The failure to perform any obligatory religious act is a Greater sin. The Holy Prophet (S) says: ‘One who wilfully avoids the prayers is away from the protection of Allah and His Messenger.’ SOURCE: GREATER SINS V1 | AYATOLLAH DASTAGHAIB SHIRAZI (R)
Kibr towards men of divine knowledge…
Kibr towards men of divine knowledge and scholars is the worst form of it, and its evil effects are graver and its harms more serious than of any other type of kibr. Of this category of kibr is the pride, which avoids the company of poor people and seeks out prominence in gatherings and meetings,…
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Our sadness is due to our likings…
Our sadness is due to our likings. Whoever moves towards his likings, is moving towards becoming sad. If you don’t obtain your likings, you will become sad. And if you do obtain them, your best memories will make you sad. If a person wants to avoid a sadness, which destroys, he should only like that…
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If one avoids the Greater Sins, the minor sins shall be overlooked…
If one avoids the Greater Sins, the minor sins shall be overlooked. Allah, the Almighty, by His grace, excuses the minor sins. As it is mentioned in the following verse of the Holy Qur’an: “If you shun the Greater Sins which you are forbidden, We will do away with your smaller sins and cause you…
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