The Great Sins

Seventy Sins that Allah Likes That We Forsake

31- The Thirty First Great Sin: Eating Pork or Dead Animals or Animals Slaughtered for Other than Allah

There are two conditions for meat to be Halal:

1- That it be slaughtered no strangled or killed in any other way,

2- That the person performing the slaughtering be a muslim or a person from the people of the Book (Jewish or Christian).

Ibn Abbas  said: “The Prophet prohibited eating any predators whether animals with fangs or birds with talons”.(1) It is also forbidden to eat frogs, snails and bugs, but it is permissible to eat spiny-tailed lizards (Uromastyx) and locusts, as well as fished sea animals or dead fish.

32- The Thirty Second Great Sin: Vanity and Satisfaction with Oneself

Vanity is a feeling of pride with oneself and satisfaction with one’s deeds or words. Vanity entails the person not to see their deficiencies and mistakes, and to attribute success to oneself and not to the Grace of Allah. Vanity also prevents the feeling of remorse over wrongdoings, and prevents the feeling of shame for being negligent with one’s duties towards Allah. It is also vanity to admire one’s own opinion. There are four words that bring demist to the servant: I- We- Mine- I have. Imam Sakandari says that at the root of any transgression, disobedience, heedlessness and lust is vanity and at the root of obedience vigilance and chastity is dissatisfaction with oneself. The company of an ignorant person who is dissatisfied with himself is better for a person than the company of a scholar who is self satisfied. An indication of self content is the joy one feels with one’s deeds and sayings, while grace should always be attributed to Allah and gratefulness should be shown to Him as He says : ﴾Say, in the grace and mercy of Allah let them rejoice, for these are better than the worldly riches they hoard﴿.(2)

Scholars distinguished between vanity and arrogance. They say: if a person is happy and pleased with his own work, money, beauty, intelligence or clothes, he suffers from vanity;

and if he disdains people and degrades their deeds and acts condescendent towards them, or physically or verbally assaults them, or harms them in writing or with pointing them out, and thinks that he is better than them, then this is described as arrogance.

Aisha narrates that the Prophet said: “Do good deeds properly, moderately, and sincerely and receive good news because one’s good deeds will not allow him into Paradise. They asked: even you O Messenger of Allah? He said: even me, unless and until Allah bestows His Pardon and Mercy on me.(3)

Allah says: ﴾As for the abode of the Hereafter, We shall assign it to those who seek neither self glory on earth nor corruption﴿(4). He  also says: ﴾Do not walk proudly on the earth﴿(5). In fact, vain people do seek self glory and walk proudly on the earth reflecting a sense of self importance.

33- The Thirty Third Great Sin: Falsehood in most of One’s Speech

Lying is consciously conveying other than the truth of things, or making up unreal stories. It is the opposite of truthfulness in speech and action. Ibn Masoud said: the Prophet  said: “Adhere to the truth, for truth leads to virtue and virtue leads to Paradise; and the man who continues to speak the truth and endeavors to tell the truth is recorded truthful with Allah; and beware of falsehood for falsehood leads to wickedness and wickedness leads to Hell; and the man who continues to tell lies and endeavors to tell lies is recorded as liar with Allah”(6).

Allah said: ﴾ Certainly, Allah does not guide the one who is a transgressor and liar﴿(7). The license to lie was given in three cases only: in war, in reconciling people, and in the speech of the man to his wife or the woman to her husband (as in praising each other to strengthen the bond of love). The Prophet  say: “He who makes peace and reconcile people by inventing information is not a liar”(8). Ibn Shehab also said: I did not hear of any exemptions to speak lies except in three cases: In war, in reconciling people and in the speech of the man to his

wife or the woman to her husband”.(9)

34- The Thirty Fourth Great Sin: Corrupt Judgement

This includes any person who judges between two people based on one’s likings and not based on the rulings of Allah. Allah said: ﴾Those who do not judge by what Allah ha sent down are wrongdoers﴿(10). Allah also said: ﴾Those who do not judge by

what Allah has sent down are defi antly disobedient﴿.(11)

