Sin

Sin

This is an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. The word ISLAM means submitting your will to the will of ALLAH سبحانه و تعالى i.e., following to Law of Allah سبحانه و تعالى Islamically, a sin is an act in contrast to the will of Allah سبحانه و تعالى.
he Muslim should not look at how small or great the sin is, rather he should look at the greatness and might of the One Whom he is disobeying. After committing many sins also we human beings are doing well because of the mercy of Allah and the two most important names of Allah سبحانه و تعالى (the creator) are AR-RAHMAAN AND AR-RAHEEM WHICH MEANS ENTIRELY MERCIFUL AND ESPECIALLY MERCIFUL.

Qur’an
When there are many sins they leave a mark on the heart of the person who commits them, so he becomes one of the negligent. As one of the said, concerning the ayath, “Nay! But on their hearts is the Raan (covering of sins and evil deeds) which they used to earn” Qur’an.Surah Mutaffifeen 83:14.
How this starts is that the heart gets stained by sin, and if the sin increases then the stain grows bigger until it becomes the raan (covering of sin and evil deeds), then it increases until it becomes a seal, and the heart becomes covered and sealed. If that happens after a person had been guided and had understood, then his heart is turned upside down, and at that point the Shaytaan gains control over him and directs him as he wants.
It is Allah سبحانه و تعالى who can accept repentance, as Allah سبحانه و تعالى says in Qur’an: “And it is He who accepts repentance from his servants and pardons misdeeds, and He knows what you do.” Quran.surah Shura 42:25
Hadith
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: ‘A man is deprived of provision because of the sins that he commits.’” Sunan Ibn Maajah : 4022, classed as hasan/sound by al-Albaani رحمت الله in Saheeh Ibn Maajah The Prophet ﷺ said: “All of my ummah (followers) will be fine except for those who commit sin openly, and that includes cases where Allah سبحانه و تعالى conceals a person’s sin, but the following morning he exposes himself and says, ‘O So and so, I did such and such last night, so he shamelessly exposes himself when all night his Lord had concealed his sin.” Sahih Al Bukhaari, 5949; Muslim, 2744.
What is the worst sin in front of Allah?
Associating partners will Allah سبحانه و تعالى is the worst sin in front of Allah سبحانه و تعالى. For a person to enter Islam and become a Muslim, he or she must first attest that there is NO ‘Ilah” or deity that is worthy of worship other than Allah سبحانه و تعالى.
Indeed, Allah سبحانه و تعالى does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah سبحانه و تعالى has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin. Qur’an.Surah Al-Nisa 4:48
Concept of Forgiveness
Concept of forgiveness is very simple in Islam. You should note that whoever repents sincerely, Allah سبحانه و تعالىaccepts his repentance and Allah سبحانه و تعالىis Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. He has promised the one who repents to Him that He will forgive him his sins. He says “Say: ‘O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah سبحانه و تعالى, verily, Allah سبحانه و تعالىforgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful’”Qur’an.Surah Al Zumar 39:53.
When Allah سبحانه و تعالىpromises something, He does not break His promise. And Allah سبحانه و تعالىsays: “Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allah سبحانه و تعالىwill change their sins into good deeds, and Allah سبحانه و تعالىis Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful. And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds; then verily, he repents towards Allah سبحانه و تعالىwith true repentance” Qur’an.Surah Furqaan 25:70-71.
Allah removes the sin
Calamities by means of which Allah سبحانه و تعالى expiates sins in this world. It was narrated in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet ﷺsaid: “No tiredness, exhaustion, worry, grief, distress or harm befalls a believer in this world, not even a thorn that pricks him, but Allah سبحانه و تعالىexpiates some of his sins thereby.” Sahih Al Bukhari 5640; Muslim 2572.
Praying for forgiveness
It was narrated in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet ﷺsaid: “If a person commits a sin, then says, ‘O Lord, I have committed a sin so forgive me,’ He says, ‘My slave knows that he has a Lord Who may forgive sins or punish for it; I have forgiven My slave…’” Sahih Al-Bukhari, 6953 and Sahih Muslim, 4953
Prophet ﷺsaid: “If you did not commit sin, Allah سبحانه و تعالىwould do away with you and bring people who would commit sins then ask Him to forgive them, so He would forgive them.” Saheeh Muslim al-Tawbah, 4936 Doing good deeds which wipe out sins
Allah سبحانه و تعالى says in Qur’an: “And perform As‑Salaah (Iqaamat‑as‑ Salaah), at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night [i.e. the five compulsory Salaah (prayers)]. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (i.e. small sins)” Qur’an.Surah Hood 11:114
And the Prophet ﷺ said: “The five daily prayers and Jumu’ah (Friday prayers) and Ramadaan take away the bad deeds between one and the next, if you avoid major sins.” Sahih Muslim 344.
