Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
We set out on a journey along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and we faced many hardships. 'Abdullah bin Ubaiy (the chief of the hypocrites at Al- Madinah) said to his friends: "Do not spend on those who are...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
Hind, the wife of Abu Sufyan, said to the Prophet (ﷺ): Abu Sufyan is a niggardly man and does not give me and my children adequate provisions for maintenance unless I take something from his possession without his knowledge. The...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The person who goes about with calumnies will never enter Jannah.".
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by two graves and said, "Both of them (the persons in these graves) are being tortured, and they are not being tortured for a cardinal sin. But indeed they are great sins. One of...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Shall I tell you what 'Al-'Adhu' (falsehood and slandering) is? It is calumny which is committed among the people.".
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "None of my Companions should convey to me anything regarding another because I desire to meet everyone of you with a clean heart.".
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "People are like ores. Those who were excellent in the Days of Ignorance are excellent in Islam provided they acquire the knowledge and understanding of the religion. You will find the best people in...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
Some people said to my grandfather, 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them): We visit our rulers and tell them things contrary to what we say when we leave them. 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Truth leads to piety and piety leads to Jannah. A man persists in speaking the truth till he is recorded with Allah as a truthful man. Falsehood leads to transgression and transgression leads to...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whosoever possesses these four characteristics, is a sheer hypocrite; and anyone who possesses one of them, possesses a characteristic of hypocrisy till he gives it up. (These are:) When he is entrusted with something, he proves...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who narrates a dream which he has not seen will be put to trouble to join into a knot two barley seeds which he will not be able to do; and he who seeks to...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: "The worst of lies is to pretend to have seen something which he has not seen.".
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) very often used to ask his Companions, "Do any one of you has seen a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah willed to relate. One day he (ﷺ) said,...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is enough for a man to prove himself a liar when he goes on narrating whatever he hears.".
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who relates from me something which he deems false is one of the liars."
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: "I have a co-wife. "Is there any harm for me if I give her the false impression of getting something from my husband which he has not in fact...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Shall I not inform you of one of the gravest of the cardinal sins?" We said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" He (ﷺ) said, "To join others as partners with Allah in worship and...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who swears by a religion other than that of Islam, is like what he has professed. He who kills himself with something, will be tormented with it on the Day of Resurrection. A...
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "It does not befit a Siddiq (righteous Muslim) to frequently curse others."
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Those who frequently resort to cursing (people) would neither be accepted as witnesses nor as intercessors on the Day of Resurrection.".