Sins That We Take Lightly, Part 1.

All praise is due to ALLAH, we praise him, we seek his help, we seek his forgiveness, and we seek protection of ALLAH from the evil of ourselves and from our bad deeds.

Whomever ALLAH guides there is none to lead him astray, whomever he allows to go astray there is no guide for him.

I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship other than ALLAH and that MUHAMMAD is his servant and messenger.

O you who believe fear ALLAH as he should be feared and do not die unless you are in a state of submission.

O mankind fear your lord who created you from a single soul and from this soul created its mate and from them created many men and women, fear ALLAH through whom you demand your mutual rights and do not cut relations with the wombs that bore you, surely ALLAH is a watcher over you.

O you who believe fear ALLAH and speak the truth, he'll direct you to righteous deeds and forgive you of your sins and whoever obeys ALLAH and his messenger has achieved the greatest success.

Surely the best narrative is the book of ALLAH and the best guidance is that of our prophet MUHAMMAD (may peace and blessings be upon him) and the most evil of affairs are newly introduced matters in this Deen, for every newly introduced matter is an innovation and every innovation leads astray and every astray is in the hellfire.

ALLAH the almighty has commanded us with certain duties and set for us limits that are not to be transgressed. The prophet (may peace and blessings upon him) said:

"What ALLAH has made lawful in his book, indeed it is lawful and what he has made unlawful, indeed it is unlawful, and what he has been silent about, it's wellness for you so accept wellness from ALLAH, verily ALLAH was not forgetful" then he recited: '..and your lord was not forgetful'.

The forbidden things are the limits of ALLAH: "These are the limits (set) by Allâh, so approach them not". ALLAH has warned those who transgress the limits he has set by saying:

"And whosoever disobeys Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and transgresses His limits, He will cast him into the Fire, to abide therein; and he shall have a disgraceful torment. (An-Nisa 4:14).

To avoid what's forbidden is a compulsory act, prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Avoid what i have forbade you from, and do what you can from what i have commanded you".

We see today those who follow their desires due to a weak faith and poor knowledge. They grow weary and annoyed, when they are told that such and such is Haram, replying by statements such as: you people are making everything Haram, you're making life so difficult and complex, this religion is one of ease not difficulty and ALLAH is the most forgiving most merciful etc.....

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