Virtue, Piety & Righteousness

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade urinating into stagnant water..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

My father took me to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said to him: "I have gifted one of my slaves to this son of mine." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Have you given such gift to every son...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

I went to Umm Habibah (May Allah be pleased with her) the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), when her father Abu Sufyan bin Harb (May Allah be pleased with him) died. Umm Habibah (May Allah be pleased with her) sent...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that a person in the city should make a deal on behalf of a villager on commission even if he is his real brother."

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not meet the merchandise till they arrive in the market.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The caravans carrying merchandise should not be met on the way to purchase from them; a man in the city should not sell for a man of the desert."Tawus asked him (Ibn 'Abbas): "What...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that a man in the city should be the commission agent of a man from the desert and prohibited the practice of Najsh (i.e., offering a high price for something in order to allure...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A person should not enter into a transaction when his (Muslim) brother has already negotiated, nor should he make a proposal of marriage when that of his brother is pending, except with the permission...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A Mu'min is the brother of another Mu'min; and thus it is not permissible for a Mu'min to make an offer while the offer of his brother is pending, nor should he make a...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Verily, Allah likes three things for you and disapproves three things for you. He likes that you should worship Him Alone, not to associate anything with Him (in worship) and to hold fast to...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah dictated a letter to me addressed to Mu'awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to supplicate at the end of each obligatory Salat (prescribed prayer): "La ilaha illallahu, wahadahu la sharika lahu,...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "None of you should point at his brother with a weapon because he does not know that Satan may make it lose from his hand and, as a result, he may fall into a...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited from presenting a drawn sword to another.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

We were sitting with Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque when the Mu'adhdhin proclaimed the Adhan. A man stood up in the mosque and started walking out. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him)...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who is presented with a flower of sweet basil should not reject it, because it is light in weight and pleasant in odour.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) never refused a gift of perfume..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a person lauding another person or praising him too much. Thereupon he said, "You killed the man," or he said, "You ruined the man.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

Mention of a man was made to the Prophet (ﷺ) and someone praised him whereupon he (ﷺ) said, "Woe be to you! You have broken the neck of your friend!" He repeated this several times and added, "If one of...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

A person began to praise 'Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him), and Al-Miqdad (May Allah be pleased with him) sat upon his knees and began to throw pebbles upon the flatterer's face. 'Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him)...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

'Umar bin Al- Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) set out for Ash-Sham (the region comprising Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan). As he reached at Sargh (a town by the side of Hijaz) he came across the governor of...