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Asalamu Alaikum,

The greatest sin in Islaam is shirk. Click here to view the article.

[BaronChairman]

Has the religion forum REALLY gotten so redundant?

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Blue_Phoenix, on 02 September 2010 - 10:35 AM, said:

Has the religion forum REALLY gotten so redundant?

The reminder benefits the believer. Rasulullaah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) would constantly repeat things. People tend to forget things and a reminder is beneficial.

[Scarfy]

^ Very true, but I think what Blue was hinting is that it's very likely a thread on this subject already exists. Search, it's your friend

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Asalamu Alaikum,

Here is an extremely beneficial article. And everybody who visits this forum should read through it. The reason being that many people have been promoting 'Islaamic' websites which fall into this very grave affair of shirk. People wander to these sites for their fiqh issues and they are completely unaware of the shirk the site is upon. The following article brings to light the grave danger of this form of shirk.
Setting Up Intermediaries is a Form of Shirk

[Rida]

The greatest sin is the sin that the sinner considers to be ordinary.

- Attributed to sayyidna `ali (ra)

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Rida, on 13 September 2010 - 10:33 PM, said:

The greatest sin is the sin that the sinner considers to be ordinary.

- Attributed to sayyidna `ali (ra)

I'm not saying what you wrote above is not true. But when you bring a narration, you must bring the source. For example, was it reported in Bukhari, Muslim, Musnad of Imaam Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood, etc. etc.

Also you have to mention the authenticity of the narration. Have the scholars of hadeeth graded as sahih (authentic), hasan sahih, hasan (good), da'eef (weak), mawdu (fabricated). There are many grades of hadeeth. The scholars have graded them based on the chains of narrations. There was once a time that the people would follow those who narrated hadeeth into their homes to find out if they were liars or not.

Imaam Bukhari did not take a hadeeth from a man caught lying to his horse. This man pretended to have food in his hand so that his horse would come to him, but when the horse came, the man opened his hand which was empty. So Imaam Bukhari turned around and did not take any hadeeth from him.

Stating the source of the hadeeth and its grading is extremely important. The only exception for not mentioning the grading is if the hadeeth is found in Sahih Bukhari or Muslim which are known to be the most authentic books of hadeeth without any doubt.

[Bluestar]

Everyone knows the greatest sin is not sharing chocolate, especially if it has hazelnuts