The Criterion for Distinguishing Between Major and Minor Sins
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The Shaykh:
Ah. Ah.
The presenter:
Hayya 'ala Allah, hayya 'ala Allah, hayya 'ala Allah, hayya 'ala Allah. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. La ilaha illa Allah.
The Shaykh:
Mumble.
The presenter:
Perhaps we can introduce the meanings.
The Shaykh:
May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner:
Allah sent to you, and this one asks, may Allah preserve you: What is the criterion in knowing sins, which of them are minor? And we ask you to mention examples of some types.
The Shaykh:
The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned criteria that distinguish a major sin from a minor one. They said: Every sin for which a fixed punishment (hadd) is prescribed in this world is a major sin, such as cutting off the hand of a thief, stoning the adulterer, or the hundred lashes for the one who falsely accuses someone of zina, and the lashes for the one who drinks intoxicants. This is a fixed punishment that indicates that this sin is a major one. This is the first. The second is every sin that is concluded with a curse, such as "Allah has cursed the one who does such and such," "Allah has cursed the thief," or "The curse of Allah is upon the oppressors." This is a major sin if a curse is attached to it, or a warning of punishment in the Hereafter.
And if a threat of the Fire in the Hereafter is attached to it, it indicates that it is a major sin. And whatever is free from these criteria is among the minor sins.
It is among the minor sins if there is no fixed punishment in this world, no threat in the Hereafter, no curse or anger from Allah attached to it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say, "The one who does such and such is not one of us," nor did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disavow him. This indicates that it is a major sin among the major sins.
Ah. Ah.
The presenter:
Hayya 'ala Allah, hayya 'ala Allah, hayya 'ala Allah, hayya 'ala Allah. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. La ilaha illa Allah.
The Shaykh:
Mumble.
The presenter:
Perhaps we can introduce the meanings.
The Shaykh:
May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner:
Allah sent to you, and this one asks, may Allah preserve you: What is the criterion in knowing sins, which of them are minor? And we ask you to mention examples of some types.
The Shaykh:
The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned criteria that distinguish a major sin from a minor one. They said: Every sin for which a fixed punishment (hadd) is prescribed in this world is a major sin, such as cutting off the hand of a thief, stoning the adulterer, or the hundred lashes for the one who falsely accuses someone of zina, and the lashes for the one who drinks intoxicants. This is a fixed punishment that indicates that this sin is a major one. This is the first. The second is every sin that is concluded with a curse, such as "Allah has cursed the one who does such and such," "Allah has cursed the thief," or "The curse of Allah is upon the oppressors." This is a major sin if a curse is attached to it, or a warning of punishment in the Hereafter.
And if a threat of the Fire in the Hereafter is attached to it, it indicates that it is a major sin. And whatever is free from these criteria is among the minor sins.
It is among the minor sins if there is no fixed punishment in this world, no threat in the Hereafter, no curse or anger from Allah attached to it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say, "The one who does such and such is not one of us," nor did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disavow him. This indicates that it is a major sin among the major sins.
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