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Prohibition of Reviling the Wind

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1727.  Abul-Mundhir Ubaiy bin Ka`b (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Do not revile the wind. When you experience something abominable (about it), supplicate: `Allahumma inna nas’aluka min khairi hadhihir-rihi, wa khairi ma fiha, wa khairi ma umirat bihi. Wa na`udhu bika min sharri hadhihir-rihi, wa sharri ma fiha, wa sharri ma umirat bihi. (O Allah, we beg of You the good of this wind and the good of that which it contains and the good of that which it has been commanded; and we seek refuge in you from the evil of this wind and the evil of that which it contains and the evil of that which it has been commanded).”
[At-Tirmidhi].

1728. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) saying, “The wind is the Blessing of Allah. Sometimes it brings His Mercy and sometimes it brings His Chastisement. When you experience it, do not revile it but beg of Allah its good; and seek Allah’s Refuge against its evil.”
[Abu Dawud with good Isnad].

1729. `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: Whenever the wind blew strongly, The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) would say: “Allahumma inni as’aluka khairaha, wa khaira ma fiha, wa khaira ma ursilat bihi. Wa a`udhu bika min sharriha, wa sharri ma fiha, wa sharri ma ursilat bihi. (O Allah, I beg of You its good and the good of that which it contains and the good of the purpose for which it has been sent; and I seek Your Refuge from its evil and the evil of that which it contains and the evil of the purpose for which it has been sent).”
[Muslim].

Prohibition for a Slave to run away from his Master

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1768. Jarir bin Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “If a slave runs away from his master, his responsibility to him is absolved.”
[Muslim].

1769. Jarir bin Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “When the slave runs away from his master, his Salat (prayer) will not be accepted.”
[Muslim].

Another narration is: “He is guilty of disbelief (i.e., in case he believes in the lawfulness of doing so).”

Abomination of saying: “What Allah Wills and so-and-so Wills”

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1745. Hudhaifah bin Yaman (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Say not: `What Allah wills and so-and-so wills’, but say: `What Allah wills, and then what so-and-so wills.”’
[Abu Dawud with authentic Isnad].

Prohibition of Observing an Optional Saum (Fast) by a Woman without thePermission of her Husband

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1750. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “It is not lawful for a woman to observe an optional Saum (fast) without the permission of her husband when he is at home. Nor should she allow anyone to enter his house without his permission.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Prohibition of Conferring a Title of Honor upon a Sinner, a Hypocrite,and the Like

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1725. Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Do not address a hypocrite with the title of chief, (or similar titles of respect) for even if he deserves this title you will invite Allah’s Wrath by using it for him.”
[Abu Dawud].

Undesirability of Reviling Fever

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1726. Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) visited Umm Sa’ib (or Umm Musaiyyab) and asked her, “What ails you O Umm Sa’ib (or Umm Musaiyyab)? You are shivering.” She replied: “It is a fever, may Allah not bless it!” He said to her, “Do not revile fever, for it cleanses out the sins of the sons of Adam in the same way that a furnace removes the dirt of iron.”
[Muslim].

Prohibition of Placing the hands on the sides during As-Salat (ThePrayer)

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1752. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We are prohibited from placing the hand on the side during As-Salat (the prayer).
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Prohibition of Refusal by a Woman when her Husband calls her to his Bed

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1749. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “If a man calls his wife to his bed and she refuses, and thus he spends the night angry with her, the angels continue cursing her till the morning.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Abomination of Selecting Friday for Fasting

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1760. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Do not choose the Friday night among all other nights for standing in (Tahajjud) prayer, and do not choose Friday among all other days for Saum (fasting) except that one you have accustomed to.”
[Muslim].

1761. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) as saying: “None of you should observe fast on Friday except that he should observe fast either one day before it or one day after it.’‘
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

1762. Muhammad bin `Abbad (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him). Did the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) prohibit fasting on Friday?” He said, “Yes.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

1763. Juwairiyah bint Al-Harith (May Allah be pleased with her), the Mother of the Believers, said that the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) visited her on a Friday and she was observing fast. He asked, “Did you observe fast yesterday?” She said, “No.” He asked, “Do you intend to observe fast tomorrow?” She said, “No.” He said, “In that case, give up your fast today.”
[Al-Bukhari].

