Book 17

The Book of the Prohibited actions

كتاب الأمور المنهي عنها

This is a large section warning against prohibited actions, beginning with the harms of the tongue: backbiting, slander, lying, false testimony, and breaking ties. It continues through diseases of the heart such as envy, suspicion, arrogance, and rejoicing at another's misfortune, and through wrongs against others' wealth and dignity. It also covers many forbidden practices in worship, dealings, and conduct, along with the seriousness of oaths. Set among so much encouragement to do good, this section marks clearly the lines a believer is asked not to cross.

254The Prohibition of Backbiting and the Commandment of Guarding one's Tongue17 hadith 255Prohibition of Listening to Backbiting3 hadith 256Some cases where it is permissible to Backbite5 hadith 257Prohibition of Calumny3 hadith 258Prohibition of Carrying tales of the Officers1 hadith 259Condemnation of Double-faced People2 hadith 260Condemnation and Prohibition of Falsehood5 hadith 2610 hadith 262Ascertainment of what one Hears and Narrates3 hadith 263Prohibition of Giving False Testimony1 hadith 264Prohibition of Cursing one Particular Man or Animal8 hadith 2650 hadith 266Prohibition of Reviling a Muslim without any cause5 hadith 267Prohibition of Abusing the Deceased without a valid Legal reason approved by Shari'ah1 hadith 268Prohibition of Maligning2 hadith 269Prohibition of Nursing Rancor and Enmity2 hadith 270Prohibition of Envy1 hadith 271Prohibition of Spying on Muslims and to be Inquisitive about Others3 hadith 272Prohibition of Suspicion1 hadith 273Prohibition of Despising Muslims3 hadith 274Prohibition of Rejoicing over another's Trouble1 hadith 275Prohibition of Deriding one's Lineage1 hadith 276Prohibition of Deceiving others5 hadith 277Prohibition of the Treachery and Breaking one's Covenant4 hadith 278Prohibition of Recounting of Favors1 hadith 279Prohibition of Arrogance and Oppression2 hadith 280Prohibition of Breaking ties and Relationships7 hadith 281Prohibition of two Holding Secret Counsel to the Exclusion of Conversing together a Third2 hadith 282Prohibition of Cruelty9 hadith 283Prohibition of Chastisement with Fire2 hadith 284Prohibition of Procrastinating by a Rich Person to Fulfill his Obligation1 hadith 285Undesirability of giving a Gift and then ask back for it2 hadith 286Prohibition of devouring the Property of an Orphan1 hadith 287Prohibition of taking Ar-Riba (The Usury)1 hadith 288Prohibition of Show-off5 hadith 289Things not to be Considered as Showing off1 hadith 290Prohibition of gazing at women and Beardless Handsome Boys except in Exigency6 hadith 291Prohibition of Meeting a non-Mahram Woman in Seclusion3 hadith 292Prohibition for Men and Women apeing one another3 hadith 293Prohibition of following the Manners of Satan and Disbelievers3 hadith 294Forbidding to Dye Hair Black1 hadith 295On Prohibition of Shaving a part of Head4 hadith 296Prohibition of Wearing False Hair, Tattooing and Filling of Teeth5 hadith 297Prohibition of Plucking Grey Hairs1 hadith 298Prohibition of using the right hand for cleaning after toilet without a valid reason1 hadith 299Undesirability of Wearing one Shoe or Sock3 hadith 300Prohibition of Leaving the Fire Burning3 hadith 301Prohibition of putting oneself to Undue Hardship2 hadith 302Prohibition of Bewailing the Deceased11 hadith 303Prohibition of Consultation with Soothsayers6 hadith 304Forbiddance of Believing in Ill Omens4 hadith 305Prohibition of Drawing Portraits10 hadith 306Prohibition of Keeping a Dog except as a Watchdog or Hunting2 hadith 307Undesirability of Hanging Bells round the Necks of Animals2 hadith 308Undesirability of Riding a Camel which eats Animals' waste1 hadith 309Prohibition of Spitting in the Mosque3 hadith 310Undesirability of Quarrelling or Raising voices in the Mosque5 hadith 311Undesirability of Entering the Mosque after Eating raw Onion or Garlic4 hadith 312Undesirability