Major Sins
| "If you avoid the Major Sins Kaba'er that you have been forbidden of, We (God) will acquit you of your bad deeds and admit you into a place of honour (Paradise)" (4:31) |
| The following are some Major Sins Kaba'er compiled from a book by the same title written in Arabic by the Islamic scholar Imam Al-Zahabe (born 673/1274, died 748/1348). |
| These Major Sins Kaba'er are stated briefly, each as one item on a DON'T list for easy recall by the reader. Some items are supported by reference to one or more verse "Aaiah" from the Quran and/or a Hadith (Prophet's teaching). |
| Follow-up reading and study of each Major Sin is highly recommended. May God Almighty guide us all to the right path. Amen. |
Don't:
| 1- Associate any partner with God. | (4:48 & 116/ 31:13/ 5:72/ 18:110) |
| 2- Kill a human being intentionally - except in battle, or if he/she kills someone or for self-defence. | (4:93/ 25:68-70/ 5:32/ 81:8 & 9) |
| 3- Believe in magic, witchcraft and the like. | (2:102) |
| 4- Neglect to perform your regular prayers Salah | (19:59 & 60/107:4 &5/ 63:9/ 74:42-48) |
| 5- Neglect to pay your regular charity Zakah | (3:160/ 41:6 & 7/ 9:34 & 35/ 63:10) |
| 6- Break your fast during the month of Ramadan without a valid reason. | (2:183 & 184) |
| 7- Neglect to perform pilgrimage Hajj if you can afford it financially and you are in good health | (3:97) |
| 8- Be rude to your parents. | (17:23 & 31: 14) |
| 9- Sever ties with relatives | (4:1/ 47:22 & 23/ 13:20 &21/ 2:26 & 27) |
| 10- Engage in sexual relationships outside of marriage:fornication or adultery | (17:32/ 25:66-70/ 24:2) |
| 11- Commit homosexual acts | (11:82 & 83/ 26:165-166/ 21:74) |
| 12- Take or give interest on money Riba | (3:130/ 2:275) |
| 13- Take the money of orphans or the oppressed, when you are entrusted with it. | (4:10/ 6:152/ 4:6) |
| 14- Fabricate lies regarding God or His Prophet
and in Bukhari & Muslim:"Whoever makes up a lie on me (Mohamed) will end up in Hellfire". |
(39:10) |
| 15- Run away from the battlefield which is established for the sake of Islam. | (8:16) |
| 16- Inflict injustice on people under your care. | (42:42/ 14:42 & 43/ 26:227/ 5:79) |
| 17- Be arrogant and conceited. | (40:27/ 16:23/ 2:34/ 31:18) |
| 18- Be a false witness | (25: 72/ 22:30/ 40:28) |
| 19- Consume intoxicating beverages - beer, wine, etc., and /or take intonxicating drugs - hash, etc. | (5:90-91) |
| 20- Gamble - bet money, buy lottery tickets, etc. | ( 5:90-91/ 5:3) |
| 21- Spread a lie about a Muslim woman regarding her character. | (24:23-24/ 24:4) |
| 22- Take unlawfully from the possessions of the enemy when you are victorious. | (8:58/ 3:161) |
| 23- Steal | (5:38) |
| 24- Terrorize and / or rob travellers | (5:33) |
| 25- Swear - to confirm a lie. | (3:77) |
| 26- Support injustice | (14:42-45/ 42:42/ 26:227/ 11:102 |
| 27- Be an unjust ruler or official. | (42:42) |
| 28- Eat the unlawful and keep what does not belong to you. | (2:188) |
| 29- Commit suicide. | (4:29-30) |
| 30- Lie. | (3:61/ 51:10/ 40:28/ 58:14) |
| 31- Pass judgements on any deeds - without the guidance of the Quran and Sunna. | (5:44/ 5:45/ 5:47) |
| 32- Take bribes. | (2:188) |
| 33- Imitate your opposite sex.
in Bukhari: "God condemns the women who imitate men and the men who imitate women". |
|
| 34- Pretend not to know when your wife commits adultery. | (24:3) |
| 35- Be a husband for the purpose of allowing a
divorced woman to remarry her ex-husband
after he has divorced her three times.
In Nasai: "Condemn the Mohalil : husband, and the Mohalal Loh:ex-husband". |
|
| 36- Neglect to hygienically clean yourself thoroughly after you go to the washroom. | (74:4) |
| 37- Try to impress people. | (4:142/ 107:4-7/ 2:264) |
| 38- Keep religious knowledge to yourself. | (35:28/ 2:159/ 3:187) |
| 39- Break pledges | (8:27/ 12:52) |
| 40- Remind people of good deeds you have done for them. | (2:264) |
| 41- Disbelieve in destiny Qadar | (54:47-49) |
| 42- Spy on people. | (49:12) |
| 43- Gossip. | (68:10-11) |
| 44- Condemn a Muslim, in Bukhari : "Condemning a Muslim is like killing him / her". | |
| 45- Break promises, treaties or agreements. | (17:34/ 5:1) |
| 46- Believe in astrology. | (17:36) |
| 47- Challenge the authority of your husband - for married women - unless it is against the Quran and Sunna. | (4:34) |
| 48- Make statues - for worship. | (33:57) |
| 49- Act in despair when a disaster strikes - such
as losing a loved one in Bukhari:
"They don't belong to us, those who slap their faces and tear their clothes - to express grief - and act as the pagans do". |
|
| 50- Inflict injustice upon people. | (42:42) |
| 51- Be rude / offensive to the deprived, poor, homeless, etc. | (4:36) |
| 52- Be rude to your neighbours. in Ahmed:
"I swear by God that you are not a believer till your neighbour is secure from your mischief". |
|
| 53- Be rude to your Muslim brothers and sisters. | (33:58) |
| 54- Inflict harm on your Muslim brothers and sisters. | (33:58) |
| 55- Dress lavishly. | (31:16) |
| 56- Wear silk or gold - for men
in Abu Dawood: "It is unlawful for the men of my nation to wear silk and gold". |
|
| 57- Desert your master -for slaves, without
arranging for your freedom in Targeeb:
"If a slave runs away from his master, his prayer is not accepted". |
(6:121) |
| 59- Knowingly claim to be the son/daughter of
someone other than your father/mother
in Bukhari: "Who claims to be the son or daughter of other than his father knowingly, will not enter paradise". |
|
| 60- Argue in vain. | (29:46/ 40:4) |
| 61- Deprive people of drinking your water. | (67:30) |
| 62- Cheat people in a weight or a volume of goods for which they have paid. | (83:1-6) |
| 63- Take for granted what God gives you - health, wealth, family, job, education, .. etc. | (6:44) |
| 64- Be rude to the worshippers
(Imam Al-Zahabe). |
|
| 65- Neglect praying in a congregation without
a valid reason
in Muslim: "People should not neglect congregational prayers, because if they do, God will seal their heart and they will be among the forgetful". |
|
| 66- Avoid to pray in a congregation intentionally. | (68:42-43) |
| 67- Be unjust in allocating the part of your will which can be distributed outside of your rightful heirs. | (4:12) |
| 68- Be cunning / deceitful. | (35:43) |
| 69- Spy on Muslims and reveal their
weaknesses.
(a long Haddith was given as a reference). |
|
| 70- Say unkind words about the Prophet's
companions, in Bukhari:
""Don't say unkind words about my companions". |
For further information please contact
your nearest Mosque, Islamic Centre, or write to:
Dr. M. I. Elmasry
c/o K-W Islamic Association
402 Clairbrook Cres.Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 5V7