Darussalam · Volume 5
36. The Chapters On TribulationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3936 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1298
Source no. 3936 · Volume 8 · Page 436
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (٧١٦) ، الصحيحة (٣٠٠٠) ، تخريج الإيمان لابن أبى شيبة (٣٨ - ٤١)
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3936. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "The adulterer, at the time he is committing adultery, is not a believer; (the wine drinker) at the time he is drinking, is not a believer; the thief, at the time he is stealing, is not a believer; the plunderer, at the time he is plundering with the people looking on, is not a believer." (Sahih)
3936 - حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «لَا يَزْنِي الزَّانِي حِينَ يَزْنِي وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ، وَلَا يَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ حِينَ يَشْرَبُهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ، وَلَا يَسْرِقُ السَّارِقُ حِينَ يَسْرِقُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ، وَلَا يَنْتَهِبُ نُهْبَةً يَرْفَعُ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ أَبْصَارَهُمْ حِينَ يَنْتَهِبُهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ»
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Committing major sins is contrary to true faith. Committing major sins does not make the person an apostate. However, it shows that his faith has become very weak. Imân means strong faith. If one strongly believes that Allāh will punish him if he commits what is forbidden, and that His punishment will be tremendously more severe than the punishment of this world, if one has such strong faith, then he cannot commit the sin. The sin is committed only when the lust of enjoyment and the benefits of this world overcome him so much that he forgets the Hereafter for awhile.