Among the sins of the tongue are: 1. (To commit gossip-ghibah) i.e., to mention, in the absence of a Muslim,) be him young or old, alive or dead, (a true matter about him that he hates to be mentioned;) that he would hate to be said about him if he heard, whether such a matter was related to his body,…
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Among the sins of the eye are: 1. (For men to look at the faces and hands of marriageable women) a marriageable woman-ajnabiyyah i.e. other than the women whom they are not permitted to marry under any circumstances; (with desire) i.e. with enjoyment, at their faces and hands. However, it is not unlawful to look there without desire, because the…
Among the sins of the abdomen are: 1. (To consume the money of usurious gain-riba);) Consuming in this context means to benefit from, whether such benefit is by way of food consumption or through other than that. Furthermore, the one who takes the money of usurious gain is sinful, as well as the one who pays it, the writer of…
Among the sins of the heart are: 1. (The insincerity- riya’ in performing the good deeds ,) like in paying Zakah, fasting, and reading Qur’an, (i.e., to do the good deeds) the obedience, (for the sake of the people -to be praised by them. This) insincerity in performing the good deeds, (nullifies their reward,) i.e. it nullifies the reward of…
There are three (3) types of people who are not accountable for their deeds in the Hereafter There are three (3) types of people who are not accountable for their deeds in the Hereafter: the child who died before becoming pubescent; the person whose insanity ensued before pubescence, then remained throughout puberty until his death; and the pubescent, sane individual…
(It is obligatory upon all the accountable persons) to embrace the religion of Islam (It is obligatory upon all the accountable persons), i.e., those who are pubescent, sane, and have received the basic call of Islam—meaning they have received the message that no one is God except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah—(to embrace the religion of…
Marriage and Dealing Contracts Chapter 1 Knowledge Before Action Allah commanded us with things, and we must comply with what He commanded. Every accountable Muslim has the obligation not to engage in anything until he knows what Allah ordained as lawful or unlawful about it. Allah made the selling (bay^) lawful and the usurious gain…
Who Must Perform Pilgrimage (Hajj) Performing Hajj and ^Umrah once in a lifetime is obligatory upon the Muslim who is free, accountable, and can afford to reach Makkah and return to his homeplace. This includes that one has in excess of his debts, appropriate lodging and clothing, and what he is obligated to spend…
Items Subject to Zakah It is obligatory for one to pay Zakah on: 1. Camels, cattle, sheep and goats; 2. Dates, raisins, and staple crops; 3. Gold, silver, the gold and silver ores, and the golden and silver treasure-troves (rikaz); 4. Trade articles; 5. The Fitr. Chapter 2 Zakah on Animals The first quotum (nisab) of camels…
“No saying is uttered except that it would be recorded by Raqib and ^Atid,” Let the intelligent person think about the Saying of Allah, ﴿مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ﴾ [which means] “No saying is uttered except that it would be recorded by Raqib and ^Atid,” for certainly whoever thought about that knows that whatever he speaks about,…