(al-Bukhariyy[1] and Muslim[2] related a hadith with a similar meaning). The hadith’s text is: <<A person may say a word that he does not take heed of, by which he slips into Hellfire farther than…
The saying of the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam: <<A person may utter a) blasphemous (word that one thinks harmless), i.e., he thinks it holds no harm for him, (which results), i.e., due to his…
(The meaning of what) Hafidh Yahya the son of Sharaf (an-Nawawiyy[1]), who died in the year 676 AH, (and others) among the scholars (said is: “Apostasy is an abhorrent), i.e., a very ugly (type of…
(It is obligatory upon every) accountable (Muslim to perserve one’s faith in Islam and protect it against whatever invalidates, abolishes, and interrupts it, namely, apostasy “riddah”; we seek refuge with Allah, ta^ala, from it.) Blasphemy…
Elucidating the rules of repentance (Immediate repentance from) all of (the sins) whether small or enormous, (is obligatory upon every accountable person.) (It comprises of:) i.e.the integrals of repentance are: 1- (regretting the sin,)…
Among the sins of the body (and they are those which do not pertain to a specific body part),are: 1. (To harm one’s parents severely;) or one of them, by harming them with that which…
Among the sins of the foot are: 1. (To walk towards committing a sin, such as walking to the ruler to inflict harm on a Muslim) unrightfully, because such a sin involves harming another Muslim;…
Among the sins of the private parts are: 1. (To commit adultery-zina or fornication-zina, i.e., to insert the glans penis) i.e. the entire tip of the penis (into the vagina [unlawfully;) of other than his…
Among the sins of the hands are: 1. (To short-cheat when measuring by volume, weight, or arm length;) such that when one buys from another he receives all of what he deserves completely, but when…
Among the sins of the ear are: 1. (To listen to the private conversation) to listen to the dialogue between people, (which others) which such people do not want others to hear, rather they (meant…