The Criterion for Major Sins and Whether Every Prohibited Act Is a Major Sin
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Question:
The questioner says: May Allah reward you. Is every person who commits an act that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited considered a doer of a major sin? Is every person who commits an act that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited considered a doer of a major sin?
Answer:
No, it is not considered a major sin. Major sins have specific criteria, my brother. A major sin is one for which there is a fixed punishment (hadd) in this world, such as theft or drinking intoxicants, or for which there is a threat in the Hereafter, where one is threatened with the Fire and torment, or for which there is a curse, such as “May Allah curse the one who does such and such.” That is what constitutes a major sin. Yes.
The questioner says: May Allah reward you. Is every person who commits an act that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited considered a doer of a major sin? Is every person who commits an act that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited considered a doer of a major sin?
Answer:
No, it is not considered a major sin. Major sins have specific criteria, my brother. A major sin is one for which there is a fixed punishment (hadd) in this world, such as theft or drinking intoxicants, or for which there is a threat in the Hereafter, where one is threatened with the Fire and torment, or for which there is a curse, such as “May Allah curse the one who does such and such.” That is what constitutes a major sin. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 04-02-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:00:50)
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