Major Sins

[darkwitch]

Major Sins # 60
Lying about ones Dreams





Some people deliberately fabricate dreams and visions that they have not really seen, as a means of gaining spiritual prestige and fame, or for some material gains, or to scare their enemies, and the like.



Many of the common people have a strong beliefs in dreams and are easily deceived by such lies.



The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) issued a stern warning to whoever does such a thing: "One of the worst types of lie is for a man to claim to belong to someone other than his real father, or to claim to have seen something which he did not see, or to attribute to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) words that he did not say."

(Reported by al-Bukhaari, see al-Fath, 6/540).





The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also said: "Whoever claims to have seen a dream which he did not see will be ordered to tie two grains together, and he will never be able to do it . . ."

(Reported by al-Bukhaari; see al-Fath, 12/427).

[darkwitch]

Major Sins # 59 Having pictures of animate beings on clothing, walls or paper, etc

Major Sins # 59 Having pictures of animate beings on clothing, walls or paper, etc
Abdullaah ibn Masood (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The people who will be most severely punished by Allaah on the Day of Resurrection are the picture-makers."

(Reported by al-Bukhaari, see al-Fath, 10/382).





Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah says: 'Who does more wrong than the one who tries to create something like My creation; let him create a grain of wheat or an ear of corn . . .'"

(Reported by al-Bukhaari, see Fath al-Baari, 10/385).





Ibn Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "Every picture-maker will be in the Fire, and for each picture that he made."



Ibn Abbaas said: If you must make pictures, draw trees and things that do not possess a soul."

(Reported by Muslim, 3/1671).



These hadeeth clearly indicate that it is haraam to make images of animate beings, whether they be humans or different kinds of animals, whether the images are two- or three dimensional. Pictures are forbidden whether they are drawn, engraved, carved, etched or cast from moulds.



The ahaadeeth which forbid making pictures cover all these methods.




The Muslim should accept what the Shareeah says, without arguing.



The Muslim should not keep any pictures of animate beings in his house, because this prevents the angels from entering his home.



The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The angels do not enter a house where there is a dog or pictures."

(Reported by al-Bukhaari, see al-Fath, 10/380).





In many houses there are even statues, some of which represent the gods of the kuffar, which are kept for decoration; these are more haraam than other kinds, just as pictures which are hung up are worse than pictures which are not hung up. How often have pictures led to glorification and grief, and led to boasting!



We should not say that the pictures are kept for memories, for true memories of dear fellow-Muslims lie in the heart, and one remembers them by praying for forgiveness and mercy for them.



It is permissible to keep some necessary pictures, such as those on identity cards and licences,

[darkwitch]

Major Sins # 58
Dyeing Hair Black


The correct opinion is that it is haraam to do this, because of the warning mentioned in the hadeeth: "At the end of time there will be people who dye their hair black like the crops of pigeons; they will never smell the fragrance of Paradise."

(Reported by Abu Dawud, 4/419; see also Saheeh al-Jaami', 8153).



This practice is widespread among those who have grey hairs, which they cover with black dye; this leads to many evils, such as deceit, and cheating people by boasting of something which is not true.



It is true that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to dye his grey hairs with henna, which gave a yellowish, reddish or brownish hue.





When Abu Quhaafah, whose hair and beard was as white as thughaamah (plant whose leaves and flowers are intensely white) was brought to him on the day of the Conquest of Makkah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "Change this with something, but avoid black." (Reported by Muslim, 3/1663).



The correct view is that women are like men in this regard: they are not permitted to dye any hairs black that are not black.

[darkwitch]

Major Sins # 57

Men Resembling Women
and Women Resembling Men,
in dress, speech and appearance

Part of the fitrah (natural inclinations of mankind) is that men should preserve the masculinity which Allaah has created in them, and women should preserve the femininity which Allaah has created in them.



Without this, decent human life becomes impossible.





Men resembling women and vice versa is something which goes against mans innate nature (fitrah) and opens the door to corruption and widespread promiscuity.



The ruling in shareeah is that when it is stated that the person who does a thing is cursed, that thing is haraam.



Ibn Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah has cursed the men who make themselves look like women and the women who make themselves look like men."

