10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqa who has said the following:

“I heard Abu ‘Abdillah saying, ‘Of the major sins is to despair from the mercy of Allah and losing hope of receiving happiness from Allah, to feel secure of the punishment of Allah, murdering a soul that Allah has made unlawful to murder, keeping good relations with parents on hold and disregarded, consuming the property of orphans unjustly, consuming unlawful interest in trade despite evidence, alienation from religion after accepting the same, accusing married women of committing indecent acts and running away from the enemy in the battlefield during an offensive.’

The Imam then was asked, ‘A person who commits a major sin and dies, does he lose his belief? And if he will be punished, will he be punished like a pagan? Or will his punishment be discontinued?’ The Imam said, ‘He will lose his Islam if he would think that such acts are lawful, and for this reason he will face the most intense torment. However, if he would acknowledge that they are major sins and it is unlawful for him to commit them and that he will be punished for them and that they are unlawful, then he will be punished but not as intensely as the one mentioned before. It causes him to lose belief, but not Islam.’”