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…
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…
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…
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…
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…