Virtue, Piety & Righteousness

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you get wind of the outbreak of plague in a land, do not enter it; and if it breaks out in a land in which you are, do not leave it.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Avoid the seven destructive things." It was asked: (by those present): "What are they, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Associating anyone or anything with Allah in worship; practising sorcery, killing of someone without a just...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade travelling to the land of the enemy carrying the Qur'an..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whosoever drinks in utensils of silver, in fact, kindles in his belly the fire of Hell.".The narration of Muslim is: "Verily, the person who eats or drinks in utensils made of gold and silver."

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited us from wearing silk or Dibaj and from drinking out of gold and silver vessels and said, "These are meant for them (non- Muslims) in this world and for you in the Hereafter."In another narration Hudhaifah...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

I was with Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) in the company of some Magians when Faludhaj (a sweet made of flour and honey) was brought in a silver utensil, and Anas did not take it. The...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited men from wearing saffron-dyed clothes..

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) saw me dressed in two saffron-coloured garments and asked, "Has your mother commanded you to wear these?" I asked him, "Shall I wash them out?" He replied, "You had better set them to fire."Another narration is: "These...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

I have retained in my memory the saying of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that: "No one is considered an orphan after he has attained the age of maturity; and it is unlawful to remain silent from dawn till night.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) came upon a woman named Zainab from the Ahmas tribe and noticed that she was observing total silence. He said: "What has happened to her? Why does she not speak?'' People informed...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who (falsely) attributes his fatherhood to anyone besides his real father, knowing that he is not his father, will be forbidden to enter Jannah.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not turn away from your fathers, for he who turns away from his father, will be guilty of committing an act of disbelief."

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

I saw 'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) giving a Khutbah (sermon) from the pulpit and I heard him saying: "By Allah, we have no book to read except Allah's Book and what is written in this scroll. He...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "A person who attributes his fatherhood to anyone other than his real father, knowing that he is not his father, commits an act of disbelief. And he who makes a claim of...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah, the Exalted, becomes angry, and His Anger is provoked when a person does what Allah has declared unlawful.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of the Prohibited actions

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who takes an oath and involuntarily says: 'By Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza' should at once affirm: 'La ilaha illallah (there is no true god except Allah)', and he who says to his companion: 'Come let's gamble'...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Forgiveness

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Sometimes I perceive a veil over my heart, and I supplicate Allah for forgiveness a hundred times in a day.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Forgiveness

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "I swear by Allah that I seek Allah's Pardon and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day.".

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Forgiveness

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "By the One in Whose Hand my soul is! If you do not commit sins, Allah would replace you with a people who would commit sins and seek forgiveness from Allah; and Allah will...

Riyad as-Salihin

The Book of Forgiveness

We counted Messenger's saying a hundred times during one single sitting: Rabb- ighfir li, wa tubb 'alayya, innaka Antat-Tawwabur-Rahim. (My Rubb! Forgive me and pardon me. Indeed, You are the Oft-Returning with compassion and Ever Merciful.".