Virtue, Piety & Righteousness

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed a man who puts on the dress of women, and a woman who puts on the dress of men..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There are two types of people who will be punished in Hell and whom I have not seen: men having whips like the tails of cows and they will be beating people with them,...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: "Do not eat with your left hand, because Satan eats and drinks with his left hand.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "No person should eat and drink with his left hand for Satan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: "Jews and Christians do not dye their hair, so act differently from them.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

Abu Quhafah, father of Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with them) was presented to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the day of the conquest of Makkah and his head and beard were snow white. The Messenger of Allah...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade shaving a part of the head..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a boy, some portion of whose head was shaved and some of it was left out. He prohibited them from that and said, "Shave the whole of it or leave the whole of it.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) gave respite for three days to the family of Ja'far (after his martydom). Then he came and said, "Don't weep for my brother after this day." He said, "Bring all of my nephews to me." We were...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited a woman from shaving her head..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have a daughter who had an attack of small pox and her hair fell off. Now I want to celebrate her marriage. Can I get her...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

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

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

I saw Mu'awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) during the Hajj (pilgrimage) standing on the pulpit. He took from the guard a bunch of hair, and said: "O people of Al-Madinah! Where are your scholars? (Why do they do...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the maker and wearer of a wig and the tattooer and the one who is tattooed..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

Allah has cursed those women who practise tattooing and those women who have themselves tattooed, and those women who get their hair removed from their eyebrows and faces (except the beard and the mustache), and those who make artificial spaces...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who does something contrary to our way (i.e., Islam) will have it rejected.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not touch your private parts with your right hand while urinating, nor for washing or cleaning (your private parts); and do not breathe into the drinking vessel from which you drink.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "None of you should walk wearing one shoe; you should either wear them both or take them off both.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "When the lace of one of the shoes of any one of you is cut off, he should not walk with the other until he has got the lace repaired.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade a person wearing (tying up) his shoe while standing..