سنن نسائی · Hadith 4029

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah said: “I said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, which sin is mot grievous?’ He said: ‘Setting up a rival to Allah while it is He that created you.’ I said: ‘Then what?’ He said: ‘Killing your child so that he will not eat with you.’ I said: ‘Then what?’ He said: ‘Committing adultery with your neighbor’s wife.” (Sahih)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020