All religions have the concept of virtue and vice, good and bad. The concept of 7 Deadly Sins, or Cardinal Sins, is found in Christianity which establishes wrath (anger), greed, sloth (denial of God), pride, lust, envy, and gluttony to be Capital Vices. Islam being the new age religion and the greatest of all benefactors, has outlined virtue and vice very elaborately. Allah (swt) has classified sins into 2 major categories: Gunah-e- Kabeera (major sins) and Gunah-e-Sagheera (minor sins). These are the very sins that you should be aware of, should hunt them out from within you, and should repent for them this Ramadan to be blessed with a better chance of making it to Paradise.
The Greater Sins "Gunah e Kabeera"
- Shirk
- Murder
- Sorcery
- Missing prayers
- Not paying Zakaah (alms due)
- Not fasting in Ramadan without a valid reason or a compensation
- Not performing Hajj despite having money and strength
- Disobeying parents
- Boycotting close relatives
- Adultery
- Giving or taking interest
- Homosexuality
- Usurping orphans' rights
- Lying about God and His Prophet (saww)
- Fleeing from the battlefield
- Betraying your subjects (if you're a ruler) and torturing them
- Pride and boasting
- Bearing false witness
- Alcoholism
- Gambling
- Convicting pious women
- Stealing from war booty or other finances
- Theft
- Robbery
- Taking a false oath or swearing falsely
- Tormenting
- Eating Haram
- Taking money by force
- Suicide
- Lying often
- Taking a decision against Allah (swt)'s law
- Giving and taking bribe
- Imitating the other sex
- Tolerating adultery and other moral sins in the family
- Divorcing or someone who facilitates a divorce
- Staying unclean due to urine
- Staining the faces of animals
- Hiding knowledge, or acquiring knowledge only for worldly gifts
- Stealing from someone else's property
- Making others count your favors
- Defying destiny
- Exposing people's secrets
- Backbiting
- Fraud and breaking an oath
- Cursing without a reason
- Looking up astrological signs (astrologers)
- Disobeying the husband
- Drawing a picture without a need
- Hitting, ripping clothes, pulling the hair of the head or going bald, cursing of disaster or death, and singing eulogies during grief or calamity.
- Afflicting torture
- Torturing weak servants or spouses
- Troubling the neighbors
- Hurting or abusing a Muslim
- Keeping the garment below the ankles due to pride
- Eating and drinking in gold and silver utensils
- Men wearing gold or silk
- Running away of a servant (valid for slaves who were purchased)
- Sacrificing an animal in the name of another besides Allah
- Fighting, arguing
- Ceasing excess water
- Being unequal in weights
- Not fearing Allah
- Eating the flesh of the dead or a pig
- Skipping Jumaah or Farz prayers
- Praying alone instead of in congregation (for men when possible)
- Being hopeless about Allah's blessings
- Calling a Believer a non-Believer
- Abusing the Companions of the Prophet Mohammad صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
- A judge intentionally making a wrong decision
- Abusive language
- Biddah (innovation in religion)
- False beautification
- Aiming weapons at a Muslim
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