Hadith 2875

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْجُوزَجَانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هَانِئٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبُ بْنُ شَدَّادٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْكَبَائِرُ ؟ فَقَالَ : " هُنَّ تِسْعٌ " ، فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ زَادَ ، وَعُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ الْمُسْلِمَيْنِ ، وَاسْتِحْلَالُ الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ قِبْلَتِكُمْ أَحْيَاءً وَأَمْوَاتًا .
Umair A Companion of the Prophet ﷺ said: A man asked him (the Prophet): Messenger of Allah, what are the grave sins? He replied: They are nine. He then mentioned the tradition to the same effect. This version adds: "And disobedience to the Muslim parents, and to violate the sacred House, your qiblah (direction of prayer), in your life and after death.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الوصايا / 2875
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, يحيي بن أبي كثيرعنعن, وللحديث شواھد ضعيفة عند البيهقي (3/ 409) وغيره, وتوجيه الميت إلي القبلة مستحب بالإجماع و للحديث طريق آخر عند النسائي (4017) بلفظ آخر, وھو صحيح بالشواهد, انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 104
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:

Among the well-known definitions of a major sin (kabirah) is that every act from which Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has forbidden is a major sin.
Another opinion is that every sin for which there is a threat of Hellfire, the curse of Allah and His Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, or a prescribed legal punishment (hadd) in this world, is a major sin.
Similarly, persisting continuously in a minor sin also causes it to become a major sin.
Sins of this type are not forgiven except through specific repentance and seeking forgiveness (tawbah and istighfar).
Whereas other minor sins are continuously forgiven through general obligatory and supererogatory acts of worship (fara'id and nawafil) and remembrance (adhkar).


The House of Allah (Baytullah) remains the qiblah of the Muslims even after death.
That is, at the time of death and in the grave, it is Sunnah to turn the face of the deceased towards the qiblah.
(: Nayl al-Awtar, Chapter: Whoever’s last words are La ilaha illallah: 4/23, 24)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2875