The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the prohibition of gossip, the burying of daughters alive, and undutifulness to mothers in a single hadith. Does gossip fall under the category of major sins?
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The questioner : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the prohibition of gossip, the burying of daughters alive, and undutifulness to mothers in a single hadith. Does gossip fall under the category of major sins?
The Shaykh : In what?
The questioner : Under the category of major sins? Because they are in the same context.
The Shaykh : No, this is possible from the narrator’s side. That is, the Messenger may have prohibited all of them, or the narrator may have heard them in several places and combined them in one hadith. Also, the indication of association is weak. That is, things may be associated in the original ruling but differ. So[An-Nahl 16:8] But the matter is the opposite; the evidence indicates that horses are permissible.
The Shaykh : In what?
The questioner : Under the category of major sins? Because they are in the same context.
The Shaykh : No, this is possible from the narrator’s side. That is, the Messenger may have prohibited all of them, or the narrator may have heard them in several places and combined them in one hadith. Also, the indication of association is weak. That is, things may be associated in the original ruling but differ. So