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever fasts Ramadaan out of faith and the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Sahih Al-Bukhaari 37 and Sahih Muslim 1268
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Sahih Al-Bukhaari, 1768.
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever performs Pilgrimage to this House, and does not behave in an obscene or immoral manner, he will go back free of sin like the day his mother gave birth to him.” Sahih Al-Bukhaari, 1690.
And He ﷺsaid: “The expiation for the fitnah caused to a man by his family, wealth and children is prayer, fasting, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.” Sahih Al-Bukhaari 494, Sahih Muslim 5150.
And He ﷺ said: “Whoever frees a believing slave, for each of (the slave’s) limbs Allah سبحانه و تعالى will free one of his limbs from the Fire…” Sahih Muslim 2777
These and similar ahaadeeth are narrated in the books of Saheeh. And he said: “Charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire, but hasad (malicious envy) consumes good deeds as fire consumes wood.” Jami at Tirmidhi 614[1]
Dua of the believers
The du’aa’ of the believers for the believer, such as when they pray the funeral prayer for him. It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah رضي الله عنهand Anas ibn Maalik رضي الله عنه that the Prophet ﷺ said: “There is no Muslim who dies, and a group of Muslims numbering one hundred pray for him, all of them interceding for him, but their intercession for him will be accepted.” Sahih Muslim 1576
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas رضي الله عنهsaid: “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺsay: ‘There is no Muslim man who dies, and forty men pray the funeral prayer for him, not associating anything with Allah سبحانه و تعالى, but Allah سبحانه و تعالىwill accept their intercession for him.’” Sahih Muslim 1577. This refers to praying for him after he has died.
List of 70 Major sins
The major sins are those acts which have been forbidden by Allah سبحانه و تعالى in the Qur’an and by His last and final Messenger , Prophet Muhammadﷺ in the Sunnah, and which have been made clear by the actions of the first righteous generation of Muslims, the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad .ﷺRead more (link to The Major Sins article) [2]
Scholars view on sin
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah رحمت الله said: The punishment for sin is lifted from a person by means of ten things:
1 – Repentance
This is agreed upon among the Muslims. Allah سبحانه و تعالىsays: “Say: ‘O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah سبحانه و تعالى, verily, Allah سبحانه و تعالىforgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful’” Qur’an.surah Al-Zumar 39:53.
“Know they not that Allah سبحانه و تعالى accepts repentance from His slaves and takes the Sadaqaat (alms, charity), and that Allah سبحانه و تعالىAlone is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful?” Qur'an surah al-Tawbah 9:104.
“And He it is Who accepts repentance from His slaves, and forgives sins” Qur’an.Surah Al-Shoora 42:25.
2 – Praying for forgiveness.
It was narrated in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet ﷺsaid: “If a person commits a sin, then says, ‘O Lord, I have committed a sin so forgive me,’ He says, ‘My slave knows that he has a Lord Who may forgive sins or punish for it; I have forgiven My slave…’” (Narrated by Sahih Al-Bukhaari 6953 andSahih Al-Muslim 4953
It is narrated that the Prophet ﷺsaid: “If you did not commit sin, Allah سبحانه و تعالىwould do away with you and bring people who would commit sins then ask Him to forgive them, so He would forgive them.” Saheeh Muslim Al-Tawbah 4936.
3 – Doing good deeds which wipe out sins
Allah سبحانه و تعالىsays: “And perform As‑Salaah (Iqaamat‑as‑ Salaah), at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night [i.e. the five compulsory Salaah (prayers)]. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (i.e. small sins)” Qur’an.Surah Hood 11:114.
And the Prophet ﷺsaid: “The five daily prayers and Jumu’ah (Friday prayers) and Ramadan take away the bad deeds between one and the next, if you avoid major sins.” Narrated by Sahih Al-Muslim 344.
