Bulugh al-Maram 491 — Which sin is greatest

بلوغ المرام 491 — أي الذنب أعظم

An excerpt from Ibn Hajar's Bulugh al-Maram, from the extracted copy; quoted within forty words per the sources policy.

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«الذَّنْبِ أَعْظَمُ؟ قَالَ : (( أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِلَهِ نِدًا وَهُوَ خَلَقَكَ)) قُلْتُ : ثُمّ أَيٍّ؟ قَالَ : ((أَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَأْكَلَ مَعَكَ)) قُلْتُ : ثُمَّ أَيٍّ؟ قَالَ : ((أَنْ تُزَانِي حَلِيلَةَ جَارِكَ)) . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ (٤)…»

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Sayyi'at (evil deeds and sins)· Muhammad

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Bukhari 4476 — The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted· Bukhari 6491 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Bukhari 7501 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Bukhari 7507 — My servant sinned and knew he has a Lord who forgives sin· Bulugh al-Maram 130 — The mosque is a sin expiated by its removal· Bulugh al-Maram 252 — His past sins forgiven· Bulugh al-Maram 380 — Finding one's wife in an immorality· Bulugh al-Maram 439 — Prohibiting the killing of women and children

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  • Bulugh al-Maram — Ibn Hajar
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Bukhari 4476 — The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 4476: The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.