Al Hakim also adjusted Hadith Buraida  who said that the Prophet  said: “Two judges are in Hell and one judge in Paradise. A judge who has ruled with veracity is in Paradise and a judged who has ruled unjustly is in Hell, and a judge who has ruled with ignorance is in Hell. They asked what’s the sin of the one who is ignorant, he answered: His sin is to be a judge

without knowledge”.(12)

35- The Thirty Fifth Great Sin: Bribery

Bribery is one of the greatest sins. Allah  said: ﴾They listen eagerly to falsehood and devour forbidden things voraciously﴿(13) Al Hassan and Saeed Bin Jubair said: Forbidden things are

bribes. Allah said: ﴾Do not consume one another’s property by unjust means nor offer it as a bribe to the authorities, so that you may deliberately and wrongfully devour a part of other people’s wealth﴿(14). Abdullah bin Amr said: “The Prophet cursed the venal and the briber”.(15)

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(1) Narrated by Muslim in his Sahih from Ibn Abbas, Hadith 1934, Book of Hunting and

Slaughtering and Edible Meat, Chapter of Prohibition of Eating Predators.

(2) Yunus: 58.

(3) Narrated by Al Bukhari in his Sahih from Aisha, Hadith 6467, Book of Soft Words, Chapter of Intent and Steadiness in Work.

(4) Al- Qasas: 83.

(5) Al-Israa: 37.

(6) Narrated by Muslim in his Sahih from Ibn Masoud, Hadith 2607, Book of Virtue, Kinship and

Good Manners, Chapter of Viciousness of Falsehood and Virtue of Truthfulness.

(7) Ghafi r: 28.

(8) Narrated by Al Bukhari in his Sahih from Um Kulthum Bint Uqba, Hadith 2692, Book of

Reconciliation, Chapter of Reconciling is not Lying.

(9) Narrated by Muslim in his Sahih from Ibn Shehab, Hadith 101, Book of Virtue, Kinship and

Good Manners, Chapter of Prohibition of Lying and Exemptions.

(10) Al Maeda: 45.

(11) Al Maeda: 47.

(12) Narrated by Al Hakim in the Mustadrak, from Buraida, Hadith 7013, Book and Chapter of

Rulings.

(13) Al-Maeda: 42

(14) Al Baqara: 188.

(15) Narrated by Al Termethi in his Sunan from Abdullah Ibn Amr, Hadith 1337, the Book of

Rulings, Chapter of Th e Briber and the Venal.

Nutritious Recipe

from my kitchen with love

🥩 Roast Beef with Vegetables & Vermicelli Rice 🍛

📝 Ingredients:

For the Roast Beef:

• 🥩 2 lbs roast beef
• 🧈 2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
• 💧 4-5 cups water (or enough to cover the meat)
• 🧂 1 tbsp salt (or to taste)

For the Spice Bag (Whole Spices):

• 🌿 2 bay leaves
• 🟤 1 dried lumi (black lime)
• 🌱 4 cardamom pods
• 🏵️ 4 cloves
• ⚫ 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
• 🌰 1 small onion, cut in half
• 🍋 Peel of half a lemon
• 🌳 1 cinnamon stick
• 🌰 ½ tsp allspice

For the Vegetables:

• 🥔 4 potatoes, peeled, cut thick & deep-fried halfway
• 🥕 2 carrots, cut into thick slices or 1 cup of mini carrots
• 🍄 1 cup mushrooms, whole or sliced
• 🥬 Optional: Asparagus, seasoned & baked
• 🌽 Other optional veggies: zucchini, bell peppers, seasoned and baked

For the Side:

• 🍚 2 cups rice
• 🍜 ½ cup vermicelli
• 🧂 1 tsp salt
• 💧 3.5 cups water
• 🫒 2 tbsp olive oil or ghee

👨‍🍳 Instructions:

1️⃣ Sear the Roast Beef 🔥

• Heat 2 tbsp ghee 🧈 in a pressure cooker over medium-high heat.
• Add the roast beef 🥩 and sear it on all sides until golden brown (about 5-7 minutes).
• Once seared, remove from heat.

2️⃣ Prepare the Spice Bag 🏵️

• Place all the whole spices in a small spice bag (cheesecloth or tea infuser) for easy removal.
• If you don’t have a spice bag, add them directly to the pot and strain later.