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Narrated by Sahih Al-Bukhaari 37 and Sahih Al-Muslim 1268
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Sahih Al-Bukhaari 1768
Qur’an
When there are many sins they leave a mark on the heart of the person who commits them, so he becomes one of the negligent. As one of the said, concerning the ayath, “Nay! But on their hearts is the Raan (covering of sins and evil deeds) which they used to earn” Qur’an.Surah Mutaffifeen 83:14.
How this starts is that the heart gets stained by sin, and if the sin increases then the stain grows bigger until it becomes the raan (covering of sin and evil deeds), then it increases until it becomes a seal, and the heart becomes covered and sealed. If that happens after a person had been guided and had understood, then his heart is turned upside down, and at that point the Shaytaan gains control over him and directs him as he wants.
It is Allah سبحانه و تعالى who can accept repentance, as Allah سبحانه و تعالى says in Qur’an: “And it is He who accepts repentance from his servants and pardons misdeeds, and He knows what you do.” Quran.surah Shura 42:25
Hadith
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: ‘A man is deprived of provision because of the sins that he commits.’” Sunan Ibn Maajah : 4022, classed as hasan/sound by al-Albaani رحمت الله in Saheeh Ibn Maajah The Prophet ﷺ said: “All of my ummah (followers) will be fine except for those who commit sin openly, and that includes cases where Allah سبحانه و تعالى conceals a person’s sin, but the following morning he exposes himself and says, ‘O So and so, I did such and such last night, so he shamelessly exposes himself when all night his Lord had concealed his sin.” Sahih Al Bukhaari, 5949; Muslim, 2744. What is the worst sin in front of Allah?
Associating partners will Allah سبحانه و تعالى is the worst sin in front of Allah سبحانه و تعالى. For a person to enter Islam and become a Muslim, he or she must first attest that there is NO ‘Ilah” or deity that is worthy of worship other than Allah سبحانه و تعالى.
Indeed, Allah سبحانه و تعالى does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah سبحانه و تعالى has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin. Qur’an.Surah Al-Nisa 4:48
Concept of Forgiveness
Concept of forgiveness is very simple in Islam. You should note that whoever repents sincerely, Allah سبحانه و تعالىaccepts his repentance and Allah سبحانه و تعالىis Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. He has promised the one who repents to Him that He will forgive him his sins. He says “Say: ‘O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah سبحانه و تعالى, verily, Allah سبحانه و تعالىforgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful’”Qur’an.Surah Al Zumar 39:53.
When Allah سبحانه و تعالىpromises something, He does not break His promise. And Allah سبحانه و تعالىsays: “Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allah سبحانه و تعالىwill change their sins into good deeds, and Allah سبحانه و تعالىis Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful. And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds; then verily, he repents towards Allah سبحانه و تعالىwith true repentance” Qur’an.Surah Furqaan 25:70-71.
Allah removes the sin
Calamities by means of which Allah سبحانه و تعالى expiates sins in this world. It was narrated in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet ﷺsaid: “No tiredness, exhaustion, worry, grief, distress or harm befalls a believer in this world, not even a thorn that pricks him, but Allah سبحانه و تعالىexpiates some of his sins thereby.” Sahih Al Bukhari 5640; Muslim 2572.
Praying for forgiveness
It was narrated in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet ﷺsaid: “If a person commits a sin, then says, ‘O Lord, I have committed a sin so forgive me,’ He says, ‘My slave knows that he has a Lord Who may forgive sins or punish for it; I have forgiven My slave…’” Sahih Al-Bukhari, 6953 and Sahih Muslim, 4953
Prophet ﷺsaid: “If you did not commit sin, Allah سبحانه و تعالىwould do away with you and bring people who would commit sins then ask Him to forgive them, so He would forgive them.” Saheeh Muslim al-Tawbah, 4936 Doing good deeds which wipe out sins
Allah سبحانه و تعالى says in Qur’an: “And perform As‑Salaah (Iqaamat‑as‑ Salaah), at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night [i.e. the five compulsory Salaah (prayers)]. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (i.e. small sins)” Qur’an.Surah Hood 11:114
And the Prophet ﷺ said: “The five daily prayers and Jumu’ah (Friday prayers) and Ramadaan take away the bad deeds between one and the next, if you avoid major sins.” Sahih Muslim 344.
