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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Greater Sins Volume 2 The Thirty-Second Greater Sin: Isrāf The thirty-second sin, which has been mentioned in the Qur’an and traditions as a Greater sin, is Isrāf or wasteful expenditure. It is enumerated among the Greater Sins in the tradition of Fazl Ibn Shazān from Imam Riďa (a.s.) and also in the tradition of Amash from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.). The Qur’anic verses and traditions, both, confirm that wasteful expenditure is a Greater sin.

First we shall quote these ayats and traditions and then delve into the various aspects of this sin. The Holy Qur’an says, “…and eat and drink and be not extravagant; surely He does not love the extravagant.” (Surah al-Ar’āf 7:31) The above ayat suffices to show the dislike of Almighty Allah (S.w.T.) for the extravagant people. According to some exegesists of the Qur’an one who is not loved by Allah (S.w.T.) is doomed to perdition because the love of Allah (S.w.T.) implies Divine rewards.

According to Tafsīr Majmaul Bayan, Bakhti Shoa was the personal physician of Harūn al-Rashid. He was a Christian. One day he asked Waqidi, “Does your Holy book contain any medical knowledge?” Waqidi replied, “The Almighty Allah (S.w.T.) has condensed the complete medical knowledge in a single verse, “...And eat and drink and be not extravagant.” “Did your Prophet mention anything about this branch of knowledge?” asked the physician.

“Yes,” said Waqidi, “he has described the medical sciences in a brief sentence. ‘The stomach is the house of pain and abstinence is the most important medicine.