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Which is the greater crime: murder or adultery?

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The crimes of murder and adultery are among the greatest sins and major transgressions, but murder is greater and more heinous. This is due to Allah Almighty's saying: "And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment." (An-Nisa: 93), and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "A man will continue to be in a state of ease concerning his religion as long as he does not shed unlawful blood."

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