Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Third Fascicle

ecome graver for women than other sins. Because such women
get used to unfaithfulness by taking away their husbands’
possessions, the loathing of using others’ possessions will leave
their hearts. It will come slight to them to use others’ possessions
without their permission. Without hesitation, they will
unfaithfully steal others’ possessions. If we think well, we will
realize that this is so. Then, it is very important in Islam to
prohibit women from stealing. This has become the second ugliest
thing for them after shirk. [In order to rescue his faithful wife from
this grave sin, a Believer must give her permission in advance to
spend his possessions as she likes.]
Addition: One day, asking his Sahâba, our Prophet ‘sall-
Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ stated: “Do you know who the biggest
thief is?” “Allah and his Prophet know better,” they replied.
Upon this he stated: “The biggest thief is the one who steals from
his own namâz, because he does not carry out the rules of namâz
precisely!” One must avoid this theft, too, thus securing oneself
against becoming a big thief. One must intend to perform namâz
without having anything in one’s heart. If the intention is not
correct the worship will not be accepted. One must recite the
qirâat correctly, do the rukû’, the sajdas, the qawma and jalsa in
due itmi’nân. In other words, after the rukû’ one must stand
upright and remain so as long as the duration wherein one could
say, “Subhânallah,” and must sit upright and remain so as long as
the same duration between the two sajdas. Thus, itmi’nân
[tumânînat] will be fulfilled in the qawma and jalsa. Those who do
not do so become thieves and will be tormented bitterly.
[Ibni ’Âbidîn writes at the end of the subject of Luqâta that
Ibni Hajar and Nawawî and others say that finding lost property
requires reciting this prayer: “Yâ jâmi’annâsi li-yawmin lâ rayba
fîhi innallâha lâ yukhlif-ul mî-âd ijma’ baynî wa bayna...,” in which
the name of the thing lost is inserted in place of the dots. It is
written in Fatâwâ-i qâri-ul-hidâya: “A person who has a wish must
perform an ablution before going to bed, sit on a clean cloth, say
a salawât three times, then recite the sûra of Fâtiha ten times
saying the Basmala before each; then recite the sûra of Ikhlâs
eleven times, and then, with his face towards the qibla and his
right hand under his right cheek, lie down on his right side and go
to sleep. With the permission of Allâhu ta’âlâ, he will dream of
how his wish will come true.” As is written at the end of Bostânul-’ârifîn,
Ibn ’Umar said that a person who has lost something
shall perform two rak’ats of namâz and, after saying the salâm of
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