The Book of the Prohibited actions

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited me after returning from a journey, and I had a shelf with a thin clot...

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Every painter will go to Hell, and for every portrait he...

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Whosoever makes a picture, will be punished on the Day o...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Those who will receive the most severe punishment from Al...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The Almighty Allah said: 'Who is more an oppressor than him who g...

Abu Talhah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a portra...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: Jibril (Gabriel) promised to visit the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) but delayed and this grieved him very m...

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: Jibril (Gabriel) (ﷺ) made a promise with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to come at a definite hour; that hou...

Abul-Haiyaj Haiyan bin Husain said: 'Ali bin Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) said to me: "Shall I not send you to do a task that the Messeng...

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 ...

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 ...

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 o...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The bell is one of the musical instruments of Satan.".

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..

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 ...

'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 scratc...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 c...

'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 ...

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 ...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who has eaten garlic should not come to our mosque.".The narration in Musli...

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 no...

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.".

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 ...

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'...

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 th...

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...

'Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Swear neither by the name of Taghut (i.e., false dei...

Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who swears by Amanah (trust) is not one of us.".

Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If anyone swears that in such and such case he will be free from ...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard a man saying: "No, by the Ka'bah." I admonished him: "Do not swear by any thing besides Allah...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who takes oath to acquire the property of a Muslim unjustly will meet Allah...

Abu Umamah Iyas bin Tha'labah Al-Harithi (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who misappropriates the right of a...

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-As (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Of the major sins are: Associating anything in worship with...

'Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, "When you take an oath and consider something e...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When you swear an oath and consider something else to be better t...

Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Verily, I swear by Allah, if Allah wills, I shall not swear to do som...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Persistence in respect of his oath about his family is more sinfu...

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Ayah: "Allah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths ..." was revealed in re...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Swearing produces a ready sale for a commodity, but blo...

Abu Qatadah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Beware of excessive swearing in sale, because it may pro...

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "No one should ask in the Face of Allah for anything except Jannah.".

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Grant shelter to him who begs for it in the Name of Allah, give to ...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The most disgraceful man near Allah is a man who calls himself (or likes oth...

Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not address a hypocrite with the title of chief, (or similar title...

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited Umm Sa'ib (or Umm Musaiyyab) and asked her, "What ails you O Umm Sa...

Abul-Mundhir Ubaiy bin Ka'b (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not revile the wind. When you experience someth...

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 ...

'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...

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 pr...

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 nig...

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 th...

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 ...

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...

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 an...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Ruined are Al-Mutanatti'un." He repeated this thrice..

'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 ro...

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 Re...

'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 ...

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 i...

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-Habala...

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 de...

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 Alla...

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: '...

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...

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 co...

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...

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Once the Prophet (ﷺ) delayed the 'Isha' (night) prayer till midnight. He (ﷺ) turned to us after the prayer ...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If a man calls his wife to his bed and she refuses, and thus he s...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not lawful for a woman to observe an optional Saum (fast) w...

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...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We are prohibited from placing the hand on the side during As-Salat (the prayer)..

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "No Salat (prayer) should be performed when the food has been...

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 dur...

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about random looks in Salat (prayer), and he replied, "It is somethin...

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, "Beware of looking around in Salat (prayer), because random looks in...

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...

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 pra...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When the Iqamah is called, no prayer should be performed except the obligato...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not choose the Friday night among all other nights for standing in (T...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: "None of you should observe fast on Friday except tha...

Muhammad bin 'Abbad (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him). Did the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibit fasting on Frida...

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 ...

Abu Hurairah and 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited observing continuous voluntary fasts beyond one day..

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited observing continuous fasts beyond one day. The Companions submi...

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 wil...

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that the graves should be plastered (made into permanent structures), u...

Jarir bin Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If a slave runs away from his master, his responsibility to...

Jarir bin Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When the slave runs away from his master, his Salat (prayer) will not ...

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Quraish were anxious about a woman from Banu Makhzum who had committed theft and asked : "Who wi...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Avoid two habits which provoke cursing." The Companions said: "Wh...

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade urinating into stagnant water..

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 ...

Zainab bint Abu Salamah (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I went to Umm Habibah (May Allah be pleased with her) the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), when...

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that a person in the city should make a deal on behalf of a vi...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not meet the merchandise till they arrive in the market.".

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The caravans carrying merchandise should not be met on the way to ...

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 f...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A person should not enter into a transaction when his (Muslim) brot...

'Uqbah bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A Mu'min is the brother of another Mu'min; and thus it is not...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Verily, Allah likes three things for you and disapproves three th...

