Major Sins

The major sins are those acts which have been forbidden by Allah in
the Quran and by His Messenger (SAW) in the Sunnah (practise of the
Prophet), and which have been made clear by the actions of of the
first righteous generation of Muslims, the Companions of the Prophet
(SAW).
There is some difference of opinion among scholars in this regard.
Some say thesemajor sins are seven, and in support of their position
they quote the tradition: 'Avoid the seven noxious things'- and after
having said this, the propeht (SAW) mentioned them: 'associating
anything with Allah; magic; killing one whom Allah has declared
inviolate without a just case, 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)
'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said: 'Seventy is closer to their number than
seven,' and inthis book Imam Dhabi goesthrough the 70 Major Sins
Supported by the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad
(SAW)The Author Muhammad binAhmad bin `Uthman bin Qaymaz at Turkamani,
Shams al-Din al-Dimashqi al-Dhahabi al-Shafi`i (673-748 AH), the imam,
Shaykh al-Islam, head of hadith masters, critic and expert examiner of
the hadith, encyclopedic historian and biographer, and foremost
authority in the canonical readings of the Qur'an. Born in Damascus
where his familylived from the time of his grandfather `Uthman, he
sometimes identified himself as Ibn al-Dhahabi –son of the goldsmith –
in reference to his father's profession/

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