The Book of the Prohibited actions

كتاب الأمور المنهي عنها

Chapter 70: Prohibition of Reviling the Wind

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "The wind is the Blessing of Allah. Sometimes it brings His Mercy and sometimes it brings His Chastisement. When you experience it, do not revile it but beg of Allah its good; and seek Allah's Refuge against its evil."[Abu Dawud with good Isnad].

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said

Whenever the wind blew strongly, The Prophet (ﷺ) would say: "Allahumma inni as'aluka khairaha, wa khaira ma fiha, wa khaira ma ursilat bihi. Wa a'udhu bika min sharriha, wa sharri ma fiha, wa sharri ma ursilat bihi. (O Allah, I beg of You its good and the good of that which it contains and the good of the purpose for which it has been sent; and I seek Your Refuge from its evil and the evil of that which it contains and the evil of the purpose for which it has been sent)."[Muslim].

Chapter 71: Undesirability of Reviling the Rooster

Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not revile the rooster for it wakes you up for prayer."[Abu Dawud].

Chapter 72: Prohibition of Attributing Rain to the Stars

Zaid bin Khalid (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led the Fajr prayer at Al-Hudaibiyyah after a rainfall during the night. At the conclusion of prayer, he turned towards the people and said, "Do you know what your Rubb has said?" They replied: "Allah and His Messenger know better." Upon this he remarked, "He has said: 'Some of My slaves have entered the morning as My believers and some as unbelievers. He who said: We have had a rainfall due to the Grace and Mercy of Allah, believes in Me and disbelieves in the stars; and he who said: We have had a rainfall due to the rising of such and such star, disbelieves in Me and affirms his faith in the stars."'[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Chapter 73: Prohibition of Calling a Muslim an Infidel

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When a person calls his brother (in Islam) a disbeliever, one of them will certainly deserve the title. If the addressee is so as he has asserted, the disbelief of the man is confirmed, but if it is untrue, then it will revert to him."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) said

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "If somebody accuses another of disbelief or calls him the enemy of Allah, such an accusation will revert to him (the accuser) if the accused is innocent."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Chapter 74: Prohibition of Obscenity

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A true believer does not taunt or curse or abuse or talk indecently."[At-Tirmidhi].

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Indecency does not leave anything untainted and decency does not leave anything ungraced and embellished."[At- Tirmidhi].

Chapter 75: Undesirability of Pretentiousness and Exaggeration during Conversation

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Ruined are Al-Mutanatti'un." He repeated this thrice.[Muslim].

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-As (May Allah be pleased with them) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Verily, Allah dislikes an eloquent person who rolls his tongue as a cow rolls its tongue (while eating)."[Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].

Jabir bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with them) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The dearest and the closest of you to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who are the best in behaviour; and the most hateful and the farthest from me on the Day of Resurrection will be the talkative and the most pretentious and the most rhetorical."[At-Tirmidhi].

Chapter 76: Abomination of Self-Condemnation

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None of you should say: 'My soul has become evil.' He should say: 'My soul is in bad shape."'[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Chapter 77: Undesirability of Calling Grapes 'Al-Karm'

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "None of you should use the word Al-Karm for grapes, for Al-Karm is a Muslim (worthy of respect)."[Al- Bukhari and Muslim]Another narration is: "Verily, Al-Karm is the heart of a true believer."Another narration is: "People have named grapes as Al-Karm; verily, only the heart of a believer is Al-Karm."

Wa'il bin Hujr (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not say Al-Karm when talking about grapes but say Al-'Inab or Al-Habalah."[Muslim].

Chapter 78: Prohibition of Describing the Charms of a Woman to a man without a valid reason approved by the Shari'ah

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "No woman should touch another woman's body and then describe the details of her figure to her husband in such a manner as if he was looking at her."[Al- Bukhari].

Chapter 79: Abomination of saying: "Forgive me if you wish, O Allah!"

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "You must not supplicate: 'O Allah! forgive me if You wish; O Allah bestow mercy on me if You wish.' But beg from Allah with certitude for no one has the power to compel Allah."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]Another narration of Muslim is: "A supplication should be made in full confidence and one should persistently express his desire (before Allah) in his supplication, for no bounty is too great for Allah to bestow (upon his slaves)."

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When one of you supplicates, let him be decisive and he should not say: 'O Allah, bestow upon me such and such if You wish', because no one has the power to compel Him."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Chapter 80: Abomination of saying: "What Allah Wills and so-and-so Wills"

Hudhaifah bin Yaman (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Say not: 'What Allah wills and so-and-so wills', but say: 'What Allah wills, and then what so-and-so wills."'[Abu Dawud with authentic Isnad].

Chapter 81: Abomination of Holding Conversation after 'Isha' (Night) Prayer

Abu Barzah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) disliked going to bed before the 'Isha' (night) prayer and indulging in conversation after it."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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

Once, towards the end of his life, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) concluded the 'Isha' (night) prayer and said, "After one hundred years from tonight none of the people on the surface of the earth will survive."[Al- Bukhari and Muslim].