Dear brothers,

I thought it would be good to start with the greatest sin in Islam- the root of every sin and the source of all types of Shirk. Let me elaborate; what leads to Shirk, transgression, Fisq, Fujoor and Kufr It is not adultery, drinking alcohol or killing; it is a great sin that may seem worthless in the eyes of people. Yet, Allah shows how grave it is in the Noble Qur’an. He says,

﴾ Say (O Muhammad): "(But) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are Al-Fawahish (great evil sins, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secretly, sins (of all kinds), unrighteous oppression, joining partners (in worship) with Allah for which He has given no authority, and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge." ﴿

[ Al-A’raf, 33 ]

These are forbidden deeds. Listen to how Allah mentions them in a chain,

﴾ Say (O Muhammad): "(But) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are Al-Fawahish (great evil sins, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secretly, sins (of all kinds), unrighteous oppression, joining partners (in worship) with Allah for which He has given no authority ﴿

 Then, Allah Almighty moves from great evils sins to what is greater,

﴾ ..And saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge. ﴿

 Notice the links in the chain- they are ordered form great to greatest. Allah mentions the great evils sins, including adultery, homosexuality and drinking alcohol. After that, He moves on to what is greater,

﴾ Say (O Muhammad): "(But) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are Al-Fawahish (great evil sins, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secretly. ﴿

 The following ayah shows us what is greater than the aforementioned sins,

﴾ ..Joining partners (in worship) with Allah for which He has given no authority.  ﴿

 Then, Allah mentions the sin that is greater than Shirk (joining partners in Allah) whether it is major or minor;

﴾ Sins (of all kinds), unrighteous oppression ﴿

 These are sins committed by wrongdoers. Next, Allah mentions what is even greater,

﴾ ..and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge. ﴿

 This sin is the greatest because if you say things about Allah without knowledge, you may forbid what is permissible and permit what is prohibited. Consequently, you will be describing Allah with what is improper to Him, and you will be denying His Attributes by claiming other improper ones,

﴾ ..and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge. ﴿

 The most dangerous point which has been mentioned in the Noble Quran is to speak about Allah without knowledge. One be cautious before claiming something is Halal when, according to the Shar'e, it is not. One must not dare to claim that only high- interest usury is prohibited. If you are indulging in a sin, do you have the right to make it lawful for others? If you are afflicted with sins, should you permit them? If a woman doesn’t wear Hijab, does she have the right to justify her situation and speak about Allah without knowledge?