Major Sins الكبائر

Hadith on Riba: Usury increases wealth, decreases rewards in Hereafter

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Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No one increases his wealth by usury except that his result will be little.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 2279 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا أَحَدٌ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الرِّبَا إِلَّا كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ …

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Hassan on Bid’ah: Every religious innovation replaces a Sunnah like it

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Al-Awza’i reported: Hassan ibn ‘Atiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “No people fabricate an innovation in their religion but that Allah will remove a Sunnah from like it, then it will never come back to them until the Day of Resurrection.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 99 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Darani عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِي …

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Hadith on Bid’ah: Warning against glorifying innovators in religion

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Ibrahim ibn Maysarah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever honors a heretical innovator has aided in the destruction of Islam.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 9018 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَن إِبْرَاهِيم بن ميسرَة قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ وَقَّرَ صَاحِبَ بِدْعَةٍ فَقَدْ أَعَانَ …

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Hadith on Tawbah: Faith leaves him until he repents from major sins

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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The adulterer is not a believer while he commits adultery. The thief is not a believer while he is stealing. The drinker of wine is not a believer while he is drinking, yet repentance is possible thereafter.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6810, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim …

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Hadith on Jannah: Enter Paradise from whichever gate you desire

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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Rejoice! Rejoice! Verily, whoever performs the five prayers and avoids the major sins will enter Paradise from whichever gate he wishes.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 13/8 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …

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Hadith on Killing: The Prophet disavows himself from treachery, murder

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‘Amr ibn al-Hamiq reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whenever a man promises safety for another man’s life and then kills him, I disavow myself from him even if the victim was an unbeliever.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5982 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَمِقِ …

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Sufyan on Bid’ah: Innovations more beloved to Satan than major sins

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Ibn al-Yaman reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Religious innovations are more beloved to Satan than sinful disobedience to Allah. Disobedience is repented from, but innovations are not repented from.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 7/26 عن ابْن يَمَانٍ وَعَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْبِدْعَةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَى إِبْلِيسَ مِنَ …

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Hadith on Kaba’ir: Idolatry, losing hope, not fearing Allah

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Ibn Abbas reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “What are the major sins?” The Prophet said, “To associate partners with Allah, to despair of relief from Allah, and to feel safe from the plan of Allah. These are the worst of enormities.” Source: …

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Sahaba on Salat: Abandoning the prayer completely is unbelief

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Abdullah ibn Shaqiq reported: The companions of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, did not consider leaving any deed to be unbelief except for the prayer. Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2622 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Nawawi عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ العُقَيْلِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لاَ يَرَوْنَ شَيْئًا مِنَ …

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Hadith on Dua: Do not lessen crimes by cursing criminals

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Aisha reported: Something of hers was stolen, so she began to supplicate against the thief. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not lighten his sin.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4909 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani Al-Subki said, “For the curse and the theft will be weighed on the …

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Hadith on Sujud: Asking Allah to forgive all sins in prostration

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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to say in his prostration, “O Allah, forgive all of my sins, the small and large, the first and last, the public and private.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 483 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى …

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Fudayl on Sins: Degree of sinning depends on perception of it

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Muhammad ibn Abi al-Qasim reported: Fudyal ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah gave mercy on him, said, “By the measure of how small a sin seems to you, such is it enormous to Allah. By the measure of how enormous it seems to you, such is it small to Allah.” Source: al-Tawbah li-Ibn Abī al-Dunyā 64 عن …

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Hadith on Shaytan: The devil sends out troops to misguide believers

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Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When Satan (Iblis) awakens in the morning, he dispatches his troops, saying: Whoever misguides a Muslim today, I will dress him with a crown. This one will go out and say: I did not leave him alone until he divorced his wife. Satan …

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Hadith on Shafa’a: The Prophet intercedes for sinners of the Ummah

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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “My intercession is for the people of major sins among my nation.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2435 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَفَاعَتِي لِأَهْلِ الْكَبَائِرِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي 2435 سنن الترمذي كتاب صفة …

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Hadith on Sin: Allah may forgive any sin, except murder and unbelief

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Mu’awiyyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah might forgive any sin, except for a man who deliberately kills a believer or a man who dies as an unbeliever.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 3995 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ …

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Hadith on Aunts: Be good to your mother and her sisters

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Ibn Umar reported: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a great sin. Is there any repentance for me?” The Prophet said, “Is your mother with you?” The man said no. The Prophet said, “Is your mother’s sister with you?” …

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Hadith on Kaba’ir: Three of the worst major sins

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Abu Bakrah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said three times, “Shall I not tell you about the worst of major sins?” They said, “Of course, O Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet said, “They are to associate partners with Allah and to be disrespectful to parents.” The Prophet was reclining and he …

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Hadith on Sins: Five major sins have no expiation, only full repentance

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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Five sins cannot be expiated: idolatry with Allah, killing a soul without a just case, slandering a believer, fleeing the battlefield, and bearing false witness to consume the wealth of another without right.” Source: Musnad al-Shāmiyyīn 1161 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi …

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Hadith on Sins: Avoid seven major sins, idolatry, killing

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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Stay away from seven mortal sins.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what are they?” The Prophet said, “Idolatry with Allah, occult magic, killing a soul that Allah has sanctified except for a just cause, consuming usury, usurping the property of an orphan, …

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Hadith on Curses: We viewed cursing our brothers as a major sin

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Yazid ibn Abi ‘Ubayd reported: Salamah ibn al-Akwa’, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “If we saw a man curse his brother, we considered it as if he had come to a door of mortal sin.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 6670 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عن يَزِيد بْن أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ قَالَ سَلَمَة …

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