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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ الذَّنْبِ أَكْبَرُ قَالَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَكَ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ قَالَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ أَنْ يَطْعَمَ مَعَكَ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ قَالَ أَنْ تُزَانِيَ حَلِيلَةَ جَارِكَ قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَصْدِيقَ ذَلِكَ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا

مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 3612

It was narrated that 'Abdullah (RA) said; I asked the Messenger of Allah (PBUH): Which sin is the worst before Allah? He said: "Attributing a partner to Allah when He has created you." I said: Then what? He said: "Then killing your child for fear that he may share your food." I said: Then what? He said: "Then committing adultery with your neighbour's wife." Then Allah revealed, confirming that: "And those who invoke not any other ilah (god) along with Allah, nor kill such person as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse - and whoever does this shall receive the punishment" [al-Furqan 25:68].

Sanad

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

Chain of Narration

  • أَنَّ تُزَانِيَ حَلِيلَةَ جَارِكَ
  • ثُمَّ أَيُّ؟،
  • أَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ أَنْ يَطْعَمَ مَعَكَ
  • ثُمَّ أَيُّ؟،
  • أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَکَ
  • سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ أَيُّ الذَّنْبِ أَكْبَرُ؟
  • عَبْدُ اللَّهِ
  • شَقِيقٍ،
  • الْاَعْمَشِ
  • أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ

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