Hadith on Faith: Paradise if believers avoid major sins

Abu Ayyub reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever comes worshiping Allah without associating anything with Him, performing the prayer, giving the charity, and avoiding the major sins, he will have Paradise.” They asked him about the major sins, and the Prophet said, “Idolatry against Allah, taking a Muslim life, and fleeing on the day of battle.

Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 4009

Grade: Jayyid (very good) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ ‌أَبِي أَيُّوبَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ جَاءَ يَعْبُدُ اللهَ وَلَا يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَيُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَيَجْتَنِبُ الْكَبَائِرَ كَانَ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنِ الْكَبَائِرِ فَقَالَ الْإِشْرَاكُ بِاللهِ وَقَتْلُ النَّفْسِ الْمُسْلِمَةِ وَالْفِرَارُ يَوْمَ الزَّحْفِ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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