عن أبي بكرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: «أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِأَكْبَرِ الْكَبَائِرِ؟» ثَلَاثًا، قَالُوا: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، قَالَ: «الْإِشْرَاكُ بِاللهِ، وَعُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ» وَجَلَسَ وَكَانَ مُتَّكِئًا، فَقَالَ: «أَلَا وَقَوْلُ الزُّورِ»، قَالَ: فَمَا زَالَ يُكَرِّرُهَا حَتَّى قُلْنَا: لَيْتَهُ سَكَتَ.
Imepokewa kutoka kwa Abuu Bakra -Radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake- amesema: amesema Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake-: "Hivi nikuelezeni madhambi makubwa?" Kalisema hilo mara tatu, wakasema: Tueleze ewe Mjumbe wa Mwenyezi Mungu, akasema: "Ni kumshirikisha Mwenyezi Mungu (na kitu kingine), na kuwaasi wazazi wawili" Na akakaa vizuri na alikuwa kaegemea, akasema: "Fahamuni, na kusema uongo", akasema: Akaendelea kulikariri neno hilo mpaka tukasema: Laiti angenyamaza.
Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I inform you of the gravest of the major sins?" He repeated this three times. They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Associating partners with Allah and undutifulness to parents." He was reclining and then sat up and said: "And indeed, the false statement." He repeated it so many times that we wished he would stop.
Dhambi kubwa kabisa ni kumshirikisha Mwenyezi Mungu; kwa sababu amelifanya kuwa dhambi kubwa la kwanza na kubwa kuliko yote, na inayotia mkazo katika hili ni kauli yake Mtukufu: "Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu hasamehi pale anaposhirikishwa, na anasamehe yasiyokuwa hayo kwa amtakaye".
Ukubwa wa haki ya wazazi wawili, pale alipoambatanisha haki zao na haki ya Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu.
Madhambi yanagawanyika makubwa na madogo, na dhambi kubwa ni: Kila dhambi lenye adhabu duniani, kama kusimamishiwa sheria na laana, au ahadi ya adhabu ya Akhera, kama ahadi ya adhabu ya moto, pia madhambi makubwa yana daraja, baadhi yake ni mazito kuliko mengine katika uharamu, na madhambi madogo nayo ni yale yasiyokuwa makubwa.