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever fasts Ramadaan out of faith and the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Sahih Al-Bukhaari 37 and Sahih Muslim 1268
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Sahih Al-Bukhaari, 1768.
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever performs Pilgrimage to this House, and does not behave in an obscene or immoral manner, he will go back free of sin like the day his mother gave birth to him.” Sahih Al-Bukhaari, 1690.
And He ﷺsaid: “The expiation for the fitnah caused to a man by his family, wealth and children is prayer, fasting, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.” Sahih Al-Bukhaari 494, Sahih Muslim 5150.
And He ﷺ said: “Whoever frees a believing slave, for each of (the slave’s) limbs Allah سبحانه و تعالى will free one of his limbs from the Fire…” Sahih Muslim 2777
These and similar ahaadeeth are narrated in the books of Saheeh. And he said: “Charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire, but hasad (malicious envy) consumes good deeds as fire consumes wood.” Jami at Tirmidhi 614[1]
Dua of the believers
The du’aa’ of the believers for the believer, such as when they pray the funeral prayer for him. It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah رضي الله عنهand Anas ibn Maalik رضي الله عنه that the Prophet ﷺ said: “There is no Muslim who dies, and a group of Muslims numbering one hundred pray for him, all of them interceding for him, but their intercession for him will be accepted.” Sahih Muslim 1576
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas رضي الله عنهsaid: “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺsay: ‘There is no Muslim man who dies, and forty men pray the funeral prayer for him, not associating anything with Allah سبحانه و تعالى, but Allah سبحانه و تعالىwill accept their intercession for him.’” Sahih Muslim 1577. This refers to praying for him after he has died.
List of 70 Major sins
The major sins are those acts which have been forbidden by Allah سبحانه و تعالى in the Qur’an and by His last and final Messenger , Prophet Muhammadﷺ in the Sunnah, and which have been made clear by the actions of the first righteous generation of Muslims, the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad .ﷺRead more (link to The Major Sins article) [2]
Scholars view on sin
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah رحمت الله said: The punishment for sin is lifted from a person by means of ten things:
1 – Repentance
This is agreed upon among the Muslims. Allah سبحانه و تعالىsays: “Say: ‘O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah سبحانه و تعالى, verily, Allah سبحانه و تعالىforgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful’” Qur’an.surah Al-Zumar 39:53.
“Know they not that Allah سبحانه و تعالى accepts repentance from His slaves and takes the Sadaqaat (alms, charity), and that Allah سبحانه و تعالىAlone is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful?” Qur'an surah al-Tawbah 9:104.
“And He it is Who accepts repentance from His slaves, and forgives sins” Qur’an.Surah Al-Shoora 42:25.
2 – Praying for forgiveness.
It was narrated in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet ﷺsaid: “If a person commits a sin, then says, ‘O Lord, I have committed a sin so forgive me,’ He says, ‘My slave knows that he has a Lord Who may forgive sins or punish for it; I have forgiven My slave…’” (Narrated by Sahih Al-Bukhaari 6953 andSahih Al-Muslim 4953
It is narrated that the Prophet ﷺsaid: “If you did not commit sin, Allah سبحانه و تعالىwould do away with you and bring people who would commit sins then ask Him to forgive them, so He would forgive them.” Saheeh Muslim Al-Tawbah 4936.
3 – Doing good deeds which wipe out sins
Allah سبحانه و تعالىsays: “And perform As‑Salaah (Iqaamat‑as‑ Salaah), at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night [i.e. the five compulsory Salaah (prayers)]. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (i.e. small sins)” Qur’an.Surah Hood 11:114.
And the Prophet ﷺsaid: “The five daily prayers and Jumu’ah (Friday prayers) and Ramadan take away the bad deeds between one and the next, if you avoid major sins.” Narrated by Sahih Al-Muslim 344.
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Narrated by Sahih Al-Bukhaari 37 and Sahih Al-Muslim 1268
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Sahih Al-Bukhaari 1768
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever performs Pilgrimage to this House, and does not behave in an obscene or immoral manner, he will go back free of sin like the day his mother gave birth to him.” Sahih Al-Bukhaari 1690
And He ﷺsaid: “The expiation for the fitnah caused to a man by his family, wealth and children is prayer, fasting, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.” Narrated by Sahih Al-Bukhaari 494 and Sahih Al- Muslim 5150
And He ﷺsaid: “Whoever frees a believing slave, for each of (the slave’s) limbs Allah سبحانه و تعالى will free one of his limbs from the Fire…” Sahih Al-Muslim 2777
These and similar ahaadeeth are narrated in the books of Sahih. And he said: “Charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire, but hasad (malicious envy) consumes good deeds as fire consumes wood.”
