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EPISODE 1️⃣1️⃣ – SIXTH CHARACTERISTIC: THEY DO NOT COMMIT SHIRK, MURDER, AND ZINA (Adultery)
وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ ۚ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا
And those who do not invoke with Allaah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty.
[Sura Al-Furqan, Ayah 68]
The ayah that we will be discussing today is another characteristic of Ibad-ur Rahman. It also talks about the absolutely immense virtue of those who sincerely repent – who may have fallen into so many sins, but they regret for committing them, and they desist from committing them, and they firmly decide not to commit them ever again.
Notice that all of the sins mentioned in this ayah are major sins: shirk, murder, and zina. Similarly, there is a hadith that speaks about these same types of sins:
Narrated ‘Abdullah: I asked the Prophet ﷺ, “What is the greatest sin in the Sight of Allaah?”
He said, “That you set up a rival unto Allaah though He Alone created you.”
I said, “That is indeed a great sin.” Then asked, “What is next?”
He said, “ To kill your son lest he should share your food with you.”
I asked, “What is next?”
He said, “ To commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor.”
[Sahih Bukhari]
The above hadith teaches us that some of the greatest sins in the sight of Allaah are three: Shirk, Murder, Zina. All of these major sins destroy something in one way or another:
Shirk is a sin that destroys one’s Deen, murder is a sin that destroys the soul, and zina is a sin that destroys honor.
What we learn from this ayah, together with the context of the above hadith, are the following:
Shirk, Murder, and Zina are 3 major sins that are very heavy in the sight of Allaah.
The Ibad-ur Rahman are those who avoid these 3 major sins.
The Ibad-ur Rahman may also include those who have actually committed these sins in the past, but they have sincerely repented to Allaah.
We will discuss about the punishment and sincere repentance in the coming episodes In Shaa Allaah.
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