Book of Divorce (talaq)
Chapter on Recognizing the Major Sins for Which Allah {swt}, the Almighty, Has Threatened with Hellfire
4940 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَتْ قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي خُطْبَتِهَا فِي مَعْنَى فَدَكَ : "لِلَّهِ فِيكُمْ عَهْدٌ قَدَّمَهُ إِلَيْكُمْ وَ بَقِيَّةٌ اِسْتَخْلَفَهَا عَلَيْكُمْ ، كِتَابُ اَللَّهِ بَيِّنَةٌ بَصَائِرُهُ وَ آيٌ مُنْكَشِفَةٌ سَرَائِرُهُ وَ بُرْهَانٌ مُتَجَلِّيَةٌ ظَوَاهِرُهُ مُدِيمٌ لِلْبَرِيَّةِ اِسْتِمَاعُهُ وَ قَائِدٌ إِلَى اَلرِّضْوَانِ أَتْبَاعَهُ مُؤَدِّياً إِلَى اَلنَّجَاةِ أَشْيَاعَهُ فِيهِ تِبْيَانُ حُجَجِ اَللَّهِ اَلْمُنَوَّرَةِ وَ مَحَارِمِهِ اَلْمَحْدُودَةِ وَ فَضَائِلِهِ اَلْمَنْدُوبَةِ وَ جُمَلِهِ اَلْكَافِيَةِ وَ رُخَصِهِ اَلْمَوْهُوبَةِ وَ شَرَائِعِهِ اَلْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَ بَيِّنَاتِهِ اَلْخَالِيَةِ فَفَرَضَ اَللَّهُ اَلْإِيمَانَ تَطْهِيراً مِنَ اَلشِّرْكِ وَ اَلصَّلاَةَ تَنْزِيهاً عَنِ اَلْكِبْرِ وَ اَلزَّكَاةَ زِيَادَةً فِي اَلرِّزْقِ وَ اَلصِّيَامَ تَبْيِيناً لِلْإِخْلاَصِ وَ اَلْحَجَّ تَسْنِيَةً لِلدِّينِ وَ اَلْعَدْلَ تَسْكِيناً لِلْقُلُوبِ وَ اَلطَّاعَةَ نِظَاماً لِلْمِلَّةِ وَ اَلْإِمَامَةَ لَمّاً مِنَ اَلْفُرْقَةِ وَ اَلْجِهَادَ عِزّاً لِلْإِسْلاَمِ وَ اَلصَّبْرَ مَعُونَةً عَلَى اَلاِسْتِيجَابِ وَ اَلْأَمْرَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ مَصْلَحَةً لِلْعَامَّةِ وَ بِرَّ اَلْوَالِدَيْنِ وِقَايَةً عَنِ اَلسَّخَطِ وَ صِلَةَ اَلْأَرْحَامِ مَنْمَاةً لِلْعَدَدِ وَ اَلْقِصَاصَ حَقْناً لِلدِّمَاءِ وَ اَلْوَفَاءَ بِالنَّذْرِ تَعْرِيضاً لِلْمَغْفِرَةِ وَ تَوْفِيَةَ اَلْمَكَايِيلِ وَ اَلْمَوَازِينِ تَعْيِيراً لِلْبَخْسَةِ وَ قَذْفَ اَلْمُحْصَنَاتِ حَجْباً عَنِ اَللَّعْنَةِ وَ تَرْكَ اَلسَّرِقَةِ إِيجَاباً لِلْعِفَّةِ وَ أَكْلَ أَمْوَالِ اَلْيَتَامَى إِجَارَةً مِنَ اَلظُّلْمِ وَ اَلْعَدْلَ فِي اَلْأَحْكَامِ إِينَاساً لِلرَّعِيَّةِ وَ حَرَّمَ اَللَّهُ اَلشِّرْكَ إِخْلاَصاً لَهُ بِالرُّبُوبِيَّةِ فَ "اِتَّقُوا اَللّٰهَ حَقَّ تُقٰاتِهِ" فِيمَا أَمَرَكُمُ اَللَّهُ بِهِ وَ اِنْتَهُوا عَمَّا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ".
Hadith.4940 - It is narrated from Isma'il ibn Mihran, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Jabir, from Sayyidah Zaynab bint Ali {s.a}, who said that Sayyidah Fatimah {s.a}, peace be upon them all stated in her sermon regarding Fadak:
"Allah (swt) has placed upon you a covenant that He (swt) advanced to you and a successor He (swt) has appointed over you-the Book of Allah (swt). Its insights are clear, its signs are evident, its inner meanings are unveiled, and its proofs are manifest. It is a guide whose listening is continuous for creation, a leader whose followers are led to Allah's (swt) pleasure, and it brings salvation to its adherents.
Within it are the explanations of Allah's (swt) illuminated arguments, His (swt) defined prohibitions, His (swt) encouraged virtues, His (swt) comprehensive instructions, His (swt) granted allowances, and His (swt) prescribed laws.
Allah (swt) has obligated faith as purification from polytheism, prayer as a means of distancing from arrogance, zakat as an increase in sustenance, fasting as a clarification of sincerity, Hajj as a strengthening of religion, justice as a source of comfort for hearts, obedience as a system for the community, leadership (Imamate) as a means to unite the people, jihad as an honor for Islam, patience as aid in seeking rewards, enjoining good as a benefit for the public, honoring parents as protection from Allah's (swt) anger, maintaining family ties as a cause for increasing progeny, legal retribution as a safeguard for blood, fulfilling vows as a path to forgiveness, giving full measure and weight as a safeguard against cheating, avoiding the slander of chaste women as protection from curse, abstaining from theft as a guarantee of chastity, and refraining from consuming the wealth of orphans as protection from injustice.
