The first of the Greater Sins is to associate anyone or anything with Allah (S.w.T.). That is to attribute partners to Allah (S.w.T.). Regarding Shirk we have received clear traditions from the Holy Prophet (S) as well as Imam ‘Ali (A), Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (A), Imam al-Kadhim (A), Imam al-Ridha’ (A) and Imam al-Jawad (A)….
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Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (A) wrote a letter to certain…
Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (A) wrote a letter to certain friends of his: If you wish that your life and the hereafter be accomplished with the best of the deeds and that your soul be captured (death occurs) in this condition, then acknowledge the supremacy of Allah. Do not misuse the bounties and gifts granted to…
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Jabir (R) relates from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (A)…
Jabir (R) relates from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (A) that he said, ‘Is it sufficient for one to associate himself with Shiaism and say that, ‘I am a lover of Ahlulbayt (A)? By Allah, our Shia is not, but the one who fears Allah and obeys His Commands.’ SOURCE: GREATER SINS V1 | AYATOLLAH DASTAGHAIB SHIRAZI…
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The (sinner) person is kept away from the Mercy…
The (sinner) person is kept away from the Mercy of Allah (S.w.T.) due to his sin. He also does not get the impetus to seek repentance, hence his sin is never forgiven. Allama Majlisi (R) writes in the explanatory note of the above tradition: ‘The purport of this tradition of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (A) is…
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The first tradition is reported from Imam…
The first tradition is reported from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (A): He said, ‘There is no man who does not have a white spot in his heart. When he commits a sin a black spot emerges from this spot. If he repents, the blackness goes away but if he sinks in sin and continues to sin…
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