Do major and minor sins differ in degree?
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Question:
Whoever drags his garment, his affair lies between a lesser major sin and a greater major sin, meaning... if he drags his garment out of arrogance: is it a major sin?
Answer:
Major sins differ; even the major sins themselves differ, they vary. I say: major sins differ.
Q: So in both cases, it is a major sin?
A: Yes, this is the apparent meaning of the texts: "The wailing woman"—wailing is a major sin, and zina is greater than it, and undutifulness to parents is a major sin, and severing family ties other than with the parents—undutifulness to other relatives—is easier than with the parents, and so on; so major sins vary, and minor sins vary.
Whoever drags his garment, his affair lies between a lesser major sin and a greater major sin, meaning... if he drags his garment out of arrogance: is it a major sin?
Answer:
Major sins differ; even the major sins themselves differ, they vary. I say: major sins differ.
Q: So in both cases, it is a major sin?
A: Yes, this is the apparent meaning of the texts: "The wailing woman"—wailing is a major sin, and zina is greater than it, and undutifulness to parents is a major sin, and severing family ties other than with the parents—undutifulness to other relatives—is easier than with the parents, and so on; so major sins vary, and minor sins vary.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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