The major sins are those acts which have been forbidden by Allah in the Quran and by His Messenger (SAW) in the Sunnah (practise of the Prophet), and which have been made clear by the actions of of the first righteous generation of Muslims, the Companions of the Prophet (SAW).
Allah Most High says in His Glorious Book:
If you avoid the major (part) of what you have been forbidden (to do), We will cancel out for you your (other) evil deeds and will admit you (to Paradise) with a noble entry. (al-Nisa 4:31)
Thus by this verse, Allah Most High has guaranteed the Garden of Paradise to those who avoid the major sins. And Allah Most High also says:
Those who avoid the greatest of sins and indecencies, and forgive when they are angry (al-Shra 42:37) Those who avoid the greatest sins and indecencies, except for oversights, (will find that) surely your Lord is ample in forgiveness. (Al-Najm 53:32)
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "The five [daily] prayers, Friday to Friday, and Ramadan to Ramadan make atonement for what has happened since the previous one when major sins have been avoided." It is therefore very important to determine exactly what the greatest vices, technically called "the major sins" (Kaba'ir), are, in order that Muslims should avoid them.
There is some difference of opinion among scholars in this regard. Some say these major sins are seven, and in support of their position they quote the tradition: "Avoid the seven noxious things"- and after having said this, the propeht (SAW) mentioned them: "associating anything with Allah; magic; killing one whom Allah has declared inviolate without a just case, consuming the property of an orphan, devouring usury, turning back when the army advances, and slandering chaste women who are believers but indiscreet." (Bukhari and Muslim)
'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said: "Seventy is closer to their number than seven," and indeed that is correct. The above tradition does not limit the major sins to those mentioned in it. Rather, it points to the type of sins which fall into the category of "major." These include those crimes which call for a prescribed punishment (HADD; plural, HUDUD), such as theft, fornication or adultery (ZINA), and murder; those prohibited acts for which a warning of a severe punishment in the Next is given in the Qur'an or the tradition; and also those deeds which are cursed by our Prophet (SAW). These are all major sins.
Of course, there is a gradation among them, since some are more serious than others. We see that the Prophet (SAW) has included SHIRK (associating someone or something with Allah) among them, and from the text of the Qur'an we know that a person who commits SHIRK will not his sin be forgiven and will remain in Hell forever.
Allah Most High says:
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Surely, Allah does not forgive associating anything with Him, and He forgives whatever is other than that to whomever He wills. (al-Nisa 4:48 and 116)
</b>01. Associating anything with Allah
02. Murder
03. Practising magic
04. Not Praying
05. Not paying Zakat
06. Not fasting on a Day of Ramadan without excuse
07. Not performing Hajj, while being able to do so
08. Disrespect to parents
09. Abandoning relatives
10. Fornication and Adultery
11. Homosexuality(sodomy)
12. Interest(Riba)
13. Wrongfully consuming the property of an orphan
14. Lying about Allah and His Messenger
15. Running away from the battlefield
16. A leader's deceiving his people and being unjust to them
17. Pride and arrogance
18. Bearing false witness
19. Drinking Khamr (wine)
20. Gambling
21. Slandering chaste women
22. Stealing from the spoils of war
23. Stealing
24. Highway Robbery
25. Taking false oath
26. Oppression
27. Illegal gain
28. Consuming wealth acquired unlawfully
29. Committing suicide
30. Frequent lying
31. Judging unjustly
32. Giving and Accepting bribes
33. Woman's imitating man and man's imitating woman
34. Being cuckold
35. Marrying a divorced woman in order to make her lawful for the husband
36. Not protecting oneself from urine
37. Showing-off
38. Learning knowledge of the religion for the sake of this world and concealing that knowledge
39. Bertrayal of trust
40. Recounting favours
41. Denying Allah's Decree
42. Listening (to) people's private conversations
43. Carrying tales
44. Cursing
45. Breaking contracts
