THE GREATEST SINS

Narrated Anas bin Malik (radi Allah anhu): Allah's Apostle (salallahu alayhi wasallam) mentioned the greatest sins or he was asked about the greatest sins. He said, "To join partners in worship with Allah; to kill a soul which Allah has forbidden to kill; and to be undutiful or unkind to one's parents." The Prophet added, "Shall I inform you of the biggest of the great sins? That is the forged statement or the false witness." Shu'ba (the sub-narrator) states that most probably the Prophet said, "the false witness." Bukhari : Book 8 : Volume 73 : Hadith 8