 

Undesirability of Intercession in Hudud

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Allah, the Exalted, says:

“The woman and the man guilty of illegal sexual intercourse, flog each of them with a hundred stripes. Let not pity withhold you in their case, in a punishment prescribed by Allah, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day.” (24:2)

1770. `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Quraish were anxious about a woman from Banu Makhzum who had committed theft and asked : “Who will speak to the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) about her?” Then they said: “No one will be bold enough to do so except Usamah bin Zaid, the (Companion who was) dearly loved by the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam).” So Usamah (May Allah be pleased with him) spoke to him and the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) (angrily) said, “Are you interceding regarding one of the punishments prescribed by Allah?” He then got up and delivered an address in which he said, “Indeed what destroyed the people before you was just that when a person of high rank among them committed a theft, they spared him; but if the same crime was done by a poor person they inflicted the prescribed punishment on him. I swear by Allah that if Fatimah daughter of Muhammad should steal, I would have her hand cut off.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

     In another narration `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: (Upon hearing the intercession of Usamah), the face of the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) changed color (because of anger) and he said, “Do you dare to intercede in matters prescribed by Allah?” Usamah pleaded: “O Messenger of Allah! Pray for my forgiveness.” `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) added: Thereafter the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) gave orders to have that woman’s hand cut off.

Prohibition of Addressing somebody as ‘The King of Kings’

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1724. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “The most disgraceful man near Allah is a man who calls himself (or likes others to call him) Malikul-Amlak (i.e., king of kings).”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Undesirability of Calling Grapes ‘Al-Karm’

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Undesirability of Calling Grapes ‘Al-Karm’

1740. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “None of you should use the word Al-Karm for grapes, for Al-Karm is a Muslim (worthy of respect).”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Another narration is: “Verily, Al-Karm is the heart of a true believer.”

Another narration is: “People have named grapes as Al-Karm; verily, only the heart of a believer is Al-Karm.”

1741. Wa’il bin Hujr (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Do not say Al-Karm when talking about grapes but say Al-`Inab or Al-Habalah.”
[Muslim].

Abomination of Self-Condemnation

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1739. `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “None of you should say: `My soul has become evil.’ He should say: `My soul is in bad shape.”’
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Desirability of Expiating the Oath taken by a Person who afterwards Breaks it for a better Alternative

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for a better Alternative

1715. `Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said to me, “When you take an oath and consider something else to be better than it, make expiation for your oath and choose the better alternative.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

1716. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “When you swear an oath and consider something else to be better than it, make expiation for your oath and do the thing that is better.”
[Muslim].

1717. Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Verily, I swear by Allah, if Allah wills, I shall not swear to do something but that if I consider something else to be better than it, then I shall make expiation for my oath and adopt the thing that is better.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

1718. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Persistence in respect of his oath about his family is more sinful with Allah than the payment of its expiation prescribed by Allah.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Prohibition of Meeting a non-Mahram Woman in Seclusion

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Allah, the Exalted, says:

“And when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen.” (33:53)

1628. `Uqbah bin `Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Avoid (entering a place) in which are women (uncovered or simply to mix with them in seclusion).” A man from the Ansar said, “Tell me about the brother of a woman’s husband.” He replied, “The brother of a woman’s husband is death.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

1629. Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “No one of you should meet a woman in privacy unless she is accompanied by a Mahram (i.e., a relative within the prohibited degrees).”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

1630. Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “The sanctity of the wives of Mujahidun (i.e., those who strive hard and fight in the way of Allah) for those who remain at home (i.e., those who do not go to the battlefield to fight Jihad) is like the sanctity of their own mothers. Anyone who remains behind to look after the family of a Mujahid and betrays his trust, will be made to stand on the Day of Resurrection before the Mujahid who will take away from his meritorious deeds whatever he likes till he is satisfied.” The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) turned toward us and said, “Now, what do you think (i.e., will he leave anything with him)?”
[Muslim].

