Major Sins الكبائر

Hadith on Injustice: Guard yourself from oppression, greed, violence

Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Beware of committing oppression, for oppression will be darkness on the Day of Resurrection. Beware of greed, for greed ruined those before you. It caused them to shed their blood and to make lawful what was unlawful to them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim …

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Hadith on Bidah: You do not know what they innovated after you

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Some of my companions will come towards me at the Fountain in the Hereafter until I recognize them. They will be taken away from me, then I will say: My companions! It will be said: You do not know what they innovated …

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Hadith on Paradise: Believers do not enter Paradise until absolved from sin

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When the believers are saved from Hellfire, they will be held at a bridge between Paradise and Hell. They will requite each other for wrongs done in the world, until they are purified and absolved and they will be called …

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Hadith on Theft: Allah will punish the usurper of land

Sa’id ibn Zayd reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever wrongly seizes a plot of land, Allah will make him carry seven earths around his neck.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1610 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ …

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Hadith on Killing: Believers have room for error unless they murder

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A believer continues to have room for error in his religion as long as he does not shed sacred blood.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6469 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …

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Hadith on Transgression: No sin more worthy of fast punishment

Abu Bakrah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No sin deserves quicker punishment from Allah Almighty for its doer in the world, along with what is prepared for him in the Hereafter, than transgression and severing family ties.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2511 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ …

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Hadith on Killing: First cases on Judgment Day will be murders

Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The first of matters to be judged between people will be cases of murder.” In another narration, the Prophet said, “Shedding sacred blood without just cause.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6471, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1678 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari …

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Hadith on Animals: Severe punishment for torturing animals

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A woman was punished due to a cat she had imprisoned until it died, so she entered the Hellfire. She did not give it food or water while it was imprisoned, nor did she set it free to eat vermin of …

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Hadith on Cruelty: Most hated man to Allah argues harshly

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the most hated man to Allah is the one who is fiercest in an argument.” (2:204) Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2668 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏إِنَّ أَبْغَضَ الرِّجَالِ إِلَى اللَّهِ …

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Hadith on Redemption: Prayer and fasting expiate minor sins

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The five prayers, Friday to Friday, and Ramadan to Ramadan will expiate the sins committed between them, as long as major sins are avoided.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 233 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …

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Hadith on Enormities: Worst sins are usury, slander, cutting off family

Sa’id ibn Zayd reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Among the worst acts of usury is to disparage the reputation of a Muslim without right. Verily, this womb derives its name from the Most Merciful. Whoever severs its family ties, Allah will forbid him from entering Paradise.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 1651 …

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Hadith on Backbiting: Speaking badly in their absence is backbiting

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do you know what backbiting is?” They said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” The Prophet said, “To mention your brother in a way he dislikes.” It was said, “What if it is true about him?” The Prophet said, “If what you …

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