Justice in rulings ensures comfort for the subjects, and Allah (swt) has forbidden polytheism to ensure sincerity in His Lordship (azj).
So, 'Fear Allah (swt) as He (swt) should be feared' in what Allah (swt) has commanded you and refrain from what He has prohibited you from."
4941 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي خَدِيجَةَ سَالِمِ بْنِ مُكْرَمٍ اَلْجَمَّالِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "اَلْكَذِبُ عَلَى اَللَّهِ وَ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَ عَلَى اَلْأَوْصِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ مِنَ اَلْكَبَائِرِ".
Hadith.4941 - In the narration of Abu Khadijah Salim ibn Mukarram al-Jammal from Abu Abdillah (as), he said:
"Lying against Allah (swt), His Messenger (sw), and the successors (as) (peace be upon them) is among the major sins."
4942 - وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : "مَنْ قَالَ عَلَيَّ مَا لَمْ أَقُلْ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ اَلنَّارِ ".
Hadith.4942 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said:
"Whoever attributes to Me (sw) something I did not say, let him prepare his seat in the Fire."
4943 - وَ رَوَى يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: "مَنْ آمَنَ رَجُلاً عَلَى دَمِهِ، ثُمَّ قَتَلَهُ جَاءَ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ يَحْمِلُ لِوَاءَ اَلْغَدْرِ".
Hadith.4943 - Yunus ibn Abd al-Rahman narrated from Abdullah ibn Sulayman, who said: I heard Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say:
"Whoever grants a man safety over his life and then kills him will come on the Day of Judgment carrying the banner of treachery."
4944 - وَ رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ اَلنَّضْرِ عَنْ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ كَثِيرٍ اَلنَّوَّاءِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْكَبَائِرِ فَقَالَ "كُلُّ مَا أَوْعَدَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ اَلنَّارَ".
Hadith.4944 - Ahmad ibn al-Nadr narrated from Abbad, from Kathir al-Nawwa', who said:
I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about the major sins.
He said: "Every sin for which Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has promised the Hellfire is a major sin."
4945 - وَ رَوَى زُرْعَةُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ اَلْحَضْرَمِيُّ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: "إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَوْعَدَ فِي أَكْلِ مَالِ اَلْيَتِيمِ عُقُوبَتَيْنِ أَمَّا إِحْدَاهُمَا فَعُقُوبَةُ اَلْآخِرَةِ بِالنَّارِ وَ أَمَّا عُقُوبَةُ اَلدُّنْيَا فَهُوَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: لْيَخْشَ اَلَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعٰافاً خٰافُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلْيَتَّقُوا اَللّٰهَ وَ لْيَقُولُوا قَوْلاً سَدِيداً
يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ لِيَخْشَ أَنْ أَخْلُفَهُ فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ كَمَا صَنَعَ بِهَؤُلاَءِ اَلْيَتَامَى ".
Hadith.4945 - Zurah ibn Muhammad al-Hadrami narrated from Samaah ibn Mihran, who said:
I heard Imam (as) say: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has promised two punishments for consuming the wealth of an orphan.
One is the punishment in the Hereafter, which is the Fire, and the other is the punishment in this world, as stated by Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: 'And let those fear (Allah (swt)) who, if they left behind weak offspring, would be afraid for them. So let them fear Allah (swt) and speak words of appropriate justice.' (Surah An-Nisa 4:9)
This means that one should fear that Allah (swt) might deal with his own offspring as to what (wrong) he has done to these orphans."
4946 - وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : "سِبَابُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ فِسْقٌ وَ قِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ وَ أَكْلُ لَحْمِهِ مِنْ مَعْصِيَةِ اَللَّهِ وَ حُرْمَةُ مَالِهِ كَحُرْمَةِ دَمِهِ ".
Hadith.4946 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said:
"Insulting a believer is wickedness, fighting him is disbelief, consuming his flesh (through backbiting) is disobedience to Allah (swt), and the sanctity of his wealth is like the sanctity of his blood."
4947 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "مَنِ اِكْتَحَلَ بِمِيلٍ مِنْ مُسْكِرٍ كَحَلَهُ اَللَّهُ بِمِيلٍ مِنْ نَارٍ".
Hadith.4947 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said:
"Whoever applies kohl with a stick dipped in an intoxicant, Allah will apply a stick of fire to his eyes."
4948 - وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ أَصْلَحَكَ اَللَّهُ شُرْبُ اَلْخَمْرِ شَرٌّ أَمْ تَرْكُ اَلصَّلاَةِ قَالَ "شُرْبُ اَلْخَمْرِ" ثُمَّ قَالَ "أَ وَ تَدْرِي لِمَ ذَلِكَ" قَالَ لاَ قَالَ "لِأَنَّهُ يَصِيرُ فِي حَالٍ لاَ يَعْرِفُ فِيهَا رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ".
Hadith.4948 - Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Isma'il ibn Salim, who reported from Abu Abdillah (as) that a man asked him:
"May Allah (swt) rectify you, is drinking alcohol worse or abandoning prayer?"
Imam (as) replied: "Drinking alcohol."
Then Imam (as) said: "Do you know why that is?"
The man replied: "No."
Imam (as) said: "Because it leads a person to a state where he no longer recognizes his Lord (azj), the Mighty and Majestic."
4949 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "إِنَّ أَهْلَ اَلرِّيِّ فِي اَلدُّنْيَا مِنَ اَلْمُسْكِرِ يَمُوتُونَ عِطَاشاً وَ يُحْشَرُونَ عِطَاشاً وَ يَدْخُلُونَ اَلنَّارَ عِطَاشاً ".
Hadith.4949 - Imam (as) said:
"Indeed, those who indulge in intoxicants in this world will die thirsty, be resurrected thirsty, and enter the Fire thirsty."