In this text Ayatullah Dastghaib has exhaustively explained the phenomenon of sin, the classification of sins, the necessity of avoiding them. He has described fifty different types of Greater Sins such as: association with God (Shirk), fornication, drinking alcohol, gambling, disrespect towards parents and cutting ties with relatives.
See also volume 1 and 3 of this text.
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- Greater Sins - Volume 2
- Dedication
- Translator’s Preface
- A Short Biography Of Ayatullah Dastaghaib Shirazi
- Preface
- The Sixteenth Greater Sin: Singing
- What Is Singing?
- About Singing
- Deprived Of Divine Mercy
- A Fan Of A Singer
- Melodious Sounds Of Paradise
- Beautiful Songs In Heaven
- Strict Prohibition
- Singing And Fornication
- Prohibition Regarding Songs And Singing
- Reciting Qur’an In Tune Of Songs
- Reciting Qur’an In A Melodious Voice
- Pleasant Voice And Singing
- Singing And Music During Weddings
- The Seventeenth Greater Sin: Lying
- Lying Is One Of The Greatest Sins
- Angels Curse The Liars
- Qur’anic Verses & Ahadith That Denounce Lying
- 1. Lying Is Transgression
- 2. Meaning Of The Term “False Words”
- 3. The Liar Is Not A Believer
- 4. Lying Is An Evil And A Sin
- 5. The Liar Is Accursed
- 6. The Blackened Face Of The Liar
- 7. Sin Of Lying Is Worse Than Drinking Wine
- 8. The Foul-Smelling Mouth Of The Liar
- 9. The Angels Abhor The Liars
- 10. Lying Is Disbelief (Kufr)
- 11. The Stench From The Liar’s Mouth Reaches The Skies
- 12. It Is Also Recorded That The Angels Of The Sky Curse The Liars
- 13. Falsehood Spoils Faith
- 14. Falsehood Deprives The Liar From The Taste Of Faith
- 15. According To Traditional Reports, Lying Causes Animosity And Hatred Between People
- 16. The Vice Of Lying Questions The Character Of The Liar
- 17. The Traditions From Ma’sumin (‘A) Inform Us That All The Evils Are Locked In A Room And The Key To That Room Is Lying
- 18. Lying Is A Sin And A Transgression
- 19. According To Other Reports, Seventy Thousand Angels Curse The Liar
- 20. Lying Is A Sign Of A Hypocrite
- 21. The Islamic Shari’a Does Not Pay Heed To A Liar’s Advice
- 22. Falsehood Is The Worst Of The Psychological Ailments
- 23. Lying Is An Embellishment Of Satan’s Hands
- 24. The Worst Earning Of A Man Is Falsehood
- 25. A Man Came To The Holy Prophet (S) And Asked
- 26. Lying Causes Forgetfulness
- 27. Falsehood Is One Of The Doors Of Hypocrisy
- 28. Terrible Punishment For The Liars
- 30. The Liar Is Deprived Of Salat Al-Shab (Tahajjud – Salat ul-Layl)
- 31. Falsehood Deprives The Liar From True Guidance And Causes Him To Deviate
- 32. Politeness And Civility Are Removed From The One Who Lies
- 33. Falsehood Is The Most Outrageous Kind Of Evil And An Abomination
- 34. We Have Proved Falsehood To Be A Greater Sin
- 35. Lying Is Poles Apart From Belief
- 36. The Greatest Sinner Is The One Who Has Lied
- 37. The Liar Is Doomed Because Of The Lies That He Utters
- 38. The Liar Does Not Deserve Friendship And Brotherhood
- 39. The Liar Is Kept Away From Truth And Reality
- 40. Inhuman Form Of The Liar In Barzakh
- Various Grades Of Lying
- Falsehood Against Allah (S.W.T.), The Prophet (S) And The Imams (‘A)
- Every Type Of Falsehood
- Interpreting The Qur’anic Verses And Traditions To Suit Oneself
- It Is Not An Easy Job
- A Kind Of Falsehood Attributed To Allah (S.W.T.)
- Falsehood Against The Prophet (S) And Imams (‘A)
- Traditions Must Be Quoted With The Chain Of Narrators
- Total Abstinence From Lying
- Exaggeration Is Not Falsehood
- No Falsehood Should Be Regarded As Insignificant
- A False Dream
- Falsehood In Examples
- Imam al-Hasan (‘A) Mentions A Simile
- Listening To A Lie Is Haram
- What Is Tawriyah? (Concealment Of Truth Without Uttering A Lie)
- Circumstances When Lying Is Permitted
- False Oath To Save The Muslims
- Monetary Loss And Falsehood
- If One Is Compelled He Must Limit Himself To Tawriyah
- Reconcile Two Believing People By Using Falsehood
- Conveying A Message Of Ill Will
- Reconciliation Among People
- Kur Water And The United Hearts
- Falsehood In The Battle-Field
- Promise To A Wife
- Fear Of Retribution And Good Deeds
- Your Speech Must Conform To Your Thoughts
- A Show Of Submission
- Falsehood In Supplications
- Confession Of Belief In The Imams (‘A)
- Do You Speak The Truth?