(Reported by al-Bukhaari; see al-Fath, 10/332).





Ibn Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him and his father) also reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah has cursed effeminate men and masculine women."

(Reported by al-Bukhaari, see al-Fath, 3\10/333).



The resemblance may be in the way they move, walk and speak.



The evidence that the two sexes should not resemble one another in dress is found in the hadeeth narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him): "Allaah has cursed the man who wears womens clothes and the woman who wear mens clothes." (Reported by Abu Dawud, 4/355; see also Saheeh al-Jaami, 5071)..

[IamDZJ]

duh

how can you lie about something that happens in your subconscious?

[*Mahzala*]

how can you lie about something that happens in your subconscious?

People do. Often, they want to hear something different in its interpretation, or like to appear like a saint among people. It is quite common. Beyond our understanding of course.

[IamDZJ]

i guess this refers to ordinary people claiming they have seen miracles in their dreams..
the other night i dreamed that i was sitting in an airplane next to a window that had this crack between the glass and the frame it was attached to. the air outside sucked on my skin with such force that my finger started burning from pain when i tried to poke it out through the crack. it was funny.

[Catya Sher]

I knew a guy in Peshawar in fact, who recounted a resplendent dream or two which purported to show that I was supposed to marry him, according to Heaven's will.

I was skeptical because they seemed so streamlined to his wishes.
It never occurred to me he could have made them up.
UNTIL! I came across a couple of rough drafts each of which was such a different version that I realized he had invented them out of the blue.

I was so polite I didn't mention that I doubted the existence of the dreams.

So, this trick really DOES happen.

[IamDZJ]

I knew a guy in Peshawar in fact, who recounted a resplendent dream or two which purported to show that I was supposed to marry him, according to Heaven's will.

I was skeptical because they seemed so streamlined to his wishes.
It never occurred to me he could have made them up.
UNTIL! I came across a couple of rough drafts each of which was such a different version that I realized he had invented them out of the blue.

I was so polite I didn't mention that I doubted the existence of the dreams.

So, this trick really DOES happen.

you were skeptical?!

[darkwitch]

I have misplaced the other 5 but will post them up as soon as I find them.

Major Sins # 51

Looking into peoples houses without their permission

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! Enter not houses other than your own, until you have asked permission and greeted those in them . . ."
[al-Noor 24:27]


The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained that the reason why permission was to be sought was for fear that the person seeking to enter might see something private in the house:

"The rule of seeking permission has been established for the sake of (not) seeing."
(Reported by al-Bukhaari, see Fath al-Baari, 11/24).


Nowadays, when houses and buildings are too close to one another or even attached, and doors and windows face one another, the possibility of neighbours seeing one another has increased greatly.


Many people do not lower their gaze, and some of those who live on higher floors may deliberately look down from their roofs and windows into neighbouring homes that are lower than their own. This is an act of betrayal and an invasion of their neighbours privacy, as well as being the way that leads to haraam deeds.


A great deal of misery and trouble has resulted from this, and that fact that the Shareeah counts the eye of the one who spies as worthless is sufficient proof of the seriousness of the matter.

The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever looks into somebodys house without their permission, it is permissible for them to put out his eye."

[Catya Sher]

^ This is a great one.

We'll look forward to the rest when they turn up.

[darkwitch]

Major Sins # 52

Major Sins # 52

Two people conversing privately to the exclusion of a third

This is one of the problems that exist in social gatherings, and it is one of the ways in which Shaytaan divides the Muslims and makes some of them hate others.


The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained the rule and the wisdom behind it: "If you are three, then two should not converse privately to the exclusion of a third until you are joined by other people, because this will make him sad."
(Reported by al-Bukhaari, see Fath al-Baari, 11/83).

This also includes three people talking privately to the exclusion of a fourth, and so on, and two people speaking in a language which the third does not understand, because this is undoubtedly a form of disrespect towards the third, and gives the impression that they intend to hurt him, etc.

[darkwitch]

Major Sins # 50

Slander

Some people go about repeating the words of others to cause trouble between people; this is one of the greatest causes of broken relations and stirring up feelings of hatred among people.