46. Believing in fortune-tellers and astrologers
47. A woman's bad conduct towards her husband
48. Making statues and pictures
49. Lamenting, wailing, tearing the clothing, and doing other things of this sort when an affliction befalls
50. Treating others unjustly
51. Overbearing conduct toward the wife, the servant, the weak, and animals
52. Offending one's neighbour
53. Offending and abusing Muslims
54. Offending people and having an arrogant attitude toward them
55. Trailing one's garment in pride
56. Men's wearing silk and gold
57. A slave's running away from his master
58. Slaughtering an animal which has been dedicated to anyone other than Allah
59. To knowingly ascribe one's paternity to a father other than one's own
60. Arguing and disputing violently
61. Witholding excess water
62. Giving short weight or measure
63. Feeling secure from Allah's Plan
64. Offending Allah's righteous friends
65. Not praying in congregation but praying alone without an excuse
66. Persistently missing Friday Prayers without any excuse
67. Unsurping the rights of the heir through bequests
68. Deceiving and plotting evil
69. Spying for the enemy of the Muslims
70. Cursing or insulting any of the Companiions of Allah's Messenger
Source: The Major Sins Al-Kaba'r By Muhammad bin 'Uthman Adh-Dhahabi, rendered into English by Mohammad Moinuddin Siddiqui
JazakAllah Khayr for reminding us again and here's one i dont get
66. Continually not performing the Friday prayers and congregational prayers without any valid excuse
Prophet (saw) said, "If people don't stop abandoning the Friday Prayers Allah may seal their hearts and they will become headless" (Muslim)
I go to school those days and i miss it do i get major sins? if i do then oh oh bad thing for me i have to miss my last grade in elementaery school booya then
asalamualaikum brother even in my school days (becoz its non muslim organisation) i also suffered like this ,then i decided tat atleast my college should be in a muslim organisation so tat i should not miss my salah .. i also got my salah in college days alhamdulilah ....
can someone tell me why its wrong to 54. Wearing one's clothes too long, i.e. below the ankles
Prophet (saw) said, "What is below the ankles will be in the hellfire " (Bukhari)
is this rule for guys or does it pertain women too.what if ur praying and u need ur drees to be long, huh am lost please anyone explain this to me?
this one seem a bit funny (well atleast what i pictured of the meaning)24. Committing highway robbery (5: 33) is it robbery or does it include the high way. lol
uhhh what does this one mean?40. Reminding people of one's kindness (2: 27) isn't good to remind ppl to be kind . ummm okay thanks to anyone who answers these difficult questions lool walahi am not joking thanks DUMB QUESTIONS BUT I DON'T MIND ASKING
OHHHH YEAH ONE MORE SPEACIAL MESSAGE RAMADAN MUBARAK TO EVERYONE (A BIT LATE
If you read it more carefully, i think you would understand...
what it means is it would be a sin to remind people of how kind you (as in yourself) are...so dont go arounf reminding people of all the favours you have done and how you did this and that for them...
and the ankle thing is for men only...women arent included...
this one seem a bit funny (well atleast what i pictured of the meaning)24. Committing highway robbery (5: 33) is it robbery or does it include the high way. lol
I think this is referring to general robbing sister...but im no expert...
Insha'Allah someone could answer my question above^^^post number 7...
can someone tell me why its wrong to 54. Wearing one's clothes too long, i.e. below the ankles
Prophet (saw) said, "What is below the ankles will be in the hellfire " (Bukhari)
is this rule for guys or does it pertain women too.what if ur praying and u need ur drees to be long, huh am lost please anyone explain this to me?
Wearing one's clothes too long and pass down the ankles is sign of pride. And Allah hates those who are full of pride. The kings and royalty always have their capes or dress dragging several feet behind them if you noticed. There's a hadith saying there was a man who was full of himself with pride, he used to drag his clothes so far behind as he walked boastfully outside, Allah caused the earth to swallow him up and he continues to sink (in the earth) till day of J-day (i think, correct me if i'm wrong guys).