- Lying To The Imams (‘A)
- Then How Should We Pray?
- Every Person Has A Different Position
- Firm Conviction And Disobedience
- Eighteenth Greater Sin: False Oath
- Punishment For A False Oath
- The Prophet (S) Orders The Taking Of Oath
- Evil Consequences Of False Oaths
- Types Of Oaths
- When Does It Become Wajib (Obligatory) To Swear?
- Mustahab Oath
- Imam al-Sajjad (‘A) Avoids Swearing
- Swearing For The Sake Of Emphasis
- Swearing Is Makruh
- A Lesson From Hazrat Isa (‘A)
- Oath Of Respectable Objects And Personalities
- The Oath That Is Haram Under All Circumstances
- Expiation For A Haram Oath
- Imam Ja’far Al-Sadiq (‘A) And Mansur Dawaniqi
- Is It Against A Prohibited Oath?
- Repenting For A False Oath
- When Is The Vow Correct?
- The Nineteenth Greater Sin: False Testimony
- The Twentieth Greater Sin: Concealing Evidence
- Testify For The Truth Even If It Harms You
- Justice For The Enemy
- Those Who Conceal Evidence
- Is It Wajib To Testify?
- People Whose Supplications Are Not Accepted
- Testifying Is Wajib And Concealing Evidence, Haram
- Testify Only If You Are Certain
- When A True Testimony Will Oppress Someone
- A Tradition From Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (‘A)
- When Testifying Harms
- Harm And Being Deprived Of Benefit
- The Twenty-First Greater Sin: Non Fulfilment Of A Promise
- Types Of Promises
- Allah (S.W.T.) Has Promised To Answer Every Prayer
- Verbal Expression Of A Promise
- Vow Or Oath For A Useless Thing
- Vow Should Be For A Useful Aim
- Conditional And Absolute Covenant
- Three Types Of Covenant With Allah (S.W.T.)
- Expiation Of A Vow Or A Covenant
- Breaking Of Promise And Hypocrisy
- Mutual Covenants And Agreements
- Hypocrites Do Not Keep Their Words
- No Concession
- Treaties With The Polytheists
- The Holy Prophet (S) Respected The Treaty With The Polytheists Of Mecca
- Honouring The Terms Of The Treaty With The Quraish
- The Kafir Father Took Away His Son
- I Will Stay Here All My Life
- Janab Al-Ismail And The Fulfillment Of The Vow
- Violation Of A Promise Is Caused By Disbelief
- A Muslim Is Never Deceitful
- Violation Of Promise And Falsehood
- If There Are Some Conditions
- Fulfillment Of Promise Is A Must
- To Vow Or Pledge After Saying Insha’allah
- Prophet Ayyub (‘A) And His Oath Of Beating His Wife A Hundred Strokes
- The Twenty-Second Greater Sin: Khayanat
- The Punishment Of Misappropriation According To The Holy Qur’an
- Breach Of Trust Denounced In The Traditions
- Misappropriation Causes Misfortune
- Anyone Could Be The Owner Of The Entrusted Property
- Satan Instigates
- Amin (Trustworthy): A Title Of The Holy Prophet (S)
- Types Of Misappropriations
- 1. The Trust Of Allah (S.W.T.)
- 2. Trust Of The Holy Prophet (S)
- 3. Trust Of The People
- Trusts Of Shari’a
- Misappropriating Other’s Property
- Illegally Using Someone’s Property
- Carelessness In Guarding The Trust
- Delay In Returning The Trust
- Transactions Of Hire, Ariya (Free Loan), Mortgage And Partnership
- Search For The Owner: Sadaqah On His Behalf
- The One Who Entrusts And The Trustee Should Be Adults
- Trustworthy People Praised In The Qur’an
- Recovery Of Damages From A Property In Trust
- The Burden Of Khayanat And The Day Of Judgement
- The Guilty Shall Be Recognised By Their Marks
- The Holy Prophet (S) And His Trustworthiness
- Secrets Are Also Trusts
- Private Discussion Is Also A Trust
- Divulging Secrets Is Khayanat
- Informing Disbelievers About The Military Secrets Of The Muslims
- Divine Mercy Upon Those Who Maintain Trusts
- Restrain From Divulging Your Own Secrets
- An Exemplary Confidant
- The Twenty-Third Greater Sin: Stealing
- The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin: Short-Wheghing And Cheating (In Business)
- Deed In Sijjin
- A Person Who Short-Weighs Is Not A Mu’min
- Five Sins And Their Punishments
- Advice Of Amir Ul-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘A) For The Businessmen
- Between Mountains Of Fire
- Short Changing Is Also Haram
- The Seller Who Cheats Is A Debtor Of The Buyer
- Defrauding Is Like Selling Short
- Adulteration Is Haram
- Giving Less In The Rights Of Allah (S.W.T.) And Prophet (S)
- What You Desire For Yourself
- Justice And Equity Is Best
- The Scales Of Justice
- Everything Has A Measure
- ‘Ali (‘A) Is The Scale Of Deeds
- The Twenty-Fifth Greater Sin: Consumption Of Haram
