Musician and the Song
Reading Time: < 1 minute Muadda Ibn Ziyad says, “I was in the company of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) when a person said, “When I go to the toilet, I […]
Greater Sins Vol 1
Playing Games of Chance Without Betting
Reading Time: < 1 minute We know from the above discussion that to play with articles used in gambling even without betting is Harām. To sit and watch the game is […]
Punishment for Drinking Liquor
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ibn Abil al-Hadid records the following incident in Sharh al-Nahjul Balagha: “Najashi was a famous poet of Kufa. He was originally from Yemen. He was […]
Wine is Haraam
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ali ibn Yaqtīn in the book al-Kāfi, wherein the Abbasid despot Mahdi asked Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.) regarding wine, “Is wine Harām according to the […]
The Association of the Kuffar With Adultery
Reading Time: 2 minutes Umrū bin Noman Juhfi says that there was a friend of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.). He always remained with the Imam (a.s.) wherever he went. […]
Fire Did Not Burn the Repentant!
Reading Time: 2 minutes One day ‘Ali (a.s.) was sitting with his companions when a man approached and said “O Chief of the Believers, I have committed sodomy with […]
The Slave Who Killed His Master
Reading Time: < 1 minute In the time of Umar a slave killed his master. When this slave confessed to the crime Umar ordered him to be put to death. […]
Fornication in Compulsion
Reading Time: < 1 minute In the time of the rule of Umar a woman came to him and confessed of adultery. She also said, “Please impose the penalty of […]
Severe Pain in the Eyes of Amir ul-Mu’minīn (a.s.)
Reading Time: < 1 minute Once Hazrat ‘Ali (a.s.) had sore eyes. The pain was so severe that he was groaning loudly. The Holy Prophet (S) came to visit him […]
Conversation of Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) With Abdullah Hasani
Reading Time: < 1 minute Once Abdullah Hasani, a relative of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) met him on the streets of Madinah. He had a meaningless argument with Imam (a.s.) and […]