Warrad, the scribe of Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah dictated a letter to me addressed to Mu'aw...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "None of you should point at his brother with a weapon because he ...

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited from presenting a drawn sword to another.".

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 sto...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who is presented with a flower of sweet basil should not rejec...

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) never refused a gift of perfume..

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...

Abu Bakrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Mention of a man was made to the Prophet (ﷺ) and someone praised him whereupon he (ﷺ) said, "Woe ...

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 A...

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: 'Umar bin Al- Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) set out for Ash-Sham (the region comprisin...

Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you get wind of the outbreak of plague in a land, do not enter it; and...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Avoid the seven destructive things." It was asked: (by those present): "What...

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..

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 be...

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 ...

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 Fal...

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited men from wearing saffron-dyed clothes..

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) saw me dressed in two saffron-coloured garments and asked, "Has y...

'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I have retained in my memory the saying of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that: "No one is considered an orphan...

Qais bin Abu Hazim (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) came upon a woman named Zainab from the Ahmas tribe ...

Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who (falsely) attributes his fatherhood to anyone besides his real...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not turn away from your fathers, for he who turns away from his father, w...

Yazid bin Sharik bin Tariq (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw 'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) giving a Khutbah (sermon) from the pulpit ...

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "A person who attributes his fatherhood to anyone other...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah, the Exalted, becomes angry, and His Anger is provoked when a person d...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who takes an oath and involuntarily says: 'By Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza' should...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who believes in Allah and the Last Day must either speak good or rema...

Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "Who is the most excellent among the Muslims?" He sa...

Sahl bin Sa'd (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whosoever gives me a guarantee to safeguard what is between ...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "A person utters a word thoughtlessly (i.e., without thinking a...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A man utters a word pleasing to Allah without considering it of any sign...

Abu 'Abdur-Rahman Bilal bin Al-Harith Al-Muzani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A man speaks a good word w...

Sufyan bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Tell me, of something to which I may remain steadfast."...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not indulge in excessive talk except when remembering Allah....

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He whom Allah saves from the evil of that which is between hi...

'Uqbah bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), "How can salvation be achieved?" He replied, "Control your ...

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When the son of Adam gets up in the morning, all the limbs humble the...

Mu'adh bin Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "Inform me of an act which will cause me to enter Janna...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do you know what is backbiting?" The Companions said: "Allah and ...

Abu Bakrah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Delivering the sermon during the Farewell Pilgrimage on the day of Sacrifice at Mina, the Messenger o...

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: I said to the Prophet (ﷺ): "Such and such thing of Safiyyah (May Allah be pleased with her) is sufficien...

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "During the Mi'raj (the Night of Ascension), I saw a group of people who w...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The blood, honour and property of a Muslim is inviolable for ...

Abud-Darda' (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who defends the honour of his (Muslim) brother, Allah will secure his face...

'Itban bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said in his long Hadith cited in the Chapter entitled 'Hope' reported: When the Prophet (ﷺ) stood up ...

Ka'b bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said in his long story about his repentance: The Prophet (ﷺ) was sitting among the people in Tabuk. He ...

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: A man sought permission for audience with the Prophet (ﷺ). He said, "Give him permission but he is a bad...

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "I do not think that so-and-so understands anything of our Faith."Al-Bu...

Fatimah bint Qais (May Allah be pleased with her) said: I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said to him: "Muawiyah and Abul-Jahm sent me a proposal of marri...

Zaid bin Al-Arqam (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We set out on a journey along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and we faced many hardships. 'Ab...

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: Hind, the wife of Abu Sufyan, said to the Prophet (ﷺ): Abu Sufyan is a niggardly man and does not give m...

Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The person who goes about with calumnies will never enter Jannah.".

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by two graves and said, "Both of them (the persons in these graves...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Shall I tell you what 'Al-'Adhu' (falsehood and slandering) is? It is calumny ...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "None of my Companions should convey to me anything regarding anothe...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "People are like ores. Those who were excellent in the Days of Ign...

Muhammad bin Zaid reported: Some people said to my grandfather, 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them): We visit our rulers and tell the...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Truth leads to piety and piety leads to Jannah. A man persists ...

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whosoever possesses these four characteristics, is a sheer...

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who narrates a dream which he has not seen will be put to trouble to join ...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: "The worst of lies is to pretend to have seen something which he has n...

Sumurah bin Jundub (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) very often used to ask his Companions, "Do any one of you has seen...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is enough for a man to prove himself a liar when he goes on narrating wha...

Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who relates from me something which he deems false is one of th...

Asma' (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: "I have a co-wife. "Is there any harm for me if I...

Abu Bakrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Shall I not inform you of one of the gravest of the cardinal si...

