My dear and respected brothers
and sisters. May Allah be Merciful
to you and your offsprings- both
born and yet to born. Unfortunately,
illegal and illegitimate sexual acts
(Zina) is becoming rampant in our
societies. This act of committing
zina is strongly prohibited in the
Glorious Qur’an, Holy Bible and
other religious scriptures. A great
Predeccessors, Imam Ahmad (RH)
said: I do not know of any SIN after
murder (killing innocent soul) that
is worse than zina. In support of
this argument, he mentioned the
tradition of Allah’s Messenger in
which Ibn Mas’ud (RA) asked him:
“O Allah’s Messenger which SIN is
the worst?” He said, “Setting up a
RIVAL to Allaah when He is the
One Who created you.” Ibn Mas’ud
asked again: “Then what?” He
said, “Killing your child for fear that
he may eat with you.” Ibn Mas’ud
asked again: “Then what?” He
said, “Committing ILLEGAL SEX
(Zina)….
Furthermore, the Glorious Qur’an
emphasised the danger of
committing this destructive sin by
saying that true and pious
believers never commit it. The
Almighty Allah says: “and those
who invoke not any other ilaah
false god along with Allaah, nor kill
such person as Allaah has
forbidden, except for just cause,
nor commit ILLEGAL SEXUAL
INTERCOURSE and whoever
does this shall receive the
punishment”. (Al-Furqaan 25:68)
SOME NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
ZINA:
You must also understand the
effects that zina has on the soul
and anatomy of the one who
commits it. Ibnul-Qayyim (RH) said
in his book Aljawaabul Kaafiy that,
Zina encompasses all the
characteristics of evil:
1) lack of religious COMMITMENT.
2) Loss of PIETY (ATTAQWAH)
3) Loss of chivalry
4) Lack of spiritual jealousy of his
wife except allegations, evil
thoughts and suspicion .
5) Betraying and breaking his
promises and trust.
6) Speaking lie.
7) Lack of modesty.
8) Lack of awareness that Allaah is
always watching him
9) Modern and destructive
diseases, (such as HIV).
My dear brothers and sisters, we
are not to remain for ever in this
temporary world. We will return to
our Creator and account for all our
actions. May Allah protect us, our
beloved ones and our children
from committing ILLEGAL SEX