Contexts Of Ahadiths Telling "deprivation" On The Basis Of Single Action
Since wearing silk had been a symbol of pride and arrogance then, it was prohibited like wearing gold by men was prohibited. It is stated in a hadith that a man with a bit of pride will not be allowed to enter paradise. So this is not just wearing such things are sin, but what they symbolize is the main cause. On the same ground, we discourage wearing any symbols which indicate pride and arrogance. Drinking alcohol dismantles sensibility and intellect. A man without sensibility and active intellect is not a human who is the addressee of God. Man deprives himself of the exalted position of being the addressee of God, nor can he purify himself which is the purport of religion. So it is not a minor sin, but rather a denial of religion.