3️⃣ Pressure Cook the Beef 🍲

• Add the spice bag, water, and salt to the pressure cooker with the beef.
• Secure the lid properly, ensuring the valve is in the sealing position.
• Cook on high pressure for 50 minutes to one hour (depending on meat thickness).
• Safely release pressure:
  • Turn off the heat and let the pressure naturally release for 5-10 minutes.
  • Then, place the pressure cooker under cold running water 💦 until the pressure fully drops.
  • NEVER force open the lid before all pressure is released.

4️⃣ Add the Vegetables 🥔🥕🍄

• Open the pressure cooker and remove the spice bag.
• Add the half-fried potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms.
• Let it boil for 10-15 minutes until the veggies are tender but not mushy.

5️⃣ Prepare the Rice with Vermicelli 🍚

• In a pot, heat 2 tbsp ghee or olive oil.
• Add ½ cup vermicelli 🍜 and stir until golden brown (1-2 minutes).
• Add the washed rice, salt, and water.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer covered for 15-18 minutes until fully cooked.

6️⃣ Bake the Asparagus (Optional) 🌿

• Toss asparagus with olive oil, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper.
• Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 10 minutes until slightly crispy.

🍽️ Serving Suggestions:

✅ Serve the tender, spiced roast beef with vegetables and broth on the side. 🍲

✅ Pair it with fluffy vermicelli rice for a complete meal. 🍚

✅ Add a squeeze of lemon juice 🍋 for an extra zing!

