Madani Muzakarah punctually. Keep a notepad and pen with you, and whatever Madani pearls of knowledge are given by the Ameer of Ahl al-Sunnah دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ, write them down. Slowly but surely, you will learn about sins and how to avoid them in today’s day and age.

In the same way, Maktaba al-Madinah has many books related to this topic. For example, Jahannam Mein Le Jane Wale A’maal is a two volume work, whilst Gunahaun Ke Azabaat is another shorter yet comprehensive work. The latter contains mention of 52 types of sin, along with their respective definitions, Quranic verses and Hadith regarding them, rulings regarding such a sin, highlights the means through which a person may fall into said sin and how to avoid them.

There are many other books from Maktaba al-Madinah one may draw benefit from, and learn how to save themselves from sin. For example, 76 Gunah-i-Kabirah, Gunahaun Ki Nahusat, Naykiyaun Ki Jazaaein Aur Gunahaun ki Sazaein, Mukashafa-tul-Quloob, etc. These works can be bought from Maktaba al-Madinah, or downloaded from www.dawateislami.net. Make it an aim of yours to read and study these books.

Another way to learn about sins and avoid them, is to keep the number of Dar al-Ifta Ahl al-Sunnah with you. If you start any important work, if you feel there is possibility of sin arising in any scenario, or there is fear of falling into un-Islamic practices, refer back to Dar al-Ifta Ahl al-Sunnah or any mufti who is a devotee of the Messenger. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! Da’wat-e-Islami’s IT Department has even made a mobile application for Dar al-Ifta. Download this onto your phone, and read the fatawa uploaded onto it from time to time. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه, you shall be able to learn a huge amount of religious knowledge, as well as learn about sins and how to avoid them.

We now move onto the second thing of importance, when avoiding sin. We must hate the sin from our hearts. This means, to reject and