Virtue, Piety & Righteousness

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited riding a camel which eats dung, or animal or human waste..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Spitting in the mosque is a sin, and its expiation is that the spittle should be buried in earth.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw spittle or snot or sputum, sticking to the wall towards Qiblah and scratched it off..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not proper to use the mosque for urinating or easing oneself. They are merely built for the remembrance of Allah and the recitation of the Qur'an", or as he stated..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If anyone hears a man inquiring in the mosque about something he has lost, he should say: 'La raddaha Allahu 'alaika (May Allah not restore it to you),' for mosques are not built for...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah said, "When you see someone buying or selling in the mosque, say to him: 'La arbaha-Allahu tijarataka (May Allah not make your bargain profitable)!' When you see someone announcing something lost in it, say: 'May Allah...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

A man announced (the loss of his camel) in the mosque, uttering these words: "Has any one seen my red camel?" Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "May it not be restored to you! The mosques are built...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited (us) from buying and selling in the mosque; (he also prohibited us from) making announcement in it about something lost and from reciting poems in it..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

While I was in the mosque, someone threw a pebble at me, and when I looked up, I saw that it was 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, who said: "Go and call me these two men." I brought them and 'Umar (May...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who has eaten garlic should not come to our mosque.".The narration in Muslim is: "He who has eaten garlic should not come to our mosques."

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who has eaten from this plant (i.e., garlic) should not approach us and should not offer Salat (prayer) along with us.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who has eaten garlic or onion should keep away from us or our mosques.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

"O you people! You eat garlic and onion. I think the odour of these to be very offensive. I saw that if the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) happened to find a man with such offensive odour in the mosque, he...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade (us) from sitting with our legs drawn up to our belly (Ihtiba') during the Friday Khutbah (religious talk before the prayer)..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When anyone of you intends to sacrifice the animal and enter in the month of Dhul-Hijjah, he should not get his hair cut or nails pared till he has offered his sacrifice.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has prohibited you from taking an oath by your fathers. He who must take an oath, may do so by swearing in the Name of Allah or he should remain silent.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Swear neither by the name of Taghut (i.e., false deities, false leaders, etc.) nor by your fathers.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who swears by Amanah (trust) is not one of us.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If anyone swears that in such and such case he will be free from Islam and afterwards he turns out to be a liar, he will be as he has sworn; but if he...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

I heard a man saying: "No, by the Ka'bah." I admonished him: "Do not swear by any thing besides Allah, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, 'He who swears by anyone or anything other than Allah, has...