Which sin is greater: fornication or arrogance?

Question

Zayd openly commits fornication (zina), and the women of his household are also engaged in this sin. He does not admonish these women either, but lives with them on the best of terms. Another man, Bakr, is extremely arrogant and oppresses people beyond all measure; no one can say a single word against him. What is the difference between these two in terms of sin, and what is the ruling on maintaining relations with them?

Answer

This is just like someone asking whether a pig’s urine is more impure (najis) or its excrement. Obviously both are to be avoided: one cannot be declared light by calling the other heavy. It is mentioned in a hadith that faith leaves (a person)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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