Major Sins
Surely, Allah does not forgive associating anything with Him, and He forgives whatever is other than that to whomever He wills.
(al-Nisa 4:48 and 116)
The following is a list of major sins in Islam. These are sins that destroy a person's good deeds and require sincere repentance:
- 01. Associating anything with Allah (Shirk)
- 02. Murder
- 03. Practising magic
- 04. Neglecting the Prayer
- 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 and 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 deceiving his people and being unjust to them
- 17. Pride and arrogance
- 18. Bearing false witness
- 19. Drinking Khamr (intoxicants)
- 20. Gambling
- 21. Slandering chaste women
- 22. Stealing from the spoils of war
- 23. Stealing
- 24. Highway Robbery
- 25. Taking a 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 imitating man and man imitating woman
- 34. Being unfaithful in marriage (sexually promiscuous)
- 35. Marrying a divorced woman in order to make her lawful for her former husband
- 36. Not protecting oneself from urine
- 37. Showing-off (Riya)
- 38. Learning religious knowledge for worldly gain and concealing that knowledge
- 39. Betrayal of trust
- 40. Recounting favours
- 41. Denying Allah's Decree
- 42. Listening to people's private conversations
- 43. Carrying tales (gossip)
- 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 similar actions when an affliction befalls
- 50. Treating others unjustly
- 51. Overbearing conduct toward the wife, 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 wearing silk and gold
- 57. A slave running away from his master
- 58. Slaughtering an animal dedicated to anyone other than Allah
- 59. Knowingly ascribing one's paternity to a father other than one's own
- 60. Arguing and disputing violently
- 61. Withholding 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 an excuse
- 67. Usurping the rights of heirs through bequests
- 68. Deceiving and plotting evil
- 69. Spying for the enemies of the Muslims
- 70. Cursing or insulting any of the Companions of Allah's Messenger
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