MAJOR SINS AND MINOR SINS

There are various Traditions about the Major Sins (Gunah Kabira).&nbsp;&nbsp;Those sins, which are normally included in Major Sins are the following:<br /> <br /> 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Shirk- making someone or something a partner to Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta&rsquo;ala).<br /> 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Killing somebody without a valid reason.<br /> 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Leaving any Fardh (Obligation) of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta&rsquo;ala) like Salaat or fast.<br /> 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Using wine or any other intoxicant.<br /> 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Adultery.<br /> 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Theft or stealing.<br /> 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;Magic.<br /> 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Oppressing someone.<br /> 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Lies.<br /> 10. Accepting bribes.<br /> 11. Taking, giving or making someone give interest/usury (sud)<br /> 12. Short weighing (weighing less than the actual weight)<br /> 13. Embezzling the money of an orphan.<br /> 14. Breaking a trust.<br /> 15. Hiding the true evidence and giving false evidence.<br /> 16. Taking a false oath to prove right as wrong or wrong as right.<br /> 17. Disobeying parents or hurting them.<br /> 18. Gambling.<br /> 19. Accusing a virtuous, chaste woman of adultery.<br /> 20. Homosexuality.<br /> 21. Insisting on a minor sin or considering it small.<br /> <br /> Imam IbnHajar Haitami (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) has enumerated 467 Major Sins in Az Zawajir.&nbsp;&nbsp;One more opinion is that every sin is minor when compared to the one before it and is Major when compared to the one after it.&nbsp;&nbsp;Going on committing a minor sin or taking it lightly is also a major sin.<br /> <br /> Apart from Major sins, all other sins are minor sins.