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3019. 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Abī Bakrah narrated from his father that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Shall I not narrate to you about the worst of the major sins?" They said: "Of course O Messenger of Allāh!" He said: "Associating others with Allāh and disobeying the parents." He said: "And he sat reclining and said: "The false testimony." Or he said: "The false statement." He said: "So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would not stop saying it until we said (to ourselves): 'If he would only stop.'"
(Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ Gharīb.
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Commentary
As the good deeds have various ranks and degrees, likewise some bad deeds are minor, some are major and some are even more evil in nature. Spitting on an inappropriate place is a sin, throwing disturbing and filthy substances on the path is a sin too, likewise robbing someone's house is a sin as well, but these sins are not equal in gravity. The correct way of judging between the minor, great and the greatest of good and bad deeds is their effects and consequences. The way to avoid the minor sins is to abandon committing major sins; therefore the Prophet ﷺ stressed, very much, on highlighting the major sins.
