Major Sin...!

The major sins are those acts which have been forbidden by Allah in the Quran and by His Messenger (pbuh) in the Sunnah (practice of the Prophet), and which have been made clear by the actions of the first righteous generation of Muslims, the Companions of the Prophet (pbuh).

Allah (swt) says in the Glorious Quran:"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;31)

ALLAH subhana wa ta'ala accepts ONLY the repentance of those who do evil IN IGNORANCE AND FOOLISHNESS and repent SOON afterwards; it is they to whom Allah will forgive and Allah is Ever All Knower, All Wise. And of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil deeds until death faces one of them and he says: “Now I repent;” NOR of those WHO DIE while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful torment. 4:17-18

The prophet (pbuh) said: "Avoid the seven noxious things" - and after having said this, the Prophet (pbuh) mentioned them:

• Associating anything with Allah;

• Magic,

• Killing one whom Allah has declared inviolate without a just cause,

• 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)

1. The greatest of all major sins is Shirk.

Shirk, however, is the one sin which Allah will not forgive. "Verily, Allah forgives not that partners be set up with Him (in worship) but He forgives other than that to whom He pleases; and whoever sets up partners with Allah (in worship), he has indeed invented an enormous wrong." (Qur'an 4:48)

2. The second kind of associating anything with Allah is insincerity and ostentation of one's deeds, as stated by Allah Most High.

THE OTHER MAJOR SINS ARE:

• Not Praying,

• Not paying Zakat,

• Not fasting on a Day of Ramadan without excuse,

• Not performing Hajj, while being able to do so,

• Disrespect to parents,

• Abandoning relatives,

• Fornication and Adultery,

• Homosexuality (sodomy),

• Lying about Allah and His Messenger,

• A leader's deceiving his people and being unjust to them,

• Pride and arrogance,

• Bearing false witness,

• Drinking Khamr (wine),

• Gambling,

• Stealing from the spoils of war,

• Stealing,

• Highway Robbery,

• Taking false oath,

• Oppression,

• Illegal gain,

• Consuming wealth acquired unlawfully,

• Committing suicide,

• Frequent lying,

• Judging unjustly,

• Giving and Accepting bribes,

• Woman's imitating man and man's imitating woman,

• Being cuckold,

• Marrying a divorced woman in order to make her lawful for the first husband,

• Not protecting oneself from urine,

• Showing-off,

• Learning knowledge of this religion for the sake of this world and concealing that knowledge,

• Betrayal of trust,

• Recounting favours,

• Denying Allah's Decree,

• Listening peoples' private conversations,

• Carrying tales,

• Cursing,

• Breaking contracts,

• Believing fortune-tellers and astrologers,

• A woman's bad conduct toward her husband,

• Making statues and pictures,

• Lamenting, wailing, tearing the clothing, and doing other things of this sort when an affliction befalls,

• Treating others unjustly,

• Overbearing conduct toward the wife, the servant, the weak, and animals,

• Offending one's neighbour,

• Offending and abusing Muslims,

• Offending people and having an arrogant attitude toward them,

• Trailing one's garment in pride,

• Men's wearing silk and gold,

• A slave running away from his master,

• Slaughtering an animal which has been dedicated to anyone other than Allah,

• To knowingly ascribe one's paternity to a father other than one's own,

• Arguing and disputing violently,

• Withholding excess water,

• Giving short weight or measure, Offending Allah's righteous friends,

• Not praying in congregation but praying alone without an excuse,

• Persistently missing Friday prayers without any excuse,

• Usurping the rights of the heir through bequests,

• Deceiving and plotting evil,

• Spying for the enemy of Muslims,

• Cursing or insulting the Prophet's companions.

Scholars agree that while good deeds and extra acts of worship help expiate minor sins, they won't compensate for major sins. Instead, a Muslim must make sincere repentance for major sins by showing genuine remorse, praying for Allah's Mercy and Forgiveness, and avoiding that sin in the future.