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المناقب لابن شهرآشوب‏ دَخَلَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ عَلَى الصَّادِقِ ع وَ قَرَأَ إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبائِرَ ما تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ‏ وَ قَالَ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَعْرِفَ الْكَبَائِرَ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ يَا عَمْرُو (The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub – Amro Bin Ubeyd entered to see Al-Sadiq -asws and recited: If you shun the major sins which you are Forbidden from, [4:31] . And he said, ‘I would love to know the major sins from the Book of Allah -azwj ’.

He -asws said; ‘Yes, O Amro!’ Then he -asws detailed it that the major sins are: – ثُمَّ فَصَّلَهُ بِأَنَّ الْكَبَائِرَ الشِّرْكُ بِاللَّهِ- إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ Association with Allah -azwj – Allah does not Forgive if He is associated with, [4:48] . وَ الْيَأْسُ‏ وَ لا تَيْأَسُوا مِنْ رَوْحِ اللَّهِ‏ And the despair – and do not despair from Mercy of Allah; [12:87] .

وَ عُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ لِأَنَّ الْعَاقَّ جَبَّارٌ شَقِيٌ‏ وَ بَرًّا بِوالِدَتِي وَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي جَبَّاراً شَقِيًّا And disloyalty to the parents, because the disloyal is a tyrant, a wretch – And righteousness with my mother, and did not Make me tyrannous, wretched [19:32] . وَ قَتْلُ النَّفْسِ- وَ مَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِناً مُتَعَمِّداً And killing the soul – And whoever kills a Momin intentionally, [4:93] .

وَ قَذْفُ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ وَ أَكْلُ مَالِ الْيَتِيمِ- إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوالَ الْيَتامى‏ ظُلْماً And slandering the married (chaste) women and devouring wealth of the orphans – (As for) those who are devouring the wealth of the orphans unjustly [4:10] . وَ الْفِرَارُ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ‏ وَ مَنْ يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَهُ‏ And the fleeing from the march (army) – And the one who turns his back to them on that day [8:16] .

وَ أَكْلُ الرِّبَا الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ الرِّبا And consuming the interest – Those who are consuming the interest [2:275] . وَ السِّحْرُ وَ لَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَراهُ‏ And the sorcery – And they had taught to the one who bought it, [2:102] . وَ الزِّنَا وَ لا يَزْنُونَ وَ مَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثاماً And the adultery – nor are they committing adultery. And one who does that, indulges in sin [25:68] .