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Sahih Muslim 86b — Grave Offences Confirmed by Quran
Clarifying that Shirk is the worst of sins, and the worst sins after Shirk
Major Sins Hadith: Shirk, Murder, Zina, and Quran 25:68
Sahih Muslim : 86b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 86b
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَ عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الذَّنْبِ أَكْبَرُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " أَنْ تَدْعُوَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَكَ " . قَالَ ثُمَّ أَىٌّ قَالَ " أَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَطْعَمَ مَعَكَ " . قَالَ ثُمَّ أَىٌّ قَالَ " أَنْ تُزَانِيَ حَلِيلَةَ جَارِكَ " فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ تَصْدِيقَهَا { وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ وَلاَ يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَلاَ يَزْنُونَ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا}
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud Narrated from:
A man said: Messenger of Allah, which offence is the most grievous in the eye of Allah? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you associate a partner with Allah (despite the fact) that He created you. He (the man) said: What next? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you kill your child out of fear that he would join you in food. He (the inquirer) said (again): What next? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you commit adultery with the wife of your neighbour.And the Almighty and Exalted Lord testified it (with this verse): All those who call not unto another god along with Allah, and slay not any soul which Allah has forbidden, except in the cause of justice, nor commit fornication, and he who does this shall meet a requital of sin (xxv. 68).
[1] Al-Furqân 25:68.Reference : Sahih Muslim 86bIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 164USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 157
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 86b
This narration gives the same main answer with an added reference to the Quranic verse mentioned in the text. A man asked which offence is most grievous in the eye of Allah. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered: calling a partner with Allah though He created you, killing your child out of fear that he would join you in food, and committing adultery with the wife of your neighbor. The report then says Allah revealed confirmation with the verse about not calling another god with Allah, not killing a forbidden soul except with justice, and not committing fornication. For searches like major sins hadith Quran 25:68, this text links the Hadith's answer with the verse quoted inside it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith names shirk as the first grievous offence.
- It warns against killing a child out of fear of provision.
- It names adultery with a neighbor's wife as a severe offence.
- The report connects these sins with the verse quoted in the narration.
