The Prohibited Games and Depicting that Which Has a Soul   Among the sins of the hand is playing the many unlawful games. Among them are: dice, cards, and the like. These games are prohibited because they rely on guessing,

The Merit of Knowledge and Abiding By It   The Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ   Talabul-^ilmi faridatun ^ala kulli Muslim. Which means: “Seeking the [obligatory] religious knowledge is an obligation upon every

Lying   Lying is among the sins of the Tongue. It is to utter false information while knowing that what one is saying is not the truth. It is sinful (haram) whether done seriously or jokingly.   The Prophet, sallallahu

Sins: Gossip, Fabrication, and Talebearing   Allah, ta^ala, said in the Qur’an: مَا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ Ma yalfidhu min qawlin illa ladayhi Raqibun ^Atid. Ayah 18 of Surat Qaf means: {Whatever one says, be it good

Arrogance, Enmity, and Envy Arrogance and having enmity for and envy of Muslims are all sins of the heart. These are bad attributes of which many people are unaware, because they do not know what they are or how to