of Sitting with Erected Legs during Friday Sermon1 hadith 313Prohibition 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 Animal1 hadith 314Prohibition of Swearing in the name of anything besides Allah5 hadith 315Illegality of Swearing Falsely3 hadith 316Desirability of Expiating the Oath taken by a Person who afterwards Breaks it for a better Alternative4 hadith 317Expiation of Oaths1 hadith 318Abomination of Swearing in Transaction2 hadith 319About Begging in the Name of Allah2 hadith 320Prohibition of Addressing somebody as 'The King of Kings'1 hadith 321Prohibition of Conferring a Title of Honor upon a Sinner, a Hypocrite, and the Like1 hadith 322Undesirability of Reviling Fever1 hadith 323Prohibition of Reviling the Wind3 hadith 324Undesirability of Reviling the Rooster1 hadith 325Prohibition of Attributing Rain to the Stars1 hadith 326Prohibition of Calling a Muslim an Infidel2 hadith 327Prohibition of Obscenity2 hadith 328Undesirability of Pretentiousness and Exaggeration during Conversation3 hadith 329Abomination of Self-Condemnation1 hadith 330Undesirability of Calling Grapes 'Al-Karm'2 hadith 331Prohibition of Describing the Charms of a Woman to a man without a valid reason approved by the Shari'ah1 hadith 332Abomination of saying: "Forgive me if you wish, O Allah!"2 hadith 333Abomination of saying: "What Allah Wills and so-and-so Wills"1 hadith 334Abomination of Holding Conversation after 'Isha' (Night) Prayer3 hadith 335Prohibition of Refusal by a Woman when her Husband calls her to his Bed1 hadith 336Prohibition of Observing an Optional Saum (Fast) by a Woman without the Permission of her Husband1 hadith 337Prohibition of raising one's Head before the Imam1 hadith 338Prohibition of Placing the hands on the sides during As-Salat (The Prayer)1 hadith 339Abomination of Joining As-Salat (The Prayer) when the Food is ready or when one is in desperate need to answer the call of Nature1 hadith 340Prohibition of raising one's Eyes towards the sky during As-Salat (The Prayer)1 hadith 341Undesirability of Glancing in one Direction of the other during Prayer2 hadith 342Prohibition of facing the Graves during Salat (Prayer)1 hadith 343Prohibition of passing in front of a Worshipper while he is offering Salat (Prayer)1 hadith 344Undesirability of offering optional Prayer after the announcement of Iqamah1 hadith 345Abomination of Selecting Friday for Fasting4 hadith 346Prohibition of Extending Fast beyond one Day2 hadith 347Prohibition of Sitting on the Graves1 hadith 348Prohibition of Plastering and Building over the Graves1 hadith 349Prohibition for a Slave to run away from his Master2 hadith 350Undesirability of Intercession in Hudud1 hadith 351Prohibition of Relieving Nature on the Paths1 hadith 352Prohibition of Urinating into Stagnant Water1 hadith 353Prohibition of giving preference to Children over one another in giving Gifts, etc.1 hadith 354Prohibition of Mourning beyond Three Days (For Women)1 hadith 355Prohibition of Malpractices in Commerce6 hadith 356Prohibition of Squandering Wealth2 hadith 357Prohibition of Pointing with a Weapon at another Brother in Faith2 hadith 358Undesirability of Leaving the Mosque without offering Salat (Prayer) after the Adhan has been Proclaimed1 hadith 359Undesirability of Rejecting the Gift of Perfume2 hadith 360Undesirability of Praising a Person in his Presence3 hadith 361Undesirability of departing from or coming to a Place stricken by a Epidemic2 hadith 362Prohibition of Magic1 hadith 363Prohibition of Carrying the Qur'an into the Land of Enemy1 hadith 364Prohibition of using Utensils made of Gold and Silver3 hadith 365Prohibition of Wearing Saffron-Colored Dress2 hadith 366Prohibition of observing silence from Dawn till Night2 hadith 367Prohibition of attributing wrong Fatherhood4 hadith 368Prohibition of doing that which Allah and His Messenger have Prohibited1 hadith 369Expiation for the violation of Commandments of Allah1 hadith