (Surah Muddassir 74:48)
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 22 link
Then evil was the end of those who did evil, because they rejected the communications of Allah and used to mock them." (Surah Rome 30:10)
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 22 link
"There is no man who does not have a white spot in his heart. When he commits a sin a black spot emerges from this spot. If he repents, the blackness goes away but if he sinks in sin and continues to sin the blackness keeps on increasing till it surrounds the whiteness of the heart completely. When the white spot is totally covered by the blackness, the owner of this heart will never revert towards goodness. This tradition is in consonance with the utterance of Allah:
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 22; Surah Mutaffefeen 83:14 link
A man resolves to perform a sinful action but does not act upon it, but sometimes does commit it; Allah sees him and says: "By My Glory, after this I shall never forgive you."Allama Majlisi (r.a.) writes in the explanatory note of the above tradition: "The purport of this tradition of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) is that, the Imam has commanded us to fear all types of sins because every sin seems to be such that it may not qualify being overlooked.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 23 link
The following tradition has been recorded from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) in the book Tafseer Minhajus Saadeqeen According to this tradition there are five types of sins which bring about five types of calamities.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 147; Tafseer Minhajus Saadeqeen link
If you didn't commit sins, God would create a people who would do so in order to be forgiven and thus sent to Paradise.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1020; Page No. 144 link
If you didn't commit sins, I would be worried about you as to something worse self-conceit self-conceit.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1021; Page No. 144 link
The Greater Sins are those (sins) the doer of (those who commit them) are promised the fire of Hell by Allah
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 44 link
Love of Ali (a.s.) consumes the sins like fire consumes wood.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 30 link
Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) wrote a letter to certain friends of his:
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 32; Behaarul Anwaar link
To slander a believing man or a woman of adultery (or sodomy) is a Greater sin as is proved by the statement of Allah.
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 36 link
The usurpation of an orphan's property is a Greater sin, as is clear from the following verse:
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 36 link
Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) was explaining the following verse of the Holy Qur'an:
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 33 link
"Certainly the Almighty Allah and His messenger disown such a person who willfully neglects prayers
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 34 link
All those sins are Greater (the doer of which) is promised the fire (Hell)."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 34 link
All those sins are Greater (the doer of which) is promised the fire (Hell)."
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 34 link
And the (spreading of) mischief is Greater than murder"(Surah al-Baqarah 2:191)
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 34 link
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