What Does Islam Prohibit? – Haram, an Arabic word that means “Forbidden”, is Haram. Haram refers to the prohibited things in the Quran or the Sunnah, things that Muslims cannot do. You have violated your soul.
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1. Music
What Does Islam Prohibit? – This is a lengthy debate. We must have noticed that some scholars call it Halal, while others call it Haram. To counter this, we have included Zakir Naik’s position on the matter.
2. Gambling and drinking alcohol
Gambling and drinking are two of the most grave sins committed by Islam. Allah and his prophet (PBUH), have forbidden us from drinking alcohol. This is what Quran says;
3. Hitting oneself or the others
Haram is when you hit yourself in pain, such as your chest or face, or hit any other person (your child or any other Muslim brother). Quran says that killing does not only mean taking life, but it can also refer to hurting anyone.
4. Eating and earning interest
Because it is a system which makes the poorest the poorest, and the rich the wealthiest, Riba (Interest), is not allowed in Islam.
5. Silk and gold for men
Haram is on Men in Silk and Gold. These two things are only for women, and Islam forbids Men from being like Women.
6. Masturbation
Today’s internet-connected world makes it easy for anyone to search and view anything. This can lead to an addiction. Masturbation can have a negative effect on your health. This is why Islam bans it for all Muslims and calls it Zina. We also discussed the ways to treat Masturbation Addiction.
7. Slaughtering an Animal Without Allah’s name
Even if a Muslim slaughters an Animal, it will be considered Haram if they don’t say Allah’s name “Bismillah Allah Oh Akber”. To keep the animal halal, one should shout “Bismillah Allah Om O Akber” at the time of slaughter. Quran says;
8. Tattoos
Islam prohibits tattoos. It is also stated in Bukhari
9. Suicide
We often see suicides in this age, and especially young people. We talked a few days ago about Depression Cures that Ali (RA) taught. Allah tests people in many ways. We should not skip this part. Bukhari has a Hadith that says:
10. Forcing your wife to do the same
To forcibly divorce your spouse is one the greatest sins you can commit. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), taught us to be friendly with our wives, and even said that you should make them your best friend.
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May Allah Refrain From All Muslims from Committing These Haram Activities!
What Does Islam Prohibit? – There are many Islamic prohibitions. Some of them are:
- Assist an unjust individual.
- It is a way of forgetting God.
- Spending money or any other bounties of God is a waste.
- For men, wearing silk clothing or trinkets in gold.
- Masturbation.
- Others are in distress.
- Use gold or silver utensils
- Do not divulge the secrets of others.
- Disobedience by parents of children and non-submissiveness by a wife to her husband in cases where submission is required
- Spreading rumours of adulterous behavior and the like.
- Hoarding essential commodities.
- Unnecessarily putting one’s life at risk
- Charm, magic, and so forth.
- Lies and malicious accusations
- Astrology and the like.
- Fraud and Swindling
- Modifying the will of a deceased person.
- Spying on others.
- Murdering, wounding, or severing a limb of another person.
- Refusing to pay God or man what is due.
- Unjustly imprison someone
- Jealousy.
- Money held in trust for other people.
- Consuming intoxicating liquors, such as alcoholic beverages and other substances.
- Consuming meat from an animal that has not been slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law, eating pork, or other prohibited meats, or eating or drinking impure substances, and other forbidden foods like clay, is a violation of Islamic law.
- Betrayal, deceit, and cheating.
- Stealing.
- To act as a procurer (pimp), to bring two men, or two women, together for illicit sex.
- Telling lies.
- Use of insulting language against God or the Prophets, Imams and Islam, or against any other person.
- Hypocrisy of all kinds includes being double-faced. This is when you praise someone while he is there, but then backbite him in absence.
- Bribery.
- Usury.
- Travel thieves on the road
- The shaving of one’s beard, the cutting of any bodily organs or the amputation of one’s faculties (e.g. blinding oneself).
- It is a crime to allow boys and girls to mix and mingle in an unregulated manner.
- Acceptance of what is prohibited
- Adultery, sodomy and lesbianism, looking at someone with desire or touching them/her when they are not in the same degree of consanguinity as you, preclude marriage.
- Unjustly punishing others
- Falsely accusing another person of adultery, sodomy, or being illegitimate
- Spreading lies, backbiting and getting involved in useless talk.
- To desecrate or to demolish mosques.
- To portray someone in a negative light in front of ruthless individuals.
- Making musical instruments, gambling items, and crucifixes.
- Women are free to show off their fineries and take off the veil.
- Breaking an oath or vow.
- False testimony and hiding the truth
- Playing chess, backgammon, and other similar games.
- He is not responsible for his family members.
- Opressing others and violating their rights.
- Get agitated about things of no consequence.
- Songs that include music.
- Spreading corruption and other evil ways.
- Disconnecting with close relatives, disobeying parents and not looking out for one’s kids.
- Avoid using small weights or tampering on the scales.
- Singing love poems about a chaste woman/man who is not your spouse/wife.
- Experiencing one’s intimate parts in front someone outside of the degree of consanguinity.
- Argumenting just for the sake.
- You can peek into neighbours’ houses.
- Use of anything that causes extreme harm to the body, or similarly harming other …………, and other prohibitions.
For Men – What Does Islam Prohibit? –
- Men wear gold jewelry
- (Men’s) Piercings
- (Men) Marrying four or more wives
- (Men) Marrying you birth mother, your grandmother and your granddaughter. (All other people are okay. EX Marrying your cousin after your father’s death, your grandmother, and your mother-in-law is okay.
- (Men: Wearing shorts that expose the knees
- (Men) Shaving your body hair
- Men wearing perfume (they use Oud/Agarwood which is incense).
- (Men: Shaving your beard less than 1/2 cm
- (Men) Long mustache.
For Women
- (Women). Publicly showing hair or skin.
- (Women) Speaking louder than men.
- (Women: Talking to another person, not your husband.
- (Women: Refused to have sex with her husband.
- (Women: Going outside without consent from her husband.
- (Women) Wearing jewelry in public.
- (Women) Public wearing of make-up.
- Perfume is worn in public by women
- (Women: Arguing with your husband.
- (Women: Arguing with other wives of your husband.
- (Women). Denying to marry someone if you are not a widow, or an ex-wife.
- (Women: Marrying a man other than your husband.
- (Women). Marrying a man six months after a breakup with your ex-husband.
- (Women). Divorcing a woman. Only he is allowed to do this.
- (Women). Accuse a male of rape with no 4 male witnesses or 8 female witnesses to the actual rape.
- (Women) Marrying Non-Muslim Men
- (Women: Having body hair and copying men
- (Women). She raises her hand against her husband, even though he is beating her senseless.
- (Women make wedding arrangements.
- (Women) Praying together with men
- (Women: Being with other men.
- (Women) Sitting with the husband and his family in the living room.
- (Women: Eating together with the husband and his close friends.
- (Women) Don’t cook.
- (Women: Work outside your home without a guardian
- (Women: Be a part of a group of men working outside your home.
- (Women: Leave the room without permission
- (Women: Question your husband.
- (Women: Becoming the “woman in the house” after the death of her husband
- (Women). He becomes a father-figure for a son without a father (he is like his wife and makes the rules).