Draft:The seven major sins in Islam

The seven major sins is a prophetic hadith that refers to seven things that are strongly prohibited, and committing them carries a great punishment.

These sins were mentioned in the following prophetic hadith:

It was narrated by Abu Hurayra in Sahih al-Bukhari that the Prophet of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Avoid the seven sins that doom a person to Hell.” We said: What are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said: “Associating others with Allah (shirk); witchcraft; killing a soul whom Allah has forbidden us to kill, except in cases dictated by Islamic law; consuming orphans’ wealth; consuming riba; fleeing from the battlefield; and slandering chaste, innocent women.”

The seven major sins
The seven major sins are:
 * 1) Shirk
 * 2) Witchcraft
 * 3) killing a soul whom Allah has forbidden to kill
 * 4) Riba
 * 5) consuming orphans' wealth
 * 6) fleeing from the battlefield
 * 7) slandering chaste, innocent women