MAJOR AND MINOR SINS

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

All Praises is due to Allah who has in His endless knowledge destined everything that will happen on the face of the earth till the day of no return. May the Peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Messenger who was sent us Mercy to the World. May Allah grant us Jannah. Ameen.

All Praises to Allah for giving me such special opportunity to lecture you on major sin and minor sin in Islam. May Allah protect us from all kinds of sin Amen.  But before I start I will greet you by saying:

السلام عليكم ورحمةالله وبركاته✋

First of all, to know major sin and minor sin, we need to first know what is sin before we know the difference kind of sin we have.

 What is Sin?

Sin is any act done To disobey Allah Almighty and to oppose His Will. When this is done then that means we have sinned.

Several different words are used in the Quran to describe sin. They are as follows:

1) Zhanb (الذنب)

 2) Ithm (الإثم)

3) Khati’ah (خطيء)

4) Zhulm (الظلم)

All this words are used for sin in the Quran. May Allah protect us from all kinds of sin. Ameen

 

WHAT ARE MAJOR SIN AND MINOR SIN?

The Quran describes these sins throughout the text and demonstrates that some sins are more punishable than the others. A clear distinction is made between major and minor sins in Quran (53:31–32), where Allah says: "Those who avoid great sins and Al‑Fawaahish (illegal sexual intercourse) except the small faults (lamam)…”..

The majority of scholars are of the view that 'lamam' indicating that if an individual stays away from the major sins, then he/she will be forgiven of the minor sins. May Allah forgive us. Ameen

 

WHAT ARE MINOR SINS?

Minor sins  are the kind of sins which are not directly stipulated in the Holy Qur’an or there is no any certain punishment promised for them while they are sins.

Minor sins are even more than dangerous than major sin since the minor sins lead you to major sins. And those who Think lightly of minor sins leads them to doom.   A hadith Narrated from Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (P b u h ) said: Beware of these sins that are regarded as insignificant, for they will accumulate until they destroy a  man.” let us be more conscious about the minor sins to be save from the plot of the devil.

قال الشاعر:

 

A poet spoke well when he said:

"Do not think of minor sins as insignificant, for mountains are made out of pebbles".

When a person is very negligent with regard to the matter of committing minor sins,  persisting in minor sins makes them major sins, which means that they are no longer minor faults. Let do well to keep away from that kind of sins. May Allah guide us. Ameen.

 

WHAT ARE MAJOR SINS?

The best way to define it is any sin that is accompanied by a warning of punishment or being cursed by Allah. The Major sins are so very dangerous that the result of it is seen here and also on the judgement day.

There are some sins which is so great and severe that the Prophet peace be upon him mentioned it in a hadith. They are called the deadly sin that caused ruin.

 ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ ﻫُﺮﻳﺮﺓَ ﺭَﺿِﻲَ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ، ﺃﻥَّ ﺭﺳﻮﻝَ ﺍﻟﻠﻪِ ﺻﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪُ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠَّﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ : ‏( ﺍﺟﺘَﻨﺒﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺴَّﺒﻊَ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺑﻘﺎﺕِ . ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ : ﻳﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝَ ﺍﻟﻠﻪِ : ﻭﻣﺎ ﻫﻦَّ ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ : ﺍﻟﺸِّﺮﻙُ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪِ، ﻭﺍﻟﺴِّﺤﺮُ، ﻭﻗﺘﻞُ ﺍﻟﻨَّﻔﺲِ ﺍﻟَّﺘﻲ ﺣﺮَّﻡ ﺍﻟﻠﻪُ ﺇﻟَّﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﻖِّ، ﻭﺃﻛﻞُ ﺍﻟﺮِّﺑﺎ، ﻭﺃﻛﻞُ ﻣﺎﻝِ ﺍﻟﻴﺘﻴﻢِ، ﻭﺍﻟﺘَّﻮﻟِّﻲ ﻳﻮﻡَ ﺍﻟﺰَّﺣﻒِ، ﻭﻗﺬﻑُ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺼَﻨﺎﺕِ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﺎﺕِ ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻓﻼﺕِ ‏) ‏[ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ ‏]

 

Al-Bukhaari and Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah (R a) that the Prophet (P b u h ) said: “Avoid the seven sins that doom a person to Hell.” It was said: What are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said:“Associating others with Allah (shirk ); witchcraft (sihr ); killing a soul whom Allah has forbidden us to kill, except in cases dictated by Islamic law; consuming riba; consuming orphans’ wealth; fleeing from the battlefield; and slandering chaste, innocent women.”

 

The following are some of the major sins that we need to stay away from as said in the hadith. They are:

1. Joining other gods with Allah (5:72).

2. Disappointing from Allah’s forgiveness (12:87).

3. Bothering parents (17:23).

4. Killing an innocent person (4:93).

5. Slandering chaste women (24:23).

6. Eat up the property of orphans (4:10).

7. Usury (2:275).

8.Fornication (25:68)

9.intoxicants (5:90)

10. Stealing (5:38)

And some other.

THE EFFECT OF SIN

 1. Sin deprive a person of the  provision of Allah. In

Musnad Ahmad it is narrated that Thawbaan said: “The Messenger of Allaah (P b u j) said: ‘A man is deprived of provision because of the sins that he commits.’” (Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 4022.

 

2.  Sense of alienation that comes between a person and his Lord, and between him and other people. One of the  pious salaf (righteous predecessors) said: “If I disobey Allaah, I see that in the attitude of my riding beast and my wife.”

 

3. Things become difficult for him, so that he does not turn his attention towards any matter but he finds the way blocked or he finds it difficult. By the same token, for the one who fears Allaah, things are made easy for him. Sin is a sin no matter how small it is. Don't look at how small the sin is but look at how Great is the One being sinned against. Stay away from all kinds of sin so that you will meet Allah in peace. Every son of Allah commit sin but the best of sinners are those who seek forgiveness. May Allah protect us from sin. May Allah forgive us and grant us Jannah. Ameen. I rest my pen.... جزاكم الله خيرا... آمين....🤝