The Lawful, the Forbidden, and the Grey

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سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ

I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say:

إِنَّ الْحَلَالَ بَيِّنٌ

Verily, the lawful is clear,

وَإِنَّ الْحَرَامَ بَيِّنٌ

and the unlawful is clear,

وَبَيْنَهُمَا أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَاتٌ لَا يَعْلَمُهُنَّ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ

and between them are doubtful matters, which many people do not know.

فَمَنْ اتَّقَى الشُّبُهَاتِ فَقَدِ اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ

So whoever avoids doubtful matters has safeguarded his religion and his honor.

وَمَنْ وَقَعَ فِي الشُّبُهَاتِ وَقَعَ فِي الْحَرَامِ

And whoever falls into doubtful matters falls into the unlawful.

كَالرَّاعِي يَرْعَى حَوْلَ الْحِمَى يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَرْتَعَ فِيهِ

Like the shepherd who grazes around a sanctuary, nearly falling into it.

أَلَا وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ مَلِكٍ حِمًى

No doubt, every king has a sanctuary.

أَلَا وَإِنَّ حِمَى اللَّهِ مَحَارِمُهُ

No doubt, the sanctuary of Allah is His prohibitions.

أَلَا وَإِنَّ فِي الْجَسَدِ مُضْغَةً إِذَا صَلَحَتْ صَلَحَ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ

Indeed, in the body there is a morsel of flesh which, if it is sound, the whole body is sound,

وَإِذَا فَسَدَتْ فَسَدَ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ

and if it is corrupted, the whole body is corrupted.

أَلَا وَهِيَ الْقَلْبُ

No doubt, it is the heart.