Sahtain! 😍🍛

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Du’a of the Day

استغقارات

• اللهم اغفر لي خطيئتي وجهلي وإسرافي في أمري وما أنت أعلم به مني، اللهم اغفر لي جدي وهزلي وخطئي وعمدي وكل ذلك عندي،
• اللهم اغفر لي ما قدمت وما أخرت وما أسررت وما أعلنت وما أنت أعلم به مني، أنت المقدم وأنت المؤخر وأنت على كل شيء قدير.
• اللهم إني أستغفرك لكل ذنب يحرم البركات ويمحق الخيرات. اللهم اغفر لي ذنوبي مغفرة تطهر بها قلبي وتنير بها دربي وتجعلني من التوابين الطائعين. اللهم إني أستغفرك لكل معصية جلبت غضبك وأبعدت رحمتك وضاعفت سيئاتي وحرمتني من قربك. اللهم إني أستغفرك لكل خطيئة تسببت في ضيق رزقي وتعسير أمري وتأخير استجابة دعائي. اللهم إني أتوب إليك من كل ذنب اقترفته ومن كل خطأ ارتكبته فاغفر لي بفضلك وكرمك يا أرحم الراحمين.
• اللهم إني أستغفرك من كل تقصير في طاعتك وكل تفريط في عبادتك وكل ذنب يحجب عني رضاك.
• اللهم اغفر لي كل ذنب تسبب في زوال نعمتي أو حلول نقمتي أو حرماني من لطفك وسترك.
• اللهم إني أستغفرك لكل ذنب أورد الهموم وأحاطني بالأحزان وأبعد عني السكينة والاطمئنان.
• اللهم إني أستغفرك لكل ذنب كان سببًا في تأخير فرجي وتعسير أمري وزيادة كربي.
• اللهم إني أستغفرك من كل خطيئة أبعدتني عن هداك وأغرقتني في غفلاتي وحرمتني من بركاتك. ا ستغفر الله لا إله إلا أنت سبحانك، اللهم أنت الملك لا إله إلا أنت أنت ربي وأنا عبدك ظلمت نفسي واعترفت بذنبي فاغفر لي جميع ذنوبي لا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت، وأرشدني لأحسن الأخلاق لا يهديني لأفضلها إلا أنت وابعد عني سيئها فلا يصرفها إلا أنت لبيك وسعديك جميع الخير بين يديك والشر لا ينسب إليك تباركت وتعاليت أستغفرك وأتوب إليك.
• اللهم إني أستغفرك وأتوب إليك من جميع ذنوبي، يا الله سخر لي عبادك كما سخرت البحر لموسى عليه السلام وألن قلوبهم كما ألنت الحديد لداوود عليه السلام فإنهم لا ينطقون إلا بإذنك وقلوبهم ونواصيهم كلها بيدك وأنت الذي تدبرها كيفما تشاء يا مقلب القلوب ثبت قلبي على طاعتك، اللهم إني أستعين بك وأتوكل عليك يسر لي شؤوني وأبعد عني العثرات وارزقني من الخير فوق ما أرجو وابعد عني الشر كله ظاهره وباطنه.
• يا الله أستغفرك وأتوب إليك عن كل ذنب اقترفته بيني وبينك كنت أظنه خفيًا لكنه عندك معلوم أذنبته في ظلمات الليل وأنت الذي سترتني وعلمت أن سترك أوسع، فأنت تعلم السر وأخفى لا تغيب عنك خافية ولا تنفع عندك الأموال ولا البنون إلا لمن أتاك بقلب سليم فاغفر لي وتجاوز عني يا أكرم الأكرمين.
• اللهم إني أستغفرك من كل تقصير بدر مني تجاه سنن نبيك المصطفى سيدنا محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم سواء كان ناتجًا عن غفلة أو نسيان أو جهل أو تهاون دون قصد، أستغفرك من كل عمل أو قول أو نية لا ترضى عنها،
• اللهم اغفر لي كل ذنب كان حائلًا بيني وبين استجابة دعائي أو حجب عني رحمتك أو زاد في محنتي وأطال معاناتي، اللهم صلّ وسلم على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه الكرام الطاهرين.
• اللهم إني أستغفرك وأتوب إليك من كل ذنب ارتكبته إن كان في وضح النهار أو في ظلمات الليل سرًا أو علنًا وأنت يا رب أعلم به مني ، أستغفرك من كل فرض فرضته عليّ وتهاونت في أدائه بعذر أو بغير عذر، اللهم اغفر لي كل خطيئة حجبت عني نعمك أو جلبت لي الابتلاءات أو كانت سببًا في همٍّ يثقل صدري ويزيد من أحزاني.
• اللهم إني أستغفرك من كل ذنب قلل من ذكري لك أو صرفني عن تأمل آياتك أو جعلني أتمادى في الغفلة أو أشعرني أني في مأمن من عقابك ، أستغفرك يا واسع المغفرة من كل ذنب قطع بيني وبين عهدك أو كان سببًا في نقص نعمك عليّ أو كان سببًا في زوال رحمتك عني، اللهم اغفر لي وتجاوز عني برحمتك الواسعة وارزقني مغفرتك التي لا يُبقى معها ذنب. أستغفر الله وأتوب إليه. رب اغفر لي وتب علي إنك أنت التواب الغفور. لا إله إلا أنت سبحانك إني كنت من الظالمين.
• اللهم اغفر لي وارحمني واهدني وعافني وارزقني. رب اغفر لي وتب علي إنك أنت التواب الرحيم.
• أستغفر الله العظيم الذي لا إله إلا هو الحي القيوم وأتوب إليه. اللهم إني ظلمت نفسي ظلمًا كثيرًا ولا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت، فاغفر لي مغفرة من عندك وارحمني إنك أنت الغفور الرحيم.
• اللهم لك أسلمت وبك آمنت وعليك توكلت وإليك أنبت وبك خاصمت وإليك حاكمت فاغفر لي ما قدمت وما أخرت وما أسررت وما أعلنت أنت إلهي لا إله لي غيرك.
• اللهم باعد بيني وبين خطاياي كما باعدت بين المشرق والمغرب
• اللهم نقني من خطاياي كما يُنقى الثوب الأبيض من الدنس
• اللهم اغسلني من خطاياي بالماء والثلج والبرد.
• اللهم إنا نستعينك ونستغفرك ونؤمن بك ونتوكل عليك ونثني عليك الخير كلهنشكرك ولا نكفرك ونخلع ونترك من يكفر بك.
• يا الله يا رحمن يا ودود، يا راحم الشيخ الكبير يعقوب، يا غافر ذنب داود، يا كاشف ضر أيوب، يا منجي إبراهيم من نار النمرود، يا من ليس له شريك ولا معه مقصود، يا من لا يخلف عن الموعود، اغفر لنا ذنوبنا وكفر عنا سيئاتنا وارحمنا برحمتك يا رحمن.

