The Book of the Prohibited actions

كتاب الأمور المنهي عنها

Chapter 105: Undesirability of Leaving the Mosque without offering Salat (Prayer) after the Adhan has been Proclaimed

Abu Sha'tha' said

We were sitting with Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque when the Mu'adhdhin proclaimed the Adhan. A man stood up in the mosque and started walking out. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) stared at him till he went out of the mosque. Upon this Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Indeed, this man has disobeyed Abul-Qasim (ﷺ).[Muslim].

Chapter 106: Undesirability of Rejecting the Gift of Perfume

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

The Prophet (ﷺ) never refused a gift of perfume.[Al- Bukhari].

Chapter 107: Undesirability of Praising a Person in his Presence

Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a person lauding another person or praising him too much. Thereupon he said, "You killed the man," or he said, "You ruined the man."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Hammam bin Al- Harith (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

A person began to praise 'Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him), and Al-Miqdad (May Allah be pleased with him) sat upon his knees and began to throw pebbles upon the flatterer's face. 'Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him) said: "What is the matter with you?" He said: "Verily, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'When you see those who shower undue praises upon others throw dust upon their faces."'[Muslim].

Chapter 110: Prohibition of Carrying the Qur'an into the Land of Enemy

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade travelling to the land of the enemy carrying the Qur'an.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Chapter 111: Prohibition of using Utensils made of Gold and Silver

Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whosoever drinks in utensils of silver, in fact, kindles in his belly the fire of Hell."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].The narration of Muslim is: "Verily, the person who eats or drinks in utensils made of gold and silver."

Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited us from wearing silk or Dibaj and from drinking out of gold and silver vessels and said, "These are meant for them (non- Muslims) in this world and for you in the Hereafter."In another narration Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not wear silk and Dibaj, nor eat or drink from utensils made of gold and silver."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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

I was with Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) in the company of some Magians when Faludhaj (a sweet made of flour and honey) was brought in a silver utensil, and Anas did not take it. The man was told to change the utensil. So he changed the utensil and when he brought it to Anas, he took it.[Al-Baihaqi].

Chapter 75: Undesirability of Pretentiousness and Exaggeration during Conversation

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 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)."

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

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].

Chapter 84: Prohibition of raising one's Head before the Imam

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

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 87: Prohibition of raising one's Eyes towards the sky during As-Salat (The Prayer)

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

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 89: Prohibition of facing the Graves during Salat (Prayer)

Abu Marthad Kannaz bin Husain (May Allah be pleased with him) said

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "Do not offer Salat (prayer) facing the graves and do not sit on them."[Muslim].

Chapter 90: Prohibition of passing in front of a Worshipper while he is offering Salat (Prayer)

Abul-Juhaim 'Abdullah bin Al-Harith (May Allah be pleased with him) said

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 93: Prohibition of Extending Fast beyond one Day

Abu Hurairah and 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with them) said

The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited observing continuous voluntary fasts beyond one day.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Chapter 94: Prohibition of Sitting on the Graves

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is much better for one of you to sit on a live coal, which will burn his clothes and get to his skin than to sit on a grave."[Muslim].

Chapter 100: Prohibition of giving preference to Children over one another in giving Gifts, etc.

An-Nu'man bin Bashir (May Allah be pleased with them) said

My father took me to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said to him: "I have gifted one of my slaves to this son of mine." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Have you given such gift to every son of yours?" He replied, "No." Thereupon he said, "Take this gift back."Another narration is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Be mindful of your obligation to Allah and do justice in respect of your children." My father came back and revoked his gift.Another narration is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked, "Have you other children besides this one?" He said, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked, "Have you awarded a gift like this to all of them." He said, "No." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "I am not going to bear witness to this act of injustice."Another narration is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked, "Do you not except goodness from all of them as you except from him?" He said, "Yes, of course." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Then don't do this (i.e., do not give a gift to one son only)."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Chapter 102: Prohibition of Malpractices in Commerce

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that a man in the city should be the commission agent of a man from the desert and prohibited the practice of Najsh (i.e., offering a high price for something in order to allure another customer who is interested in the thing); and that a man should make an offer while the offer of his brother is pending; or that he should make a proposal of marriage while that of his brother is pending; or that a woman should try that a sister of hers might be divorced so that she might take her place.Another narration is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the people from meeting the caravan on the way for entering into business transaction with them; and the selling of the goods by a dweller of the city on behalf of a man of the desert; and the seeking by a woman the divorce of her sister (from her husband); and the practice of Najsh and leaving the animals unmilked (for sometime for the purpose of accumulation of milk to deceive the buyer).[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].