Book of Divorce (Talaq)
Chapter on Recognizing the Major Sins for Which Allah (swt), the Almighty, Has Threatened with Hellfire
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 ".
Zurah ibn Muhammad al-Hadrami narrated from Samaah ibn Mihran, who said: I heard Imam (a.s) 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."
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 ".
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."
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "مَنِ اِكْتَحَلَ بِمِيلٍ مِنْ مُسْكِرٍ كَحَلَهُ اَللَّهُ بِمِيلٍ مِنْ نَارٍ".
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever applies kohl with a stick dipped in an intoxicant, Allah will apply a stick of fire to his eyes."
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".
Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Isma'il ibn Salim, who reported from Abu Abdillah (a.s) that a man asked him: "May Allah (swt) rectify you, is drinking alcohol worse or abandoning prayer?" Imam (a.s) replied: "Drinking alcohol." Then Imam (a.s) said: "Do you know why that is?" The man replied: "No." Imam (a.s) said: "Because it leads a person to a state where he no longer recognizes his Lord (azj), the Mighty and Majestic."
وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "إِنَّ أَهْلَ اَلرِّيِّ فِي اَلدُّنْيَا مِنَ اَلْمُسْكِرِ يَمُوتُونَ عِطَاشاً وَ يُحْشَرُونَ عِطَاشاً وَ يَدْخُلُونَ اَلنَّارَ عِطَاشاً ".
Imam (a.s) said: "Indeed, those who indulge in intoxicants in this world will die thirsty, be resurrected thirsty, and enter the Fire thirsty."
وَ رَوَى أَبَانُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ اَلْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: "مَنْ شَرِبَ اَلْخَمْرَ فَسَكِرَ مِنْهَا لَمْ تُقْبَلْ لَهُ صَلاَةٌ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً فَإِنْ تَرَكَ اَلصَّلاَةَ فِي هَذِهِ اَلْأَيَّامِ ضُوعِفَ عَلَيْهِ اَلْعَذَابُ لِتَرْكِهِ اَلصَّلاَةَ".
Aban ibn Uthman narrated from al-Fudayl ibn Yasar, who said: I heard Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) say: "Whoever drinks alcohol and becomes intoxicated by it, his prayer will not be accepted for forty days. And if he abandons prayer during these days, his punishment will be doubled for neglecting the prayer."
وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ: "إِنَّ صَلاَتَهُ تُوقَفُ بَيْنَ اَلسَّمَاءِ وَ اَلْأَرْضِ فَإِذَا تَابَ رُدَّتْ عَلَيْهِ وَ قُبِلْتُ مِنْهُ".
And in another narration: "Indeed, his prayer will be suspended between the sky and the earth. But if he repents, it will be returned to him and accepted from him."
وَ رَوَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ اَلْكَاتِبِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: أَقْبَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ اَلْحَرَامِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَوْ بَعَثْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ بَعْضَكُمْ يَسْأَلُهُ فَأَتَاهُ شَابٌّ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ "يَا عَمِّ مَا أَكْبَرُ اَلْكَبَائِرِ" قَالَ "شُرْبُ اَلْخَمْرِ" فَأَتَاهُمْ فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ فَقَالُوا لَهُ عُدْ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَزَالُوا بِهِ حَتَّى عَادَ إِلَيْهِ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ "أَ لَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ يَا اِبْنَ أَخِي شُرْبَ اَلْخَمْرِ إِنَّ شُرْبَ اَلْخَمْرِ يُدْخِلُ صَاحِبَهُ فِي اَلزِّنَا وَ اَلسَّرِقَةِ وَ قَتْلِ اَلنَّفْسِ "اَلَّتِي حَرَّمَ اَللّٰهُ" وَ فِي اَلشِّرْكِ بِاللَّهِ وَ أَفَاعِيلُ اَلْخَمْرِ تَعْلُو عَلَى كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ كَمَا تَعْلُو شَجَرَتُهَا عَلَى كُلِّ شَجَرَةٍ".
Ibrahim ibn Hashim narrated from Amr ibn Uthman, from Ahmad ibn Isma'il al-Katib, from his father, who said: Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) entered the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), and some people said: "Why don't you send one of you to ask him a question?" So a young man from among them approached him and asked: "O uncle, what is the greatest of the major sins?" Imam (a.s) replied: "Drinking alcohol." The young man returned and informed them. They said to him (the boy): "Go back to him." They persisted until he returned to Imam (a.s) and asked again. The Imam (a.s) said: "Did I not already tell you, O son of my brother, that it is drinking alcohol? Indeed, drinking alcohol leads its drinker to adultery, theft, the killing of a soul which Allah (swt) has forbidden, and associating partners with Allah (swt). The consequences of alcohol surpass every sin, just as its tree rises above all other trees."
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ مُتَعَمِّداً فَهُوَ فِي نَارِ " جَهَنَّمُ خٰالِداً فِيهٰا" ".
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever intentionally kills himself will be in the Fire of Hell, abiding therein forever."
وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: "كُلُّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلاَلَةٌ وَ كُلُّ ضَلاَلَةٍ سَبِيلُهَا إِلَى اَلنَّارِ ".
The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Every innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance leads to the Fire."
