Does the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (if you avoid the major sins) mean that as long as this person does not commit any of the major sins, what is between the two Fridays is expiated for him?

The questioner : The statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Does it mean that as long as this person does not commit major sins, what is between the two Fridays is expiated for him...

The Shaykh : This is the apparent meaning of the hadith; this is the apparent meaning of the hadith, that the Messenger made it a condition for his statement: that one should avoid major sins. However, most scholars are of the opinion that the meaning is that major sins are those that are not forgiven, and this is the most correct view, because it is in accordance with the statement of Allah the Exalted: .