So two things. One, long clothes and dragging them is part of pride which itself is a sin and can/may lead you to hellfire. 2nd, it is Sunnah to wear trousers above the ankles.
lastly, this applies to men only. Women must cover up according what/how they have been commanded by Allah and His Messenger (saws).
this one seem a bit funny (well atleast what i pictured of the meaning)24. Committing highway robbery (5: 33) is it robbery or does it include the high way. lol
Highway robbery (i think) means those who hide on the path/road and jump travelers and rob them.
uhhh what does this one mean?40. Reminding people of one's kindness (2: 27) isn't good to remind ppl to be kind . ummm okay thanks to anyone who answers these difficult questions lool walahi am not joking thanks DUMB QUESTIONS BUT I DON'T MIND ASKING
It's good to remind people to be kind, but there is different type of kindness. This one talks about reminding others of the kindness YOU did for them. Kind of like rubbing it in on the person. Not only is it bad, but you loose all your deeds for that act as well.
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JazakAllah Khayr for reminding us again and here's one i dont get
66. Continually not performing the Friday prayers and congregational prayers without any valid excuse
Prophet (saw) said, "If people don't stop abandoning the Friday Prayers Allah may seal their hearts and they will become headless" (Muslim)
I go to school those days and i miss it do i get major sins? if i do then oh oh bad thing for me i have to miss my last grade in elementaery school booya then
Bro, Jummah is a must for those who are adults. In islam, anyone who has hit puberty is an adult and will be held accountable for his/her deeds. As for those students in schools, they can try asking for that time off to pray Jummah or if they are enough muslims in school, they can do their own jummah at school instead of going to masjid.
I'm kinda confused at the "above the ankles" thingie. I can't see how wearing decent length pants would show any pride. We see most women wearing too long "nikabs". They drag them on the dirt and dust. In many public places, people can't but step on their lengthy clothes. How come this is allowed?????
Does it mean that all guys wearing normal-sized pants would go to hell????
I'm kinda confused at the "above the ankles" thingie. I can't see how wearing decent length pants would show any pride. We see most women wearing too long "nikabs". They drag them on the dirt and dust. In many public places, people can't but step on their lengthy clothes. How come this is allowed?????
Does it mean that all guys wearing normal-sized pants would go to hell????
S.
I hope this helps.
There are many similar ahaadeeth, which indicate that isbaal is forbidden in general terms, even if the one who does it claims that he is not doing it for the sake of pride and showing off, because that is a means that leads to pride, and because it is a kind of extravagance and exposing clothing to dirt and impurities. But if a person does that with the intention of pride then the matter is more serious and the sin is greater, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever allows his garment to drag out of pride, Allaah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection.” The defining point here is the ankles. The Muslim male is not allowed to let his garments come down below the ankles, because of the ahaadeeth mentioned.
About women dragging her garment:
The warning with regard to isbaal (wearing clothes that come below the ankle) in the case of men does not apply to women, because women and commanded to cover their feet, and it is permitted to them to lengthen their garments by a cubit.
Al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad said:
The scholars are unanimously agreed that this is forbidden to men, not to women.
Al-Nawawi said:
The scholars are unanimously agreed that it is permissible for women to let their garments hang below their ankles (isbaal). Clear permission has been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for them to lower their hems by a cubit.
But in the case of females, they may make their clothes longer so as to cover the feet.
salaam ... the MAJOR sins thread is absolutely good ... it realize us wht all mistakes we do in our daily life
AM new to this forum .. i use to get mistakes while reading athiyath surah an the surah which comes nxt ... pls can anyone send me both surahs in english or arabic format ...
Ok, now I know that Shirk in Islam is not forgiven. So what if one commits one of these major sins knowingly but does NOT repent? They go to hell in your view?
Ok, now I know that Shirk in Islam is not forgiven. So what if one commits one of these major sins knowingly but does NOT repent? They go to hell in your view?
Shirk in Islam is not forgiven if the person dies in that state, it can be forgiven if one repents from it before death overtakes them.
The major sins can be forgiven if Allah wills, and He is the Most Just. Or He can punish the person if He wills. And He is the Most Just.
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