- Types Of Bribe
- Bribe In The Name Of Khums And Gift
- Paying A Bribe For Obtaining Ones Rights
- Accepting A Bribe For Doing Something Lawful
- Characteristics Of Those Who Eat Haram
- Invocations Are Not Accepted
- Hardening Of The Heart
- A Morsel Of Halal Food
- Allah (S.W.T.) Does Not Provide Unlawful Livelihood
- No One Dies Without Receiving His Decreed Sustenance
- Deprived Of Halal Food
- The Twenty-Sixth Greater Sin: Usurping The Rights Of Others Or Non-Fullfillment Of Rights
- Demand For Fulfillment Of Rights On The Day Of Qiyama
- Actual Poverty
- Non-Payments Of Debts And Transgressing Of Rights
- Loan For A Fixed Period And Loan Without Time Limit
- It Is Compulsory To Repay A Debt
- Not Repaying Debts Is Khayanat To All
- Method Of Lending And Borrowing
- Rewards For Lending-Punishment For Not Lending
- It Is Obligatory To Have The Intention Of Repaying Ones Debt
- The Incapable Debtor Must Be Given Respite
- Each Day Of Respite Brings Rewards Of Sadaqah
- Allah (S.W.T.) Will Forgive
- The Debtor Whose Good Deeds Are Given To The Creditor
- Amount Of Compensation
- Haste In Repaying Debt Is Mustahab (Recommended)
- Fulfillment Of The Rights Of People
- The Twenty-Seventh Greater Sin: Avoiding Jihad
- The Twenty-Eighth Greater Sin: Becoming A’Arab After Hijrat
- What Does ‘Becoming A’arab After Hijrat’ Mean?
- ‘Why Don’t You Migrate?’
- Becoming A’arab After The Passing Of The Holy Prophet (S)
- It Is Necessary To Migrate Towards The Jurist
- Order For Migration Is Forever
- ‘They Could Not Migrate From Mecca’
- Wajib, Mustahab And Mubah Hijrat
- Wajib Hijrat
- Recommended Hijrat
- No Migration From Areas Of Ahl Ul-Sunnat
- Support Of The Martyr’s View
- Propagating Wilayat In Areas Of Kuffar
- Qur’anic View Of Nomadism And Apostasy
- Ignorance Of Islamic Acts Is A Kind Of Nomadism
- One Who Learns But Does Not Act Upon It Is Also A Nomad
- Desert Of Ignorance And Negligence
- Neglecting Religious Knowledge
- The Twenty-Ninth Greater Sin: Helping The Oppressors
- Types Of Oppressors
- Helping The Oppressor In Oppression
- The Traditions Of Ahl Ul-Bayt (‘A) Against Helping The Oppressors
- Praising The Oppressor Is Also Haram
- We Must Not Accept Any Honour From Oppressors
- When Is It Permitted To Accept A Position Under Rulership?
- Accepting Employment Under A Tyrant Ruler Becomes Wajib In One Condition
- Helping The Oppressors In Other Matters
- Assistance Which Is Not Haram Nor Can Be An Encouragement
- Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (‘A) Commands Safwan Jamal
- Helping An Oppressive Person Who Is Not An Habitual Oppressor
- Preventing Oppression Is Necessary
- Helping A Person Who Is Not A Professional Oppressor
- We Must Not Co-Operate In Sinful Deeds
- Helping In Sin
- Helping A Sinner In Some Other Way
- Preventing Others From Evil Is Most Important
- We Must Discriminate Between Different Ranks And Positions
- The Thirtieth Greater Sin: Not Helping The Oppressed
- It Is Not Necessary That Only Those Who Request For Help Should Be Assisted
- Helping The Oppressed Is Not Only For Believers
- The Worshipper Sinks In The Ground
- The Worldly And The Heavenly Rewards For Those Who Help The Believers
- Letter Of Imam Al-Sadiq (‘A) To The Ruler Of Ahwaz
- Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (‘A) And ‘Ali Ibn Yaqtin
- His Own Needs Are Fulfilled
- The Thirty-First Greater Sin: Sorcery
- Sorcery Is Punishable By Death
- What Is Sorcery?
- A Philosophical Discussion
- Various Kinds Of Magic
- Divination Or Kahanat, Soothsaying
- Ignorance About Future Is Better For The People
- Sorcery And Soothsaying Are Evil
- Shoabada, Illusion
- The Powers Of The Magician Are Limited
- Taskhirat
- Qayafa (Guess)
- Astronomy And Meteorology
- Four Types Of Beliefs
- The Prediction Did Not Materialize
- Magic And Miracles Are Of Two Types
- Countering Magic
- The Thirty-Second Greater Sin: Israf
- The Meaning Of Extravagance And Its Types
- Extravagance Depends Upon The Capacity Of Every Person
- Abu Dharr Repels Greed
- Extravagance Depends On Prevailing Conditions At Different Times
- Eating Or Drinking Harmful Things Is Also A Waste
- Charity Is Never Extravagance
- We Must Always Practise Moderation
- Reconciling The Two Types Of Verses
- No Extravagance In Charitable Acts
- Israf In Belief And Actions
- Glossary Of Islamic Terms
