<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) Undutifulness to one’s parents is one of the gravest major sins, and therefore it is mentioned along with associating partners with Allah Almighty.<br> 2) The Hadith strictly warns against giving a false testimony. The one who gives a false testimony has wronged himself for having committed a major sin, and wronged the one for whose interest the false testimony was given, since he authorized him to unlawfully consume what he does not deserve. He also wronged the one against whom the testimony was made since he committed injustice and transgression against him. For all these reasons, a false testimony is one of the gravest major sins.<br> 3) One should beware of these major sins: associating partners with Allah, undutifulness to parents, false statements, and false testimony given the evil consequences they lead to in the worldly life and the Hereafter.<br> 4) The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) showed to his nation the paths of good so that they would follow it, and also showed them the paths of evil so that they would beware of them.<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br> False statements: this means lying, falsehood, and all obscene language. False testimony: lying in giving witness testimony. False testimony is included in false statements.