1. El-
Student’s name: Khalid El-Darymli Matric. No.: G0327887
Take
aken
Whatever Is Forbidden To Be Taken Is Also
Forbidden To Be Given
International Islamic University Malaysia
Kuala
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
El-
By: Khalid El-Darymli
Sept 2005

2. El-
Student’s name: Khalid El-Darymli Matric. No.: G0327887
Take
aken
Whatever Is Forbidden To Be Taken Is Also Forbidden To Be Given
Islam is the religion of thoroughness and completeness. This kind of impression
could be understood by following the instructions of the Islamic religion. Hence, you
could find that Islam sets full rules and bases to arrange and organize our lives. These
rules take into account every thing might meet us in our life including the very tiny
things. One of such those rules which Islam is very careful about is what related to the
treatments amongst people, whether theses treatments are spiritual or material. Even
Islamic religion itself describes the treatment as: “The religion is treatment”.
The Islam as a religion of virtue forbids all types of sins, corruption, and prohibitions.
Moreover, the holly Quran tells the Muslims to be careful because Allah (God) watching
their doings, Allah (SWT) says: quot;Work (righteousness): soon will Allah observe your
work, and His Messenger, and the Believers: soon will ye be brought back to the
Knower of what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you the truth of all
that ye did.quot;
Surah 9: Verse [105]
Accordingly, doing, causing, giving, taking and treating with prohibitions all equal in the
face of forbidden.
One example of such prohibitions is the bribery. Hence, whether somebody bribes
another body or accepts the bribery from somebody else. Both these actions are
prohibitions so they are both equal in the face of forbidden. The prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) saying (Hadith) about bribery is that: “To be damned both who gives the
bribery and who accept it”. And in another saying: “To be in hell both who gives the
bribery and who accept it”.
Another example is the usury. Islam forbids the usury in any form of its forms, hence
Muslims should not deal with usury whether by giving it or by taking it. And here we

3. El-
Student’s name: Khalid El-Darymli Matric. No.: G0327887
have the prophet’s Muhammad (PBUH) saying: “To be dammed that who give the usury
and that who take it”.
One more example is the acts of slandering and sarcasm. The Islamic religion forbids
these bad actions because of their unpredictable consequences. The Holy Quran says: “ye
who believe! let not some men among you laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are
laugh
better than the (former): nor let some women laugh at others: it may be that the (latter)
are better than the (former): nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each
ill-
other by (offensive) nicknames: ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used
those
of one) after he has believed: and those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong. “
Surah 9: Verse [105]
Also the Holy Quran says: “O ye who believe! if a wicked person comes to you with any
news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full
become
of repentance for what ye have done.” Surah 9: Verse [6]
Moreover, the holly Quran describes those who do such actions as if they are eating the
flesh of the dies. Allah (SWT) says:” O ye who believe! avoid suspicion as much (as
possible):
possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: and spy not on each other, nor speak ill of
each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead
Oft- Most-
brother? Nay, ye would abhor it. But fear Allah: for Allah is Oft-Returning, Most-
Merciful.”
Merciful.”
ful. Surah 9: Verse [12]
To sum up, the Islamic religion is the religion of merciful and forgiveness. The prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) said: “the bad deed (whoever does it) is recorded as is, and the
good deed will be rewarded for tenfold”.
Islam had set up the whole bases which organize our lives. And this had been achieved
since the moment of completing the revelation of the holly Quran where Allah (SWT)

4. El-
Student’s name: Khalid El-Darymli Matric. No.: G0327887
for
said: “This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed MY favour upon
you and have chosen for you Islam as religion.” Surah 5: Verse [4]
My brother or sister, the bottom line is that Allah (God) always watching us. Hence in
case we did something forbidden or not, we should ad infinitum ask Allah (SWT) for
forgiveness. Allah (SWT) said: “For Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and
He loves those who keep themselves pure and clean.” Surah 2: Verse [222]