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3. Poem on the Major Sins

3. Poem on the Major Sins

Learn about major sins, why Allah has forbidden them and how to stay away from them.

Course Information

This course teaches children about major and minor sins through The Poem on the Major Sins by Imam Al-Hajjawi. Students will study all 32 verses and learn about the 72 major sins mentioned in the poem. Students will learn about Tawheed, Salah, good manners, honesty, respecting parents, protecting other people’s rights and asking Allah for forgiveness. Each lesson is explained in easy English with references from the Qur’an and Sunnah. Sensitive subjects are explained in a way children can understand. These lessons help us worship Allah alone, stay away from sins and follow the Qur’an and Sunnah as understood by the Salaf (Pious Predecessors) of this Ummah.

Verse 1 – Praising Allah

  • Praising Allah and being thankful to Him.

Verse 2 – Sending Salah Upon the Prophet ﷺ

  • Sending Salah upon Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, his family and his Companions.

Verse 3 – Types of Sins

  • Major sins and minor sins.

Verse 4 – Understanding Major Sins

  • Serious warnings and punishments connected to major sins.

Verse 5 – Signs of Major Sins

  • Warnings about faith, curses and Allah’s punishment.

Verse 6 – The First Five Major Sins

  • Shirk, unlawful killing, Riba, magic and false accusations.

Verse 7 – Protecting People’s Rights

  • Taking an orphan’s money and leaving a lawful battlefield duty without a right.

Verse 8 – Modesty and Safety

  • Zina, Liwat, intoxicants and robbery.

Verse 9 – Honesty With Money

  • Stealing and taking people’s money unfairly.

Verse 10 – Honesty and Good Manners

  • False testimony, disobeying parents, backbiting and spreading stories to cause trouble.

Verse 11 – Respecting Salah

  • False oaths, abandoning Salah and praying without Wudu on purpose.

Verse 12 – Praying Correctly

  • Prayer times, facing the Qiblah and reciting Surah Al-Fatihah.

Verse 13 – Trusting Allah

  • Giving up hope in Allah’s mercy and thinking badly about Allah.

Verse 14 – Family Ties and Humility

  • Feeling safe from Allah’s punishment, cutting family ties, arrogance and showing off.

Verse 15 – Speaking the Truth

  • Lying to cause trouble and making up sayings about the Prophet ﷺ.

Verse 16 – Respecting Islamic Rules

  • Helping others do wrong, protecting family modesty, marriage rules and staying away from Muslims without a right.

Verse 17 – Islamic Duties and Justice

  • Hajj, Zakat and fair decisions by judges.

Verse 18 – Honesty and Fasting

  • Bribery and breaking the Ramadan fast without a valid reason.

Verse 19 – Islamic Knowledge and the Companions

  • Speaking about Islam without knowledge and insulting the Companions.

Verse 20 – Repentance and Cleanliness

  • Continuing to sin without repenting and keeping clean after using the toilet.

Verse 21 – Rights in Marriage

  • Rules about private matters between married adults.

Verse 22 – Family Identity and Knowledge

  • Lying about a child’s father and hiding Islamic knowledge.

Verse 23 – Forbidden Images and Claims About the Unseen

  • Making forbidden images, visiting fortune-tellers, visiting diviners and believing their claims.

Verse 24 – Tawheed and Following the Sunnah

  • Prostrating to others besides Allah and calling people to Bid’ah or wrong teachings.

Verse 25 – Trustworthiness and Good Conduct

  • Taking property without a right, forbidden mourning practices, believing in bad luck and using gold or silver dishes.

Verse 26 – Wills and Inheritance

  • Unfair wills, taking inheritance rights and historical rules about slavery.

Verse 27 – Respecting People’s Rights

  • Private rules in marriage, selling a free person and wrongdoing at the Sacred House.

Verse 28 – Riba and Honesty

  • Writing Riba agreements, witnessing Riba agreements and being two-faced.

Verses 29–30 – Family Names and Identity

  • Lying about one’s parents, grandparents or family connection to the Prophet ﷺ.

Verse 31 – Leadership and Respecting Allah’s Creation

  • Leaders cheating people and forbidden treatment of animals.

Verse 32 – Jumu’ah and Treating People Fairly

  • Missing Jumu’ah without a valid reason and mistreating people under one’s care.
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