Musician and the Song
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMuadda 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 can hear the singing girls […]
Greater Sins Vol 1
Playing Games of Chance Without Betting
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe 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 also Harām. The practice of Nahy anil […]
Punishment for Drinking Liquor
Reading Time: 2 minutesIbn 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 among the army of Amir […]
Wine is Haraam
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAli 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 Qur’an?” (Because) people know that […]
The Association of the Kuffar With Adultery
Reading Time: 2 minutesUmrū 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. He had a slave who […]
Fire Did Not Burn the Repentant!
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne 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 a boy, please purify me […]
The Slave Who Killed His Master
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the time of Umar a slave killed his master. When this slave confessed to the crime Umar ordered him to be put to death. Amir ul-Mu’minīn ‘Ali (a.s.) questioned […]
Fornication in Compulsion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the time of the rule of Umar a woman came to him and confessed of adultery. She also said, “Please impose the penalty of fornication upon me.” When Umar […]
Severe Pain in the Eyes of Amir ul-Mu’minīn (a.s.)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce 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 and said: “Is this sighing […]
Conversation of Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) With Abdullah Hasani
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce 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 spoke ill of him. Imam […]