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Prohibitions in Islam that must be taken more seriously

Islam commands its followers to avoid many things. Some of them are prohibited because they contradict some of the doctrines in which a Muslim is supposed to believe. Some of them are prohibited because they are immoral or unethical or unhealthy or because they represent disobedience to the devotional duties.

the Quran or Sunnah of the prophet Muhammad PBUH are the only sources of Social Laws of Islam 

Some of those laws are taken lighter than others which is a big mistakes because one will still be punished for those acts if he didn't repent

1- Not giving the employee his full rights
The Prophet encouraged speedy payment of wages to people hired for their labour. He said: “Give the hired man his wages before his sweat dries.” 
One form of oppression or injustice is the failure to give employees and workers their rights. 
Making the employee do extra work or put in longer hours, without paying him overtime, Some bosses delay payment of wages and pay up only after much struggle.
The employee may lose his dues in this world, but he will not lose them before Allah on the Day of Resurrection.

2- Bearing false witness
The warning against bearing false witness was uttered repeatedly because people take it too lightly and there are many motives for doing so, such as hatred and envy. The resulting corruption is great indeed: how many people have lost their rights because of false witness, and how many people have gained what they did not deserve, because of it!

3- Gossip and backbiting (Ghaibah)
Many gatherings produce nothing but gossip about other Muslims and slander of their honour. This is something which Allah has forbidden His slaves, and has drawn the most repulsive analogy to put them off. He says (interpretation of the meaning): “neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it .” [al-Hujuraat 49:12]
People take the matter of ghaibah very lightly, although it is very serious in the sight of Allah.

4- Grave-worship
the belief that dead awliyaa’ can fulfil one’s needs or help at times of distress, and calling upon them for aid. 
Similarly, they call upon dead Prophets, righteous people and others to intercede for them or to rescue them from some calamity, Some of those who worship graves walk around them as if in Tawaaf, and acknowledge their corners, or touch them, kiss them, wipe their faces with their dust
 Allah says:
“Verily those whom you call upon besides Allah are slaves like you . . .” [al-A’raf 7:194]

5- Shaking hands with a non-mahram woman
This is one of the cases where incorrect social customs have taken precedence over the laws of Allah, to such an extent that if you try to talk to people and show them evidence that this is wrong, they will accuse you of being backward, having a complex, trying to break family ties, doubting their good intentions, etc. Shaking hands with female cousins, brothers’ wives and uncles’ wives is now easier than drinking water in our society, but if we look properly we will understand the seriousness of the matter.

6- Two people conversing privately to the exclusion of a third
This is one of the problems that exist in social gatherings, and it is one of the ways in which Shaytan divides the Muslims and makes some of them hate others. The Prophet explained the rule and the wisdom behind it: "If you are three, then two should not converse privately to the exclusion of a third until you are joined by other people, because this will make him sad." (Al-Bukhari). This also includes three people talking privately to the exclusion of a fourth, and so on, and two people speaking in a language which the third does not understand, because this is undoubtedly a form of disdain towards the third, and gives the impression that they intend to hurt him, etc.

7- Men resembling women and women resembling men, in dress, speech and appearance
Part of the fitrah (natural inclinations of mankind) is that men should preserve the masculinity which Allah has created in them, and women should preserve the femininity which Allah has created in them. Without this, decent human life becomes impossible. Men resembling women and vice versa is something which goes against man's innate nature (fitrah) and opens the door to corruption and widespread promiscuity.
The prophet said: "Allah has cursed the men who make themselves look like women and the women who make themselves look like men." (Al-Bukhari).

8- Eavesdropping on people who do not want to be heard
Allah says  ".And spy not (on one another)" [al-Hujuraat 49:12].
If this person then goes and tells others of the conversation he overheard in order to cause trouble for them, then his sin of spying is compounded by another sin, as the Prophet said: "The eavesdropper will not enter Paradise." (Al-Bukhari)

9- Being a bad neighbour
Allah has enjoined kind treatment of neighbours in the Qur'an: "Worship Allah and join none with Him in worship, and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, the poor, the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those slaves whom your right hands possess. Verily, Allah does not like such as are proud and boastful." [Al-Nisaa' 4:36]
Harming a neighbour is haram because of the greatness of his rights.

10- Artificially inflating prices
This refers to the practice of artificially inflating the price with no intention of buying, in order to deceive others, thus pushing them to add more to the price they are offering. 
Many salesmen at auctions and in car salesrooms are earning unclean and haraam income because of the many haraam things that they do, such as conspiring to artificially inflate prices and deceive purchasers, or to lower the price of one of their products, or conversely pretending to be customers and raising the prices at auctions to deceive and cheat.

When Allah has prohibited some thing, such prohibition is definitely for the good of mankind and mankind should obey such prohibitions. In this context, it may be noted that the prohibited things are few in number. On the other hand, the lawful things are vast and wide.