Sin

What Are ‘Smaller’ And ‘Greater Sins’? What Are ‘Smaller’ And ‘Greater Sins’? Question: How can we differentiate between ‘Smaller’ and ‘Greater sins’? Answer: Actually the source of judging the Smaller and Greater sins are the verses of…

Sins are bitter to the Faithful Sins are bitter to the Faithful: Pay full attention to this Holy verse. What points does Almighty Allah present in this verse: وَكَرَّهَ إِلَيْكُمْ الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ "…and He has…

How can a young person suppress lust and the sins that come from it? How can a young person suppress lust and the sins that come from it? Question: I have a friend who is lustful. Once, he asked me how he should suppress his lust lest he…

Islam’s Policy for Deterring Moral Corruption Islam’s Policy for Deterring Moral Corruption: The sexual desire that is entrusted to the human being-male and female alike-is not intended for itself, rather, it was made to be a means of…

The Social Evils of Fornication The Social Evils of Fornication: The tenth Greater sin is adultery (zina) according to the traditions of Masūmen (a.s.). Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.), Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.), Imam ‘Ali Riďa (a.s.) and…

Liquor is one of the greatest enemies of the nation Liquor is one of the greatest enemies of the nation: “O’ Ye who believe, intoxicants and gambling and dedication of stones and divination of arrows are abominations of Satan’s handiwork:…

Do Not Belittle Sin (Part 1) Do Not Belittle Sin (Part 1): Man should not think that a minor sin to be a trivial thing not to worry about! However small a sin, its consequences might be very grave! When one commits minor sins, Satan…

Helping the Oppressors is a Great Sin Helping the Oppressors is a Great Sin: 'Helping the oppressors’ is a great sin in Islam. Fazl Ibn Shazān has narrated from Imam Riďa (a.s.) that he said concerning the Greater Sins: “And helping the…

Thirteenth Greater Sin: Drinking Liquor Thirteenth Greater Sin: Drinking Liquor: The thirteenth among the Greater Sins is drinking liquor. Its seriousness is proved from the traditions that have been related from Imam Musa al-Kadhim…

The eighth among the Greater Sins is to usurp the property of an orphan who has not attained maturity.This is categorized as a Greater sin by the Holy Prophet (S), Imam ‘Ali (a.s.), Imam Riďa (a.s.), Imam Kadhim (a.s.) and Imam Taqi…