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4. Major Sins in Islam

4. Major Sins in Islam

Based on The Poem on the Major Sins by Imam Al-Hajjawi

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This course is based on The Poem on the Major Sins by Shaykh Abee Najaa Musa bin Ahmad al-Hajjaawi. It lists the major sins in Islam and explains why they are so serious. Students will learn each sin with proof from the Qur’an and Hadith, along with examples and how to avoid them.

The Major Sins

Introduction

  • Praising Allah
  • Sending Blessings upon the Prophet ï·º
  • Major Sins and Minor Sins
  • What Is a Major Sin?
  • Signs of a Major Sin

Chapter 1 – The First Major Sins

  • Shirk
  • Murder
  • Riba (Interest)
  • Magic
  • False Accusation of an Innocent Woman

Chapter 2 – Sins Against Life, Honor and Property

  • Taking an Orphan’s Wealth
  • Running Away from Battle
  • Forbidden Relationships
  • Drinking Intoxicants
  • Highway Robbery

Chapter 3 – Respecting the Rights of Others

  • Stealing
  • Taking Wealth Unlawfully
  • False Testimony
  • Disobeying Parents
  • Backbiting
  • Gossip

Chapter 4 – Protecting Our Worship

  • False Oaths
  • Leaving the Prayer
  • Praying Without Purification
  • Praying Outside Its Proper Time
  • Facing the Wrong Direction in Prayer
  • Not Reciting Al-Fatihah Properly

Chapter 5 – Trusting Allah

  • Losing Hope in Allah’s Mercy
  • Thinking Badly About Allah
  • Feeling Safe from Allah’s Punishment
  • Cutting Family Ties
  • Pride
  • Arrogance

Chapter 6 – Truthfulness and Good Character

  • Lying
  • Lying About Prophet Muhammad ï·º
  • Helping Others Commit Sin
  • Dayyuth
  • Muhallil Marriage
  • Boycotting a Muslim Without a Valid Reason

Chapter 7 – The Pillars of Islam and Justice

  • Leaving Hajj
  • Not Paying Zakah
  • Judging Unjustly
  • Bribery
  • Breaking the Fast of Ramadan Without an Excuse

Chapter 8 – Protecting Islamic Knowledge and Family

  • Speaking About Islam Without Knowledge
  • Speaking Badly About the Companions
  • Persisting in Sin
  • Cleanliness After Using the Washroom
  • Family Responsibilities
  • Hiding Knowledge

Chapter 9 – Superstition and Innovation

  • Making Images of Living Things
  • Fortune Tellers
  • Soothsayers
  • Believing Fortune Tellers
  • Prostrating to Other Than Allah
  • Calling to Religious Innovation

Chapter 10 – Honesty and Trust

  • Ghulul (Betraying the Public Trust)
  • Wailing Over the Dead
  • Superstition
  • Gold and Silver Utensils
  • Unjust Wills
  • Preventing Inheritance

Chapter 11 – Justice and Honesty

  • Selling a Free Person
  • Committing Sin in Makkah
  • Writing or Witnessing Riba Contracts
  • Being Two-Faced
  • Claiming a False Family Line
  • Rejecting One’s True Family Line

Chapter 12 – Leadership and Responsibility

  • An Unjust Leader
  • Missing Jumu’ah
  • Treating Those Under Your Care Unfairly
  • Final Reminder to Stay Away from Major Sins

This gives you 12 substantial chapters that follow the poem from beginning to end, making the book flow naturally while keeping the original sequence.

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