4 – The du’aa’ of the believers for the believer
Such as when they pray the funeral prayer for him. It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah رضي الله عنه and Anas ibn Maalik رضي الله عنه that the Prophet ﷺsaid: “There is no Muslim who dies, and a group of Muslims numbering one hundred pray for him, all of them interceding for him, but their intercession for him will be accepted.” Sahih Al-Muslim 1576
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas رضي الله عنهsaid: “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺsay: ‘There is no Muslim man who dies, and forty men pray the funeral prayer for him, not associating anything with Allah, but Allah will accept their intercession for him.’” Sahih Muslim 1577
This refers to praying for him after he has died.
5 – Good deeds which can be done for the deceased
Such as giving in charity (on his behalf), etc. This will benefit him, according to the clear, saheeh texts of the Sunnah and the consensus of the Imams. The same applies to freeing slaves and Hajj (on his behalf), indeed it was proven in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet ﷺsaid: “Whoever dies owing any (obligatory) fasts, his heir should fast them on his behalf.” Narrated by Sahih Al-Bukhaari 5210 and Sahih Al-Muslim 4670 6 – The intercession of the Prophet ﷺand others on the Day of Resurrection for those who have committed sins
This is narrated in the mutawaatir ahaadeeth about intercession, such as the hadeeth in which He ﷺsaid: “My intercession will be for those among my ummah who have committed major sins.” Classed as saheeh by Al-Albaani رحمت الله in Sahih Abu Dawood 3965.
And He ﷺsaid: “I was given the choice between admitting half of my ummah to Paradise and intercession, and I chose intercession.” Sahih Al-Jaami’ 3335
7 – Calamities by means of which Allah سبحانه و تعالىexpiates sins in this world
It was narrated in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet ﷺsaid: “No tiredness, exhaustion, worry, grief, distress or harm befalls a believer in this world, not even a thorn that pricks him, but Allah سبحانه و تعالىexpiates some of his sins thereby.” Narrated by Sahih Al-Bukhaari 5210 and Sahih Muslim 4670.
8 – The torment, squeezing and terror that happens in the grave. These are also things by means of which sins are expiated.
9 – The horrors, distress and hardship of the Day of Resurrection.
10 – The mercy and forgiveness of Allah سبحانه و تعالى, with no cause on the part of His slaves. [3]
Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn Taymiyah, vol. 7, p. 487-501.
Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمت اللهsaid that a sin that leads one to submission (and humility to Allah سبحانه و تعالىin repentance) is preferable in the sight of Allah سبحانه و تعالىthan a good deed that causes pride (in one’s heart) (Al Fawwaid). That is obviously because pride puts a veil on our eyes and hearts and can lead us to more sins.
Not taking minor sins seriously
Many take minor sins lightly taking it for granted that Allah سبحانه و تعالىwill forgive them for such sins. As a result, they persist in such sins thereby getting desensitized to the need to address them. Consider the hadith of the Prophet ﷺwhere according to one report he said,“Beware of minor sins, for they will pile up until they destroy a person” Reported by Ahmad;
Sahih Al-Jaami’ 2686-2687
Some scholars are of the view that when minor sins are accompanied by a lack of shame or remorse, and with no fear of Allah سبحانه و تعالى, and are taken lightly, then there is the risk that they will be counted as major sins. Hence it is said that no minor sin is minor if you persist, and no major sin is major if you seek forgiveness. [4]
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THE MAJOR SINS– Save Yourself
The major sins are defined as what is forbidden by Allah سبحانه و تعالى in the Quran and by His last and final Messenger, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the Sunnah, and which have been made clear by the actions of the first righteous generation of Muslims, the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Table of Contents
⦁ Qur’an
⦁ Hadith
⦁ Scholars view
⦁ Rule for major sins
⦁ 70 major sins
⦁ Major sins with references
⦁ References
Qur’an
Allah سبحانه و تعالى 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.(Qur’an.Surah Nisa 4:31)
Thus by this ayath , Allah سبحانه و تعالىMost High has guaranteed the Garden of Paradise to those who avoid the major sins. And Allah سبحانه و تعالىMost High also says: Those who avoid the greatest of sins and indecencies, and forgive when they are angry (Qur’an.Surah Shura 42:37)
Those who avoid the greatest sins and indecencies, except for oversights, (will find that) surely your Lord is ample in forgiveness. (Qur’an.Surah Najm 53:32)
“Say: O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah سبحانه و تعالى, verily, Allah سبحانه و تعالىforgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful” Qur’an.Surah Zumar 39:53
This clearly indicates that Allah سبحانه و تعالىforgives all sins – even shirk – and it tells us of an immense bounty, which is that bad deeds are turned to good deeds.