Prohibition of gazing at women and Beardless Handsome Boys except inExigency

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Allah, the Exalted, says:

“Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things).” (24:30)

“Verily, the hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those ones will be questioned (by Allah).” (17:36)

“Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal.” (40:19)

“Verily, your Rubb is Ever Watchful (over them).” (89:14)

1622. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Allah has written the very portion of Zina which a man will indulge in. There will be no escape from it. The Zina of the eye is the (lustful) look, the Zina of the ears is the listening (to voluptuous songs or talk), the Zina of the tongue is (the licentious) speech, the Zina of the hand is the (lustful) grip, the Zina of the feet is the walking (to the place where he intends to commit Zina), the heart yearns and desires and the private parts approve all that or disapprove it.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

This is the wording in Muslim; Al-Bukhari wording is a bit short.

1623. Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Avoid sitting on roadsides.” His Companions said: “O Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam), there is no other alternative but to sit there to talk.” Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “If you have to sit at all, then fulfill the rights of the road.” They asked: “What are their rights?” Thereupon he said, “Lowering the gaze (so that you may not stare at unlawful things); refraining from doing some harm to others, responding to greeting (i.e., saying `Wa`alaikumus-salam’ to one another) and commanding the good and forbidding the evil.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

1624. Abu Talhah Zaid bin Sahl (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We were sitting and talking on a platform in front of our house when the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) stopped by us and said, “Why do you sit on roads? Avoid sitting in them.” We replied: “We sit there intending no harm. We only sit and discuss (religious) knowledge and talk.” He said, “If you have to sit, you should fulfill the rights of the road: Lower your gaze, respond to greetings and talk in a good manner.”
[Muslim].

1625. Jarir bin `Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) about (the Islamic ruling on) accidental glance (i.e., at a woman one is not Islamically allowed to look at) and he ordered me to turn my eyes away.
[Muslim].

1626. Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: I was with the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) along with Maimunah (May Allah be pleased with him) when Ibn Umm Maktum (May Allah be pleased with him) (who was blind) came to visit him. (This incident took place after the order of Hijab). The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) told us to hide ourselves from him (i.e., observe Hijab). We said: “O Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam), he is blind and is unable to see us, nor does he know us.” He replied; “Are you also blind and unable to see him?”
[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].

1627. Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “A man must not look at a man’s private parts nor must a woman look at a woman’s private parts; neither should two men lie naked under one cover, nor should two women lie naked under the same cover.”
[Muslim].

Forbidding to Dye Hair Black

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1637. Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Abu Quhafah, father of Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with them) was presented to the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) on the day of the conquest of Makkah and his head and beard were snow white. The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “Change it (i.e., dye it and avoid black colour).”
[Muslim].

Prohibition of following the Manners of Satan and Disbelievers

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1634. Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) as saying: “Do not eat with your left hand, because Satan eats and drinks with his left hand.”
[Muslim].

1635. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “No person should eat and drink with his left hand for Satan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.”
[Muslim].

1636. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) as saying: “Jews and Christians do not dye their hair, so act differently from them.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Undesirability of Riding a Camel which eats Animals’ waste

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1692. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) prohibited riding a camel which eats dung, or animal or human waste.
[Abu Dawud].

Undesirability of Entering the Mosque after Eating raw Onion or Garlic

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1701. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “He who has eaten garlic should not come to our mosque.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

The narration in Muslim is: “He who has eaten garlic should not come to our mosques.”

1702. Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “He who has eaten from this plant (i.e., garlic) should not approach us and should not offer Salat (prayer) along with us.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

1703. Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “He who has eaten garlic or onion should keep away from us or our mosques.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

The narration in Muslim is: “He who has eaten onion or garlic or leek should not approach our mosque, because the angels are also offended by the strong smells) that offend the children of Adam.”
[Muslim].

1704. It  has  been  narrated  that `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said in the sermon of Friday prayer: “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 (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) happened to find a man with such offensive odour in the mosque, he would order him to be taken out of the mosque and sent to Al-Baqi`. He who wants to eat any of these, should cook them till their odour dies out.
[Muslim].

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