Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Avoid the seven great destructive sins." The people enquire, "O Allah's Apostle! What are they? "He said, "To join others in worship along with Allah, to practice sorcery, to kill the life which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause, (according to Islamic law), to eat up Riba (usury), to eat up an orphan's wealth, to give back to the enemy and fleeing from the battlefield at the time of fighting, and to accuse, chaste women, who never even think of anything touching chastity and are good believers.
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 51: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa), Hadith #28
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Avoid the seven great destructive sins." The people enquire, "O Allah's Apostle! What are they? "He said, "To join others in worship along with Allah, to practice sorcery, to kill the life which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause, (according to Islamic law), to eat up Riba (usury), to eat up an orphan's wealth, to give back to the enemy and fleeing from the battlefield at the time of fighting, and to accuse, chaste women, who never even think of anything touching chastity and are good believers.
This hadith is from the book of Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa) in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 28 in book 51 of volume 4.
This hadith is referenced in the following topics: Usury - Interest, Orphans, Oneness of Allah - Tawheed, Occult Practices & Magic.