Hadith
Anas ibn Maalikرضي الله عنه said: I heard the Messenger of Allah Prophet Muhammad ﷺsaid: “Allah, the exalted, said: ‘O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you and I would not mind.’” Classed as Sahih by Al Albaani in Saheeh Al Tirmidhi 3540
The Messenger of Allah Prophet Muhammad ﷺsaid: "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 prophet Muhammad ﷺmentioned them: "associating anything with Allah سبحانه و تعالى; magic; killing one whomAllah سبحانه و تعالىhas 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." Sahih Muslim 161
'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas رضي الله عنهsaid: "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 Muhammad ﷺ. These are all major sins.
Abu Huraira رضي الله عنهreported: The Messenger of Allah Muhammad ﷺsaid: Five prayers and from one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday prayer is an expiation (of the sins committed in between their intervals) if major sins are not committed. Sahih Al Muslim 233a and 448
Scholars view
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 2/358:
No sin is too great for Allah سبحانه و تعالىto forgive for the one who repents, rather He forgives shirk and other sins for those who repent, as Allah سبحانه و تعالىsays (interpretation of the meaning): “Say: O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allahسبحانه و تعالى, verily, Allah سبحانه و تعالى forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful” Qur’an.Surah Zumar 39:53
Of course, there is a gradation among them, since some are more serious than others. We see that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ 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 سبحانه و تعالىMost High says: Surely, Allah سبحانه و تعالىdoes not forgive associating anything with Him, and He forgives whatever is other than that to whomever He wills. Qur’an.Surah Nisa 4:48 and 4:116 Rule for major sins
Major sin has a clear definition
⦁ Any sin that carries a specific legal punishment (stealing, adultery, etc).
⦁ Any sin that has been accompanied by a stern warning.
Any sin that the Qur’an has explicitly stated to be haram (forbidden).
70 major sins
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
Major sins with references
1. Associating partners with Allah سبحانه و تعالى(Shirk)
Great Shirk: Worshipping beings other than Allah (proof Qur'an.surah 4:116, 31:13, 5:72 etc)
Small Shirk: Riya
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, "Should I not inform you of that which I fear for you even more than the dangers of dajjaal? It is the hidden shirk: A person stands to pray and he beautifies his prayer because he sees the people looking at him". (Sahih from Sunan ibn Majah)
