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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Greater Sins - Volume 1 Tenth Greater Sin: Fornication The tenth Greater sin is adultery (zina) according to the traditions of Masūmen (a.s.). Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.), Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.), Imam ‘Ali Riďa (a.s.) and Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s.) have all described it as a Greater Sin.

In the following ayat the Almighty says: “And they who do not call upon another god with Allah and do not slay the soul which Allah has forbidden except in the requirements of justice, and (who) do not commit fornication and he who does this shall find a requital of sin.

The punishment shall be doubled to him on the day of resurrection, and he shall abide therein in abasement.” (Surah al-Furqān 25:68-69) The meaning of Ithm and ghayyi The book Minhāj us-Sādiqīn states that Ithm (sin) in this ayat denotes a valley of Hell. Fornicators shall be punished in this valley. It is also said that Ghayyi means the secretions of blood and puss from the private parts of the people of Hell. It is a black puss.

Another ayat says: “But there came after them an evil generation, who neglected prayers and followed the sexual desires, so they will meet perdition.” (Surah Maryam 19:59) Some traditions record that the Ithm of the previous verse and ghayyi of this verse are two wells in Hell. These two wells are so terrible and deep that if a stone is dropped into one of them, it will take seventy years to reach the bottom.

It is mentioned in Surah al-‘Isrā’: “And go not nigh to Fornication, surely it is an indecency and an evil way.” (Surah al-‘Isrā’, 17:32) It is an evil due to which paternity is not established. It leads to corruption and mischief. The child that is born is bereft of inheritance. The child that is born and its father do not have rights upon each other like the legal father and son.

An Evil Way to Fulfill the Sexual Urge In the book, Balahae al-Ijtemai the above ayat is explained as follows: “One must not even go near fornication for it is a lowly act. It is a very dirty action and leads one astray.” The seriousness of this sin as mentioned in the Qur’an is evident from this ayat; “... It is an indecency and an evil way.” (Surah al-‘Isrā’, 17:32) These words clarify the Islamic point of view, which opposes all types of indecencies and carnal desires.

It shows that adultery is an indecent act and an evil way of satisfying the sexual urge. The Almighty Allah (S.w.T.) has created the sexual urge for continuation of the human race.