Haram that are haram result in harm, and are therefore considered a sin if carried out by a Muslim. By bringing up the word "benefit" as an opposite to "sin" the verse 2:219 of Quran clarifies that "haram" is that which is harmful. In fact, everything becomes meaningful with their opposite; e.g. if there is no cold we never understand what heat is. So sin is that which hurts us. When God says "Do not", He means "do not hurt yourself". An Islamic principle related to "haram" is that if something is prohibited, then anything that leads to it is also
Everything which is not forbidden is allowed forbidden is compulsory." This quote has been suggested as a principle of physics. The claim that “everything which is not fobidden is allowed” is a principle only of English law does not stand the test of reality. In fact, it is a common principle of liberal democracies. In Germany, it has constitutional rank under Art. 2(1) of the GG which protects the general freedom to act (Allgemeine Handlungsfreiheit), as demonstrated e.g. by the judgment of the Bundesverfassungsgericht known as “Reiten im Walde” (BVerfGE 80, 137). Everything which is not forbidden is allowed "Everything which is not forbidden is allowed" is