Abu Zaid Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak Al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him( (he is one of those who gave their pledge of allegiance to the Messenger of Al...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "It does not befit a Siddiq (righteous Muslim) to frequently curse...

Abud-Darda' (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Those who frequently resort to cursing (people) would neither be a...

Samurah bin Jundub (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not curse one another, invoking Curse of Allah or Wrath ...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A true believer is not involved in taunting, or frequently curs...

Abud-Darda' (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When a person curses somebody or something, the curse goes up to h...

'Imran bin Husain (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a journey and there was a woman from the Ansar ridi...

Abu Barzah Nadlah bin 'Ubaid Al-Aslami (May Allah be pleased with him) said: A young woman was riding a she-camel on which there was the luggage of pe...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Reviling a Muslim is Fusuq (disobedience of Allah) and killing ...

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "When any Muslim accuses another Muslim of sin or of di...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When two persons indulge in abusing each other, the beginner will...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: A drunkard was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ). He said, "Give him a beating." Then some beat him with t...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "He who accuses his slave of Zina will receive the punis...

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not abuse the dead, because they have attained that which they had ...

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A (true) Muslim is one from whose tongue an...

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who desires to be rescued from the fire of H...

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not harbour grudge against one another, nor jealousy, nor enmity; and d...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The gates of Jannah are opened on Mondays and Thursdays, and then...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Beware of envy because envy consumes (destroys) the virtues just as the fire...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales. D...

Muawiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "If you find faults with Muslims, you will corrupt them.".

It has been reported that a man was brought before Abdullah bin Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) because his beard was giving out smell of wine....

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales.".

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is enough evil for a Muslim to look down upon his (Muslim) bro...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The haughty, even with pride equal to a mustard seed in his heart, will not en...

Jundub bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Once someone said: 'By Allah! Allah will not forgive ...

Wathilah bin Al-Asqa' (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not express pleasure at the misfortune of a (Muslim) ...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Two matters are signs of disbelief on the part of those who indul...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who takes up arms against us is none of us; and he who cheats ...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not practise Najsh (to cheat).".

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited the practice of Najsh..

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: A man mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that he was often deceived in dealings. The Messenger o...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who deceives another's wife or his slave is none of us.".

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whosoever possesses these four characteristics ...

Ibn Mas'ud, Ibn 'Umar and Anas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "For every one who breaks his covenant, there will be a (h...

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Every one who breaks a covenant will have a flag by his buttocks on t...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah, the Exalted, says: 'I will contend on the Day of Resurrection aga...

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) observed: "There are three (types of) people to whom Allah will neither speak on the D...

'Iyad bin Himar (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Verily, Allah has revealed to me that you should adopt humilit...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When a person says: 'People have been ruined, he is the one to be...

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not desert (stop talking to) one another, do not nurse hatre...

Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim to desert (stop talking to) ...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "People's deeds are presented before Allah on Mondays and Thursday...

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying, "The Satan has despaired of being worshipped by those who en...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim to forsake his (Muslim) brother bey...

Abu Khirash Hadrad bin Abu Hadrad Al-Aslami (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Whosoever forsakes his brother for ...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not permissible for a believer to forsake his (Muslim) brot...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "In the presence of three people, two should not hold secret counsel...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When three of you are together, two of you must not converse privat...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A woman was punished in Hell because of a cat which she had confine...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: I happened to pass by some lads of the Quraish who had tied a bird at which they have been shooti...

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade animals being tied (as targets)..

Abu Ali Suwaid bin Muqarrin (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I was the seventh child of Banu Muqarrin and we had only one slave-girl. When the yo...

Abu Mas'ud Al-Badri (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I was beating my slave with a whip when I heard a voice behind me which said: "Abu Mas'ud! B...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The expiation for beating or slapping a slave on the face for something he...

It has been narrated that Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam (May Allah be pleased with them) happened to pass by some (non-Arab) farmers of Syria who had bee...

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw an ass which had been branded on the face. He disapproved of it. Upon...

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: An ass with a brand on the face happened to pass before the Prophet (ﷺ). Thereupon he said, "May All...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent us on an expedition and said to us, "If you find so- and-so (he nam...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a journey when he drew apart (to relieve nature). In h...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is an act of oppression on the part of a person to procrastina...

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who gives something (to someone) as a gift and then gets it bac...

'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I donated a horse in the way of Allah. Its new possessor did not treat it properly. I made ...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Keep away from the seven fatalities." It was asked: "What are they, O Messen...

`Abdullah bin Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who accepts Ar-Riba (the usury) and the one w...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Almighty Allah says, 'I am the One Who is most free from want of ...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "The first to be judged on the Day of Resurrection will ...

