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,) for one to have regret and remorse for disobeying the order(s) of Allah; 2- (quitting it,) i.e. leaving the sin immediately; (and) 3- (intending not…
Fiqh – Islamic Jurisprudence
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 is according to the norm, harms them severely. 2. (To flee the battlefield, which is) for one (to run away) from between those fighting for…
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; (or the like or to walk to kill a Muslim) i.e. with the purpose of killing him (unrightfully;) It is also unlawful to walk with…
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 wife or female slave. 2. (To commit sodomy, i.e., to insert the glans penis) i.e. the entire tip of the penis (into the anus;) of…
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 he sells to another, he short-delivers the item by cheating the buyer out of some of what he deserves, receiving from him the complete value…
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 to hide;) their conversation. Doing so is a type of unlawful spying. 2. (To listen to the flute, tambura,) because they are among the unlawful…
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,…
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…