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How many MAJOR SINS are there - كبائر ? Sh Haatim al-'Awni says that the quantity of 'major sins' was much less according to the early scholars, as compared to later scholars: 1- Al-Bardiji (301 AH) wrote the first book about MAJOR SINS, he listed:...

“Lord, how can I call on you while I am who I am? Yet - how can I give up hope on You while You are Who You are?” إلهِي كَيْفَ أَدْعُوكَ وَأَنا أَنا وَكَيْفَ أَقْطَعُ رَجائِي مِنْكَ وَأَنْتَ أَنْتَ...

Delayed Repentance & Cutting a Tree - منهاج القاصدين Ibn Qudamah wrote: وما مثال المسوف إلا مثال من احتاج إلى قلع شجرة ، فرآها قوية لا تنقلع إلا بمشقة شديدة فقال : أؤخرها سنة ثم أعود إليها وهو لا يعلم أن الشجرة كلما بقيت ازداد رسوخها ، وهو كلما...

The Prophet said: الندمُ توبةٌ “Regret is Repentance.” ["Ibn Majah", 4252 - صحيح]. https://sunnah.com/urn/1343920 The dirtier you get the less bothered you are by dirt. The cleaner you are the more bothered you are...

Can Major Sinners (أهل الكبائر) Love God and His Messenger? Yes An alcoholic was lashed for drinking alcohol, which is a major sin (كبيرة) - but he used to go back to drinking REPEATEDLY. Het kept getting lashed for drinking, so one companion curse...

Abu Darda said: إِنِّيْ لَآمُرُكُمْ بِالْأَمْرِ وَمَا أَفْعَلُهُ، وَلَكِنْ لَعَلَّ اللهَ يَأْجُرُنِيْ فِيْهِ "It may be that I tell you to do something that I do not do myself, hoping that God will still re...

Flee From God, To God - ابن رجب الحنبلي The Qur'an says: فَفِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ "So flee to God." [Qur'an 51:50]. Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali writes: فَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا خَافَ مِنْ مَخْلُوقٍ، هَرَبَ مِنْهُ، وَفَرَّ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ، وَأَم...

Some pious people have said: قال بعض الصالحين: من أذنب وهو يضحك دخل النار وهو يبكي، ومن أذنب وهو يبكي دخل الجنة وهو يضحك “Whoever commits a sin laughing will enter Hellfire crying; Whoever commits a sin crying will enter Pa...

Minor Sins: Constant Dripping Wears Away Stone - الغزالي Can persistence on a MINOR sin (الصغيرة) turn it into a MAJOR sin (كبيرة)? The scholars disagree. The majority say: yes, persistence on minor sins, makes it a major sin. Some scholars say: ...

If someone doesn’t pray or doesn’t wear Hijab - is there any point in fasting? Yes ... it may be that God guides that person to Pray and wear Hijab - because of their intention to fast. Imam Ibn Qudamah wrote 800 years ago: كنت في قافلة بالشام فخرج...