The Book of the Prohibited actions

كتاب الأمور المنهي عنها

Chapter 53: Prohibition of Keeping a Dog except as a Watchdog or Hunting

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who keeps a dog other than one for guarding the fields or herds or hunting, will lose two Qirat every day out of his rewards."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who keeps a dog, will lose out of his good deeds equal to one Qirat every day, except one who keeps it for guarding the fields or the herd."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].In a narration of Muslim, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is reported to have said: "He who keeps a dog for any reason other than to guard his property (lands) or his flock of sheep, his good deeds equal to two Qirat will be deducted every day."

Chapter 54: Undesirability of Hanging Bells round the Necks of Animals

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Angels do not accompany the travellers who have with them a dog or a bell."[Muslim].

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The bell is one of the musical instruments of Satan."[Muslim].

Chapter 55: Undesirability of Riding a Camel which eats Animals' waste

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited riding a camel which eats dung, or animal or human waste.[Abu Dawud].

Chapter 56: Prohibition of Spitting in the Mosque

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Spitting in the mosque is a sin, and its expiation is that the spittle should be buried in earth."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw spittle or snot or sputum, sticking to the wall towards Qiblah and scratched it off.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not proper to use the mosque for urinating or easing oneself. They are merely built for the remembrance of Allah and the recitation of the Qur'an", or as he stated.[Muslim].

Chapter 57: Undesirability of Quarrelling or Raising voices in the Mosque

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If anyone hears a man inquiring in the mosque about something he has lost, he should say: 'La raddaha Allahu 'alaika (May Allah not restore it to you),' for mosques are not built for this purpose."[Muslim]

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah said, "When you see someone buying or selling in the mosque, say to him: 'La arbaha-Allahu tijarataka (May Allah not make your bargain profitable)!' When you see someone announcing something lost in it, say: 'May Allah not restore it to you!"'[At-Tirmidhi].

Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

A man announced (the loss of his camel) in the mosque, uttering these words: "Has any one seen my red camel?" Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "May it not be restored to you! The mosques are built for what they are meant to be (i.e., prayer, remembrance of Allah, acquiring knowledge, etc.)."[Muslim].

'Amr bin Shu'aib on the authority of his grandfather (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited (us) from buying and selling in the mosque; (he also prohibited us from) making announcement in it about something lost and from reciting poems in it.[Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].

As-Sa'ib bin Yazid (May Allah be pleased with him) said

While I was in the mosque, someone threw a pebble at me, and when I looked up, I saw that it was 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, who said: "Go and call me these two men." I brought them and 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) asked them: "Where are you from?" On their replying that they belonged to At-Taif, he said: "Had you been the inhabitants of Al-Madinah, I would have given you a beating for raising your voices in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)."[Al- Bukhari].

Chapter 58: Undesirability of Entering the Mosque after Eating raw Onion or Garlic

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who has eaten garlic should not come to our mosque."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].The narration in Muslim is: "He who has eaten garlic should not come to our mosques."

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who has eaten from this plant (i.e., garlic) should not approach us and should not offer Salat (prayer) along with us."[Al- Bukhari and Muslim].

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who has eaten garlic or onion should keep away from us or our mosques."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].The narration in Muslim is: "He who has eaten onion or garlic or leek should not approach our mosque, because the angels are also offended by the strong smells) that offend the children of Adam."[Muslim].

It has been narrated that 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said in the sermon of Friday prayer

"O you people! You eat garlic and onion. I think the odour of these to be very offensive. I saw that if the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) happened to find a man with such offensive odour in the mosque, he would order him to be taken out of the mosque and sent to Al-Baqi'. He who wants to eat any of these, should cook them till their odour dies out.[Muslim].

Chapter 59: Undesirability of Sitting with Erected Legs during Friday Sermon

Mu'adh bin Anas Al-Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade (us) from sitting with our legs drawn up to our belly (Ihtiba') during the Friday Khutbah (religious talk before the prayer).[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].

Chapter 60: Prohibition of having a Hair cut or paring one's nail during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah for one who intends to Sacrifice an Animal

Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When anyone of you intends to sacrifice the animal and enter in the month of Dhul-Hijjah, he should not get his hair cut or nails pared till he has offered his sacrifice."[Muslim].

Chapter 61: Prohibition of Swearing in the name of anything besides Allah

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has prohibited you from taking an oath by your fathers. He who must take an oath, may do so by swearing in the Name of Allah or he should remain silent."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].