‘Then is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allah and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allah does not guide the…
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The Greater Sins are those, the performers…
The Greater Sins are those, the performers of which have been promised (Hell) fire. If any believer abstains from them and repents from them, Allah will forgive these sins… SOURCE: GREATER SINS V1 | AYATOLLAH DASTAGHAIB SHIRAZI (R)
By means of your faulty, rotten actions…
By means of your faulty, rotten actions tainted with riya’, sum’ah, and a thousand other vices, each one of which is enough for preventing our deeds from being accepted, you imagined to have done God a favor, having become His beloved servant. Poor fellow, you, who cannot comprehend the state of His beloved servants and…
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The usurpation of an orphan’s property…
The usurpation of an orphan’s property is a Greater sin, as is clear from the following verse: (As for) those who swallow the property of the orphans unjustly, surely they only swallow fire into their bellies and they shall enter burning fire.’ (Surah an-Nisā’ 4:10) SOURCE: GREATER SINS V1 | AYATOLLAH DASTAGHAIB SHIRAZI (R)
His choice will be the outcome of his personality…
His choice will be the outcome of his personality, his moral and spiritual qualities, his previous training, his hereditary traits and his intellectual capacity. His happy or unhappy future depends on these qualities and the choice he makes consequently. Fire burns; water submerges; a plant grows and an animal walks. They all work. The difference…
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