Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
كتاب الأمور المنهي عنها
Chapter 334: Abomination of Holding Conversation after 'Isha' (Night) Prayer
- كراهة الحديث بعد العشاء الآخرة
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) disliked going to bed before the 'Isha' (night) prayer and indulging in conversation after it."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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].
Once the Prophet (ﷺ) delayed the 'Isha' (night) prayer till midnight. He (ﷺ) turned to us after the prayer and said, "All the people slept after offering their prayers, but you who waited, will be accounted as if you were engaged in your prayer throughout the period."[Al- Bukhari].
Chapter 335: Prohibition of Refusal by a Woman when her Husband calls her to his Bed
- تحريم امتناع المرأة من فراش زوجها إذا دعاها ولم يكن لها عذر شرعي
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If a man calls his wife to his bed and she refuses, and thus he spends the night angry with her, the angels continue cursing her till the morning."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Chapter 336: Prohibition of Observing an Optional Saum (Fast) by a Woman without the Permission of her Husband
- تحريم صوم المرأة وزوجها حاضر إلا بإذنه
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not lawful for a woman to observe an optional Saum (fast) without the permission of her husband when he is at home. Nor should she allow anyone to enter his house without his permission."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Chapter 337: Prohibition of raising one's Head before the Imam
- تحريم رفع المأموم رأسه من الركوع أو السجود قبل الإمام
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Does he who raises up his head before the Imam not fear that Allah will make his head that of a donkey or make his appearance similar to that of donkey?"[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Chapter 338: Prohibition of Placing the hands on the sides during As-Salat (The Prayer)
- كراهة وضع اليد على الخاصرة في الصلاة
We are prohibited from placing the hand on the side during As-Salat (the prayer).[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Chapter 339: Abomination of Joining As-Salat (The Prayer) when the Food is ready or when one is in desperate need to answer the call of Nature
- كراهة الصلاة بحضرة الطعام ونفسه تتوق إليه أو مع مدافعة الأخبثين: وهما البول والغائط
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "No Salat (prayer) should be performed when the food has been served, nor should it be performed when a person is in need of relieving himself."[Muslim].
Chapter 340: Prohibition of raising one's Eyes towards the sky during As-Salat (The Prayer)
النهي عن رفع البَصَر إِلَى السماء في الصلاة
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "How is it that some people raise their eyes towards the sky during As-Salat (the prayer)?" He stressed (this point) and added, "People must refrain from raising their eyes towards heaven in Salat (prayer), or else their sights will certainly be snatched away."[Al-Bukhari].
Chapter 341: Undesirability of Glancing in one Direction of the other during Prayer
- كراهة الالتفات في الصلاة لغير عذر
I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about random looks in Salat (prayer), and he replied, "It is something which Satan snatches from the slave's Salat."[Al-Bukhari].
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, "Beware of looking around in Salat (prayer), because random looks in Salat are a cause of destruction. If there should be no help from it, it is permissible in the voluntary and not in obligatory Salat."[At-Tirmidhi].
Chapter 342: Prohibition of facing the Graves during Salat (Prayer)
- النهي عن الصلاة إلى القبور
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "Do not offer Salat (prayer) facing the graves and do not sit on them."[Muslim].
Chapter 343: Prohibition of passing in front of a Worshipper while he is offering Salat (Prayer)
- تحريم المرور بين يدي المصلي
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If the person who passes in front of a praying person, realizes the enormity of the sinfulness of this act, it will have been better for him to wait forty than to pass in front of him."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].[The narrator was not sure whether the Prophet (ﷺ) said forty days, months or years.]
Chapter 344: Undesirability of offering optional Prayer after the announcement of Iqamah
- كراهة شروع المأموم في نافلة بعد شروع المؤذن في إقامة الصلاة سواء كانت النافلة سنة تلك الصلاة أو غيرها
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When the Iqamah is called, no prayer should be performed except the obligatory prayer."[Muslim].
Chapter 345: Abomination of Selecting Friday for Fasting
- كراهة تخصيص يوم الجمعة بصيام أو ليلته بصلاة من بين الليالي
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not choose the Friday night among all other nights for standing in (Tahajjud) prayer, and do not choose Friday among all other days for Saum (fasting) except that one you have accustomed to."[Muslim].
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: "None of you should observe fast on Friday except that he should observe fast either one day before it or one day after it."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
I asked Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him). Did the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibit fasting on Friday?" He said, "Yes."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Juwairiyah bint Al-Harith (May Allah be pleased with her), the Mother of the Believers, said that the Prophet (ﷺ) visited her on a Friday and she was observing fast. He asked, "Did you observe fast yesterday?" She said, "No." He asked, "Do you intend to observe fast tomorrow?" She said, "No." He said, "In that case, give up your fast today."[Al-Bukhari].
Chapter 346: Prohibition of Extending Fast beyond one Day
- تحريم الوصال في الصوم وهو أن يصوم يومين أو أكثر، ولا يأكل ولا يشرب بينهما
The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited observing continuous voluntary fasts beyond one day.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited observing continuous fasts beyond one day. The Companions submitted: "But you do it." He replied, "I am not like you. I am given to eat and to drink (from Allah)."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].