`Abdullah bin `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: Some people told me, "We visit our rulers and we tell them things contrary to those which w...

Jundub (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who so acts to show off, Allah will disgrace him on the Day of Resurrection, an...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A person who acquires (religious) knowledge, which is (normally) ...

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: "Tell us about a person who does some good deed and people prais...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has written the very portion of Zina which a man will indulge in. Ther...

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Avoid sitting on roadsides." His Companions said: "O Messenger of All...

Abu Talhah Zaid bin Sahl (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We were sitting and talking on a platform in front of our house when the Messenger of A...

Jarir bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about (the Islamic ruling on) accidental glance (i.e., at...

Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: I was with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) along with Maimunah (May Allah be pleased with her) when Ibn U...

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A man must not look at a man's private parts nor must a wo...

'Uqbah bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Avoid (entering a place) in which are women (uncovered or sim...

Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "No one of you should meet a woman in privacy unless she is accompan...

Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The sanctity of the wives of Mujahidun (i.e., those who strive hard a...

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed those men who are effeminate, and women who imitate men.Another na...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed a man who puts on the dress of women, and a woman who puts on the...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There are two types of people who will be punished in Hell and wh...

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: "Do not eat with your left hand, because Satan eats and drin...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "No person should eat and drink with his left hand for Satan eats wi...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: "Jews and Christians do not dye their hair, so act di...

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Abu Quhafah, father of Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with them) was presented to the Messenger of Allah (...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade shaving a part of the head..

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a boy, some portion of whose head was shaved and some of it was left o...

'Abdullah bin Ja'far (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) gave respite for three days to the family of Ja'far (after his martydom). ...

'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited a woman from shaving her head..

Asma' (May Allah be pleased with her) said: A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have a daughter who had an attack of sm...

A similar narration was narrated on the authority of 'Aishah.

Humaid bin 'Abdur-Rahman (May Allah be pleased wth him) said: I saw Mu'awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) during the Hajj (pilgrimage) standing on...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the maker and wearer of a wig and the tattooer and the one who is t...

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Allah has cursed those women who practise tattooing and those women who have themselves tattooed, and...

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who does something contrary to our way (i.e., Islam) will have it r...

Abu Qatadah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not touch your private parts with your right hand while urinating, nor for...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "None of you should walk wearing one shoe; you should either wear ...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "When the lace of one of the shoes of any one of you is ...

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade a person wearing (tying up) his shoe while standing..

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not keep the fire burning in your homes when you go to bed.".

Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) said: A house in Al-Madinah was burnt with its occupants inside it one night. When this was report...

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Cover up the (kitchen) containers (i.e., pots, pans, etc.), tie up the m...

'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We have been forbidden to go into excess..

Masruq (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We visited 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) and he said to us: O people! He who has t...

'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The deceased is tortured in his grave for bewailing over him.".

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who (on befalling a calamity) slaps his cheeks, tears his clothe...

Abu Burdah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: (My father) Abu Musa got seriously ill and lost his consciousness. His head was in the lap of a w...

Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "He who allows (others) to wail over his deat...

Umm 'Atiyyah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: At the time of giving the pledge of allegiance, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took from us an oath tha...

An-Nu'man bin Bashir (May Allah be pleased with them) said: When 'Abdullah bin Rawahah (May Allah be pleased with him) became unconscious, his sister ...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited Sa'd bin 'Ubadah during his illness. He was accompanied by 'Abdur-...

Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If the wailing woman does not repent before she dies, she...

Asid bin Abu Usaid reported: A woman who had taken a pledge of allegiance at the hand of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Among the matters in respec...

Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If anyone dies and the mourner gets up and says: 'Alas! For the mount...

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Two things are signs of disbelief on the part of those who indulg...

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: Some people asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about soothsayers. He (ﷺ) said, "They are of no account." U...

Narrated Safiyyah, daughter of Abu 'Ubaid, on the authority of some of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, "He who goes to one who claims to tell a...

Qabisah bin Al-Mukhariq (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "The practice of 'Iyafah, the interpretation ...

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who acquires a branch of the knowledge of astrology, learns a b...

Mu'awiyah bin Al-Hakam (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have recently emerged from ignorance and Allah has f...

Abu Mas'ud Al-Badri (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited the price of a dog, the earning of an prostitute, and ...

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Not the transmission of disease of one person to another and no evil omen...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There is no infection and no evil omen; but if there is anything (t...

Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet never took ill omens..

'Urwah bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: When talking of omens was mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) he said, "The...

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Those who draw pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection...