DEFINITION 1.Defined as what is forbidden by Allah and His Messenger. 2.Allah promises to erase our minor sins if we avoid the Major Sins. If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise]. (An-Nisaa:31) Ascribing Associates To Allah, The Most High • The worst type of Major Sin is Shirk. • To Hold that Allah has an equal. To worship another with Allah , weather it be a stone, tree, sun, moon prophet, sheikh, star, angel or other. • This is the greatest sin mentioned in the Qur’an: Indeed, not forgive [anything] associationwith withAllah Him, .but He forgives what "O myAllah son, does do not associate Indeed, association is less than that for whom wills. And he who associates others with [withHe him] is great injustice.’’ Allah has certainly gone far astray. (Luqmaan-13) (An-Nisaa-116) • The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Shall I tell you of the WORST MAJOR SINS? 1.Worshipping others with Allah, 2.Showing disrespect to parents, 3.Giving a false statement, & 4.Testifying to the truth of a falsehood." And he kept repeating it until we were telling ourselves "If only he would be silent.” [Reported by Bukhari, Muslim & Tirmidhi Another Type Of Shirk is Ostentation (TO SHOW OFF) • It is a Minor Shirk. • Allah the Most High, Says: …So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone. (i.e- Does not Show off in Good Works).” [Al-Kahf-110] The Prophet (pbuh) also said: "Beware of the lesser They asked, "What is the lesser Theshirk." Prophet (pbuh) said: "A person who does some in order boast will shirk?" He said, "Showing off ingood goodwork works. Allah,to the Almighty have his faults exposed by Mostfor High anddeeds: a person will say when recompensing theAllah mankind their Go to whose motive doing some is to show it, Allah those whom youinshowed off togood in thedeed world see how they the Mostcould Highrecompense will treat himyou. as a.”hypocrite.” [Bukhari] [Ahmad] • Allah says: But there came after them successors who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil. (Mariam: 59) Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas related, "I asked the Prophet (pbuh) about the meaning of "the worshipers who are neglectful of their Prayer.' He said, "It is the delaying of performing the Prayer in its definite time." The word (Wayl) in the Ayah may refer to severe torture or it may be the name of a valley in the Hell. Were the whole mountains of the world brought in such valley it would melt because of severe heat. This is the abode of those who are not serious in Prayer unless they repent to Allah and regret for what they have done. (commentary of surah Ma’un, v:4-5) • The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Whoever dies neglecting the Prayers, Allah will not regard any of his good deeds.” • Mu'adh Ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Prophet (pbuh) said, "Whoever intentionally missed an obligatory Prayer there by becomes an unbeliever.” • When Umar was stabbed he was called to Prayer and replied by saying, "Yes, whoever misses Prayer is non-Muslim." He then prayed while bleeding." The Prophet (saws) said: “Should I inform you of Thegreatest Prophetof(saws) said:sins?” “There aresaid, three“Yes, the all major They people whom Allah He willsaid, not look at on the O Allah’stoMessenger!” “To join others Day of Judgement: the one disobedient in worship with Allah and who to beisundutiful to to one’s parent, a woman who imitates men one’s parents...” and an husband who“Allah agrees to commit The Prophet (saws) said: curses whoever adultery”. curses his/ her parents...” [An-Nisa’i’] [Sahih al-Bukhari] A man came to the Prophet (saws) and said: ‘Shall I participate in Jihaad? The Prophet (saws) said: Are your parents still alive? The man said, ‘Yes’. The Prophet (saws) said: ‘Looking after them is your Jihad’. • ALLAH SAYS: But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment. [An-Nisaa:93] • Allah says: And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied about Allah [with] their faces blackened. Is there not in Hell a residence for the arrogant? (Az-zumar:60) The Prophet (S.A.W.S) said, "A lie about me is not the same as a lie about someone else: whoever intentionally lies about me shall take a place for himself in Hell.” (Bukhari and Ahmad) LIE + PROPHET = HELL EXPRESS JAZAKALLAH KHAIR INSHALALH