70 Major Sins in Islam

أنا أقدم هذا الكتاب (الكبائر) الذي كتبه الإمام الذهبي

Praise be to Allah under Whose Might all worlds are subdued and all hearts acknowledge and

surrender to in fear. Thanks are due to Him for concealing my faults and sins. May Allah bless the

Messenger, Muhammed and give him peace upon whom Allah revealed the surah of Qaf.

To commence: I introduce this book (Major sins) written by Imam Dhahabi in another form. As I

verified the text, documented1 the hadiths and maxims, and elaborated on the difficult words. Thus, it is

better to keep on reading this book day and night alone and aloud. You have to bear in mind that what you

view in this world is either good or bad, clear or vague, a lust followed by sorrow or sins followed by

gloom. Therefore, you have to reject a perishable joy or lust, a binding condemnity, an inevitable sorrow,

and a grievous affliction. Judge yourself before being judged by Allah the Lord of the universe. Remember

that the one who will be prosperous, is the one who washes away the filth of his sins by repentance while

repentance is available, awaked and gets out from the place of sins to the fort of guidance before repentance

and apology are of no avail. May Allah safeguard us with His sleepless eyes and keep us away from faults

and sins for He is the All-Hearing, the Nearest.

CONTENTS

• Definition

1. Ascribing Associates To Allah, The Most High (Shirk)

2. Killing A Human Being

3. Sorcery

4. Not Performing the Prayer

5. Not Paying Zakat

6. Breaking One's Fast During Ramadan Without an Excuse

7. Not Performing the Hajj When Able to

8. Showing Disrespect to One's Parents

9. Severing the Ties of One's Relatives

10. Adultery

11. Sodomy

12. Accepting Usurious Gain

13. Wrong Consuming an Orphan's Property

14. Lying About the Prophet

15. Fleeing From the Battlefield

16. The Leader Who Misleads His Followers, the Tyrant and the Oppressor

17. Arrogance, Pride, Conceit, Vanity and Haughtiness

18. Bearing False Witness

19. Drinking Alcohol

20. Gambling (Qimar)

21. Accusing a Woman of Adultery

22. Misappropriating Spoils of War, Muslim Funds or Zakat

23. Theft

24. Highwaymen Who Menace the Road

25. The Engulfing Oath

26. Taking People's Property Through Falsehood

27. Collecting Taxes

28. The Consumption of Haram

29. Suicide

30. Telling Lies

31. The Dishonest Judge

32. Bribery

33. Women Imitating Men and Vice Versa

34. The Pimp and the One Who Permits His Wife To Fornicate35. Marrying Solely to Return to the Previous Husband

36. Not Freeing Oneself of All Traces of Urine

37. Showing off in Good Work

38. Learning Sacred Knowledge for the Sake of this World or Concealing It

39. Breach of Faith

40. Reminding Recipients of One's Charity to Them

41. Disbelieving in Destiny

42. Listening to the People's Private Conversations

43. The Talebearer Who Stirs Up Enmity Between People

44. Cursing Others

45. Breaking One's Promise or Pledge

46. Believing Fortunetellers and Astrologers

47. A Wife's Rebellion Against Her Husband

48. Picture-making

49. Loudly Lamenting For the Dead or When Afflicted With an Adversity

50. Excess Against Others

51. Overburdening and Arrogance Against Others

52. Hurting One's Neighbor

53. Hurting or Reviling Muslims

54. Harming the Servants of Allah

55. Dragging the Hem of One's Garment Out of Conceit

56. Men Wearing Silk or Gold

57. Fleeing of the Slave

58. Slaughtering in Other Than Allah's Name

59. Falsely Claiming Someone is One's Father

60. Arguing, Picking Apart Another's Words, and Quarreling

61. Withholding Excess Water From Others

62. Stinting When Weighing or Measuring Out Goods and Similar Merchandise

63. Feeling Secure From Allah's Devising

64. Despairing of the Mercy of Allah and Losing of Hope

65. Forgoing the Congregational Prayer to Pray Alone Without A Legal Excuse

66. Constantly Missing the Friday and Congregational Prayer Without A Valid Excuse

67. Bringing Loss to the Bequest

68. Deception and Evil Schemes

69. Spying on the Muslims and Revealing Their Weaknesses

70. Disparaging the Companions of the Prophet