2. Committing murder: (Qur’an.Surah Nisa 4:93 and Furqan 68)
3. Performing Sorcery (Qur’an.Surah Baqarah 2: 102)
4. Not performing the Prayers (Qur’an.Surah Maryam 19:59, 60 and Maun 107:4-5)
5. With holding the Zakah (Charity) (Qur’an.Surah Ali’ Imran 3: 180)
6. Breaking the fast of Ramadhan or not fasting in that month without a valid excuse.
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Islam is built upon five pillars: testifying that there is no true god except Allah سبحانه و تعالىand that Muhammadis the messenger of Allah سبحانه و تعالى, performing the prayers, paying the Zakah, making the pilgrimage to the house, and fasting the month of Ramadhan" (Sahih Al-Jami # 2837)
7. Not performing the pilgrimage when one has the ability to do so (above hadith)
8. Disobeying one's parents (Qur’an.Surah Isra 17:23)
9. Cutting off the ties of relationships (Qur’an.Surah Muhammad 47:22)
10. Committing adultery or fornication (Qur’an.Surah Isra 17:30)
11. Committing sodomy
The Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Allah سبحانه و تعالىwill not look at a person (with pleasure) who commits sodomy with a man or a woman" (Sahih Al-Jami # 7678)
12. Taking or paying interest (Qur’an.Surah Baqarah 2:275)
13. Devouring the wealth of orphans (Qur’an.Surah Nisa 4:10) 14. Forging statements concerning Allah or forging Hadith (Qur’an.Surah Zumar 39:60)
15. Fleeing from the battle (Qur’an.Surah Anfal 8:16)
16. Wrongdoing, deception or oppression on the part of the ruler (Qur’an.Surah Shuara 26:42)
17. Being arrogant, boastful, vain (Qur’an.Surah Nahl 16:23)
18. Giving false testimony (Qur’an.Surah Furqan 25:72)
19. Drinking alcoholic beverages (Qur’an.Surah Maidah 5: 90)
20. Gambling (Qur’an.Surah Maidah 5: 90)
21. Slandering innocent women (Qur’an.Surah Nur 71: 23)
22. Misappropriating something from the booty (Qur’an.Surah Ali Imran 3:161)
23. Stealing (Qur’an.Surah Maidah 5:38)
24. Committing highway robbery (Qur’an.Surah Maidah 5: 33)
25. Making false oath
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "If someone is ordered to take an oath and he takes a false oath in order to take possession of property of a Muslim, then he will incur Allah's wreath when he meets Him" (Sahih Al Jami 6083) 26. Committing oppression (Qur’an.Surah Shuara 26: 277)
27. Levying illegal taxes
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Do you know who the bankrupt is? The bankrupt form my nation is the one who appears on the Day of Resurrection having performed the prayers, fasted and paid the zakah, but had also abused that person, slandered that person, wrongfully taken the wealth of that person and spilled the blood of that person. These people will take from his good deeds. If his good deeds are thereby exhausted, he will be given their sins and then he will be thrown into the hell-fire" (Sahih Al Jami #87)
28. Consuming forbidden wealth or taking it by any means (Qur’an.Surah Baqarah 2: 188)
29. Committing suicide (Qur’an.Surah Nisa 4: 29)
30. Being a perpetual liar (Qur’an.Surah Imran 3: 61)
31. Ruling by laws other than the laws of Islam (Qur’an.Surah Maidah 5: 44)
32. Engaging in bribery (Qur’an.Surah Baqarah 2: 188)
33. Women appearing like men and vice-versa
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Allah's curse is upon women who appear like men and upon men who appear like women" (Sahih Al Jami # 4976)
34. Being a dayyouth
Dayyouth: is the one who approves the indecency of his womenfolk and who is void of jealousy or the pimp who facilitates indecency between two people
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Allah سبحانه و تعالىhas forbidden the Paradise to three people: the alcoholic, the runaway slave, and the one who is complacent in the face of the evil deeds that his family is performing" (Sahih Al Jami # 3047)
35. Marrying for the purpose of making a woman allowable for another (Qur’an.Surah Baqarah)
36. Not keeping clean from the remains of urine
Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه reported that Prophet Muhammadﷺpassed by a grave and said, "These two are being punished and they are not being punished for something hard. But it is a great sin. One of them did not keep himself clean form his urine and the other went around spreading tales" (Sahih Al Jami # 2436)
37. Acting for show (Qur’an.Surah Maoon 107: 4-6)
38. Acquiring knowledge only for worldly gain or concealing knowledge (Qur’an.Surah Baqarah 2:160)
39. Breaching trusts (Qur’an.Surah Anfal 8:27)
40. Reminding people of one's kindness (Qur’an.Surah Baqarah 2: 27)
41. Denying predestination (Qur’an.Surah Qamar 54: 49)
"If Allah were to punish the inhabitants of the heavens and earths, then He would punish and He would not be doing injustice to them. If He were to have mercy on them, His mercy would be greater than from their actions. If a person had amount of gold equivalent to Mount Uhud or similar to Mount Uhud and spent it in the Path of Allah, (that spending) would not be accepted form him by Allah until he believes in the preordainment of good and evil. And until he knows that what afflicted him was not going to miss him and what missed him was not going to afflict him. If you were to die with any belief other than that, you would enter the Hellfire" (Kitab al-Sunnah by Ibn Abu Asi # 245. Albani says that its chain is Sahih)
