Hadith 24465

Chapter 4

باب 4

(4) باب ذِكْرِ أَعْظَمِ الذَّنْبِ وَاخْتِلاَفِ يَحْيَى وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَلَى سُفْيَانَ فِي حَدِيثِ وَاصِلٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِيهِ

(4) Chapter: The Gravest of Sins, and the Differences that Yahya and 'Abdur-Rahman Narrated from Sufya (FR)
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حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي وَاصِلٌ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الذَّنْبِ أَعْظَمُ قَالَ " أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَكَ " . قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَىٌّ قَالَ " أَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنْ يَطْعَمَ مَعَكَ " . قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَىٌّ قَالَ " ثُمَّ أَنْ تُزَانِيَ بِحَلِيلَةِ جَارِكَ " .

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said:
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, which sin is most 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.'" (FR)

Reference (FR): Sunan an-Nasa'i 4014 (FR)

In-book reference (FR): Book 37, Hadith 49 (FR)

English translation (FR): Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4019 (FR)