The Connection Between Riba and Qadar with Sorcery and Shirk in the Hadith of the Seven Destructive Sins

Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the connection between riba (usury or interest) and qadar (divine decree) with sorcery and shirk (associating partners with Allah) in the hadith of the seven destructive sins, given that they are major sins, and sorcery and shirk are forms of kufr (disbelief)?

Answer:
Yes, major sins differ in severity, some being more severe than others. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned kufr and shirk, and then mentioned the major sins that are not kufr or shirk, but are destructive sins from the remaining seven. Evidence may come that contains something of kufr and something of sin. It may contain something that is a major sin and something that is a minor sin. It may come as a warning against all of them, but he begins with shirk because it is the most severe of the abominations, and then he mentions the abominations after it in order.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,