42. Eavesdropping on other's private conversation (Qur’an.Surah Hujarat :12)
43. Spreading harmful tales (Qur’an.Surah Qamar 54:10)
44. Cursing others
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Abusing a Muslim is evil and fighting him is disbelief" (Sahih Al Jami # 3598)
45. Not fulfilling one's promises
Prophet Muhammadﷺ said, "Whoever has a four characteristic is a complete hypocrite. Whoever posses any of these characteristics has the characteristics of hypocrisy until he gives it up; whenever he makes a promise, he breaks it up…" (Sahih Al Bukhari)
46. Believing in what soothsayers & astrologers say
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Whoever goes to fortuneteller and asks him about something will not have his prayer accepted for forty nights" (Sahih Al Jami # 5816)
47. A wife being rebellious to her husband (Qur’an.Surah Nisa 4:34)
48. Putting pictures of beings with souls on clothing, curtains, rocks and any other items
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "…the people who will receive the greatest punishment on the day of judgment are those who compete with Allah سبحانه و تعالىin creation [those who make pictures or statues]" (Sahih Al Jami 1691)
49. Striking one's self, wailing, tearing one's clothing, pulling one's hair & similar deeds as a form of mourning
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "One who strikes his cheeks or tears his clothing and shouts in the manner of pre-Islamic culture is not one of us" (Sahih Al Jami # 5713)
50. Committing injustice (Qur’an.Surah Shura 42:42)
51. Being overbearing or taking advantage of the weak, slaves, wives or animals
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Allah سبحانه و تعالى will torture those who torture people in this world" (Sahih Muslim)
52. Harming neighbors
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "A person whose neighbor is not safe from his mischief will not enter paradise" (Sahih Al Jami # 7002)
53. Harming and abusing Muslims (Qur’an.Surah Ahzab 33:58)
54. Wearing one's clothes too long, i.e. below the ankles
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "What is below the ankles will be in the hellfire " (Sahih Al Bukhari)
55. Harming the slaves of Allah سبحانه و تعالى
Prophet Muhammadﷺ said that Allah سبحانه و تعالى said, "Whoever shows enmity to a slave of Mine (Allah's) I shall be at war with him" (Sahih Al Jami # 1778)
56. Men wearing silk & gold
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Gold and silk have been permitted for the females of my nation and forbidden for its males" (Sahih Al Jami # 209)v Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Men who wears silk in this world will have no portion [of heavens] in the hereafter" (Sahih Al Muslim)
57. Running away of a slave
58. Sacrificing animals for other than Allah سبحانه و تعالى
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "The one who sacrifices for other than Allah سبحانه و تعالى cursed by Allah سبحانه و تعالى“ (Sahih Al Jami # 4988)
59. Claiming that somebody is one's father while the claimant knows it is not true
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "One who claims that someone is his father and knows that it is not true will be forbidden of paradise" (Sahih Al Jami # 5865)
60. Arguing or quarreling for show & not seeking the truth
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Whoever argues in support of something that is wrong and he knows it Allah سبحانه و تعالىwill be angry with him until he stops" (Sahih Al Jami # 6073)
61. Not allowing excess water to flow to others
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Whoever doesn't allow the access water or pasture for others will not share in the blessings of Allah سبحانه و تعالى on the day of judgment" (Sahih Al Jami # 6436)
62. Not measuring the weights properly (Qur’an.Surah al-Mutaffifeen 83: 1-3)
63. Thinking that one is safe from Allah سبحانه و تعالى's planning (Qur’an.Surah Araf 7:99)
64. Eating carrion, blood or pork meat (Qur’an.Surah Anam 6:145)
65. Not praying in the congregation & praying by one's self without a valid excuse
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Whoever hears the call to prayer and doesn't come to prayer, there is no prayer for him say for the one who has valid excuse" (Sahih Al Jami # 6176)
66. Continually not performing the Friday prayers and congregational prayers without any valid excuse
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "If people don't stop abandoning the Friday Prayers Allah سبحانه و تعالى may seal their hearts and they will become headless" (Sahih Al Muslim)
67. Harming others by manipulation one's bequests (Qur’an.Surah Nisa 4:12)
68. Being deceitful or deceptive (Qur’an.Surah Fatir 35:43)
69. Spying on the Muslims & pointing out their secrets (Qur’an.Surah Qalam 68:11)
70. Abusing or reviling anyone of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Prophet Muhammadﷺsaid, "Do not revile my companions for, by the one in whose hands is my soul, if you were to spend in charity a mountain of gold similar to mount Uhud it would not be equal to a handful or a half a handful (or what they have done)" (Sahih Al Jami # 7187)
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