Hadith

Sahih Muslim #163

The Book of Faith· كتاب الإيمانsahih_muslim:163

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، وَقَالَ، عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ الذَّنْبِ أَعْظَمُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَعَظِيمٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَىٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ ثُمَّ أَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَطْعَمَ مَعَكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَىٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ ثُمَّ أَنْ تُزَانِيَ حَلِيلَةَ جَارِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Which sin is the gravest in the eye of Allah? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you associate a partner with Allah (despite the fact) that He has created you. He (the reporter) said: I told him (the, Holy Prophet): Verily it is indeed grave. He (the reporter) said: I asked him what the next (gravest sin) was. He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you kill your child out of fear that he shall join you in food. He (the reporter) said: I asked (him) what the next (gravest sin) was. He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Then (the next gravest sin) is that you commit adultery with the wife of your neighbour.

Chain 1·9 narrators
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سألت رسول الله أى الذنب أعظم عند الله← Oldest

سألت رسول الله أى الذنب أعظم عند الله

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Transmitted via قال
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7
عبد الله

عبد الله

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6
ʿAmr ibn Sharḥab

عمرو بن شرحبيل

Taba Tabi'inunknown
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5

أبي وائل

Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via عن
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4
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via عن
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3
Transmitted via حدثنا
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2
جرير وقال عثمان

جرير وقال عثمان

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Transmitted via أخبرنا
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1
Gen 4thiqa
Transmitted via قال
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ʿUthmān ibn Abi Shaybah← Compiler

عثمان بن أبي شيبة وإسحاق بن إبراهيم

Gen 4unknown
Transmitted via حدثنا
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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