Hadith: Avoid the seven destructive sins
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: "اجتنبوا السبع المُوبِقَات، قالوا: يا رسول الله، وما هُنَّ؟ قال: الشركُ بالله، والسحرُ، وقَتْلُ النفسِ التي حَرَّمَ الله إلا بالحق، وأكلُ الرِّبا، وأكلُ مالِ اليتيم، والتَّوَلّي يومَ الزَّحْفِ، وقذفُ المحصناتِ الغَافِلات المؤمنات".
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Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ''Avoid the seven destructive sins.'' They said: ''O Messenger of Allah, what are they?'' He said: ''Associating partners with Allah; magic; killing an innocent person except by legal right; consuming usury; consuming the property of an orphan; retreating from the battlefield; slandering chaste, innocent and believing women.''
Sahih/Authentic. - [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
The Prophet commands the Ummah to stay away from seven destructive crimes. And when asked about them, he started with the most grievous sin, namely associating partners of any kind with Allah. Other major sins include killing that is not justified by Shariah law; magic; consuming usury, or benefiting from it in any way; appropriating the wealth of orphans; escaping from fighting the disbelievers; and accusing chaste women of fornication.
Benefits from the Hadith
- Polytheism is prohibited, as it is the gravest and the most serious sin.
- Sorcery is prohibited, as it is one of the major and destructive sins and one of the nullifiers of one’s Islamic faith.
- Killing a person unrightfully is prohibited.
- It is permissible to kill someone if done justly, like in legal retribution and the penalty set for apostasy or adultery by a married person.
- Usury is prohibited and grave sin.
- It is prohibited to encroach upon the orphan’s property.
- It is prohibited to flee from battle.
- It is prohibited to falsely accuse others of adultery and sodomy.
- Falsely accusing a disbeliever of adultery is not a major sin.
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- Hadith: It is unlawful for a Muslim to desert his fellow Muslim for more than three nights. As they meet, both of them turn their backs on each other. However, the best of them is the one who starts by greeting the other
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