Chapter on Recognizing the Major Sins for Which Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, Has Threatened with Hellfire

Ali ibn Hassan al-Wasiti narrated from his uncle, Abdur-Rahman ibn Kathir, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "Indeed, the major sins are seven, revealed concerning us and made permissible against us. The first of them is associating partners with Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, the killing of a soul 'which Allah سبحانه وتعالى has forbidden' (Almighty and Majestic), consuming the wealth of an orphan, disobedience to parents, accusing a chaste woman, fleeing from the battlefield, and denying our (Ahlulbayt عليه السلام) right. As for associating partners with Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, Allah سبحانه وتعالى has revealed regarding us what He سبحانه وتعالى has revealed, and the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) has spoken about us what He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم has spoken. But they denied Allah سبحانه وتعالى and denied His Messenger صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, thus associating partners with Allah سبحانه وتعالى. And as for the killing of a soul 'which Allah has forbidden', Indeed, they killed Imam Hussain ibn Ali عليه السلام and his companions. As for consuming the wealth of the orphan, they took away our (Ahlulbayt عليه السلام) rightful share of the spoils that Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty and Majestic, had assigned to us and gave it to others instead of us. As for disobedience to parents, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Blessed and Exalted, revealed this in His سبحانه وتعالى Book, saying: 'The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers' (Surah Al-Ahzab 33:6). Yet, they disobeyed the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) concerning his progeny, and they disobeyed their mother Khadijah through her children. As for accusing a chaste woman, they accused Sayyida Fatimah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم from their pulpits. As for fleeing from the battlefield, they pledged allegiance to the Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام willingly, without coercion, but they abandoned Him عليه السلام and betrayed Him عليه السلام. As for denying Our (Ahlulbayt عليه السلام) right, this is they do without dispute."