Supplications (Istighfar)

• O Allah, forgive me my sins, my ignorance, and my excessiveness in my affairs, and what You know better than me. O Allah, forgive me my serious and trivial mistakes, my unintentional and deliberate ones, and all of these are before You.
• O Allah, forgive me what I have done and what I have left behind, what I have hidden and what I have revealed, and what You know better than me. You are the One who advances and You are the One who delays, and You have power over everything.
• O Allah, I ask Your forgiveness for every sin that prevents blessings and erases goodness. O Allah, forgive me my sins with a forgiveness that purifies my heart, illuminates my path, and makes me one of those who are constantly repentant and obedient.
• O Allah, I ask Your forgiveness for every sin that caused Your anger, distanced Your mercy, increased my bad deeds, and deprived me of Your nearness. O Allah, I ask Your forgiveness for every sin that caused my livelihood to be delayed, made my affairs difficult, and hindered the response to my supplication.
• O Allah, I repent to You from every sin I have committed, and from every mistake I have made. Forgive me by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
• O Allah, I ask Your forgiveness for every shortcoming in worshipping You, every neglect in my devotion to You, and every sin that prevents Your pleasure from reaching me.
• O Allah, forgive me for every sin that caused my blessings to disappear, brought about Your punishment, or deprived me of Your mercy and protection.
• O Allah, I ask Your forgiveness for every sin that caused anxiety, enveloped me in grief, and deprived me of tranquility and peace.
• O Allah, I ask Your forgiveness for every sin that was a cause of delaying my relief, complicating my affairs, or increasing my distress.
• O Allah, I ask Your forgiveness for every sin that distanced me from Your guidance, drowned me in my heedlessness, and deprived me of Your blessings. I ask You for forgiveness and seek refuge in You from every act or word or intention that displeases You.
• O Allah, forgive me for every sin that became a barrier between me and the response to my supplication, or obstructed Your mercy, or increased my trial and prolonged my suffering. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad, and upon his pure family and noble companions.
• O Allah, I ask Your forgiveness for every sin I have committed, whether in the daylight or in the darkness of the night, secretly or openly. You know of it more than I do. I ask forgiveness for every obligation You have imposed upon me, which I have neglected to fulfill, whether with or without an excuse.
• O Allah, forgive me every sin that prevented me from Your blessings, brought about tribulations, or caused me to feel sorrow and distress.
• O Allah, I ask Your forgiveness for every sin that decreased my remembrance of You, diverted me from reflecting on Your signs, or caused me to persist in heedlessness, or made me feel that I am secure from Your punishment.
• O Allah, forgive me and pardon me with Your wide mercy, and grant me a forgiveness that leaves no trace of sin.
• I ask forgiveness from Allah, and I turn to Him in repentance. My Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance. Truly, You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
• There is no deity but You. Glory be to You, I was indeed among the wrongdoers.
• O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, heal me, and provide for me. My Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance. Truly, You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
• I ask forgiveness from Allah, the Almighty, who there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence, and I turn to Him in repentance. O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and none forgives sins except You. So forgive me with a forgiveness from You and have mercy on me. You are indeed the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
• O Allah, I have surrendered to You, I have believed in You, I have relied upon You, I have turned to You, and in You I argue. Forgive me for what I have done and what I have left behind, what I have hidden and what I have revealed. You are my God, and there is no god but You.
• O Allah, distance me from my sins as You have distanced the East from the West.
• O Allah, purify me from my sins as a white garment is purified from dirt.
• O Allah, wash me from my sins with water, snow, and hail.
• O Allah, we seek Your help and forgiveness, we believe in You, we trust in You, and we praise You. We thank You and do not deny You, and we leave and forsake those who deny You.
• O Allah, O Most Merciful, O Loving, O Merciful to the old man Jacob, O Forgiver of David’s sin, O Reliever of Job’s distress, O Rescuer of Abraham from the fire of Nimrod, O One who has no partner and nothing compares to Him, O One who does not break His promise, forgive us our sins, remove our evil deeds, and have mercy on us with Your mercy, O Most Merciful.