Allaah condemned the one who does this (interpretation of the meaning): "And obey not everyone who swears much, - and is considered worthless, a slanderer, going about with calumnies."
[al-Qalam 68:10-11]

Hudhayfah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "No eavesdropper will enter Paradise."
(Reported by al-Bukhaari, see al-Fath, 10/472; "eavesdropper" here refers to a person who eavesdrops on others without their knowing, then goes and tells others what he has heard)

Ibn Abbaas said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) passed by one of the gardens of Madeenah, and heard the sound of two people being punished in their graves.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "They are being punished, but they are not being punished for any major sin; one of them used never to clean himself properly after urinating, and the other used to spread malicious slander . . ."
(Reported by al-Bukhaari; see Fath al-Baari, 1/317).

One of the worst forms of this sin is to cause trouble between a husband and wife, or vice versa, or to tell ones boss what other employees are saying, in order to create trouble. All of this is haraam..

[darkwitch]

Major Sins # 49

Gossip and Backbiting

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained the meaning of this aayah.

He said: "Do you know what gheebah (gossip or backbiting) is?"
They said, "Allaah and His Messenger know best."
He said: "To say something about your brother that he does not want to be said."
He was asked, "What do you think if what is said about him is true?"
He said, "If what you say about him is true, this is backbiting, and if what you say about him is not true, this is a lie."
(Reported by Muslim, 4/2001)..


Gossip or backbiting means saying something about a Muslim which may be true but which he does not like to hear spoken, whether it be about his physical appearance, his adherence to religion, his worldly affairs, his self, his behaviour or his character.


There are many forms of gossip, including talking about a persons faults and imitating him to make fun of him.


People take the matter of gheebah very lightly, although it is very serious in the sight of Allaah, as is indicated by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):

"There are seventy-two forms of riba, the least of which is as bad as a man having intercourse with his own mother, and the worst of which is when a man slanders the honour of his brother."
(Silsilah al-Saheeh, 1871).

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) encouraged us to do this when he said:
"Whoever defends the honour of his Muslim brother, Allaah will protect his face from the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. "
(Reported by Ahmad, 6/450; see also Saheeh al-Jaami', 6238).

[darkwitch]

Major Sins # 48

Listening to Music and Musical Instruments

Ibn Masood (may Allaah be pleased with him) used to swear by Allaah that the aayah
"And of mankind is he who purchases idle talk to mislead (men) from the Path of Allaah . . ."
[Luqmaan 31:6] referred to singing.

Abu Aamir and Abu Maalik al-Ashari (may Allaah be pleased with them) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Among my ummah will be those who make permissible al-hira (adultry or zinah), silk, khamr and musical instruments . . ."
(Reported by al-Bukhaari; see al-Fath, 10/51).

Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"In this ummah there will be punishments of earthquakes, showers of stones and deformity (transformation into animals); that will be when the people drink khamr, listen to female singers and play musical instruments. "
(See al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 2203; attributed to Ibn Abi'l-Dunyaa, Dhamm al-Malaahi; the hadeeth was narrated by al-Tirmidhi, no. 2212).

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade the "koobah" (a kind of drum), and described the flute as the voice of the immoral fool.

The early scholars such as Imaam Ahmad, may Allaah have mercy on him, stated that musical instruments such as the ood (lute), tanboor (a long-necked stringed instrument), reed flute, rabaab (stringed instrument resembling a fiddle) and cymbal, were haraam; no doubt modern instruments such as the violin, qaanoon (stringed musical instrument resembling a zither), organ, piano, guitar, etc., are also included in the Prophets prohibition on musical instruments, because their effect and impact is greater than that of the ancient instruments mentioned in some ahaadeeth.

They are even more intoxicating than khamr, as scholars such as Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned. No doubt the prohibition, and the sin involved, are greater when the music is accompanied by singing and the voices of female singers, and it is even worse when the lyrics speak of love and describe physical beauty. Hence the scholars said that singing paves the way for zinaa (adultery or fornication) , and that it makes hypocrisy grow in the heart. Generally speaking, music and singing form one of the greatest temptations of our times.

What is very difficult is the fact that nowadays music is a part of so many things, such as clocks, doorbells, childrens toys, computers, telephones, etc., and avoiding it takes a great deal of determination. Allaah is the source of help.