Month: August 2008

Chapter 313Prohibition of having a Hair cut or paring one's nail during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah for one who intends to Sacrifice an Animal   1706. Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "When anyone of you intends to sacrifice the animal and enter in… Continue reading Chapter 313:

Chapter 312Undesirability of Sitting with Erected Legs during Friday Sermon   1705. Mu`adh bin Anas Al-Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (PBUH) forbade (us) from sitting with our legs drawn up to our belly (Ihtiba') during the Friday Khutbah (religious talk before the prayer).[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi]. Commentary:  Habut is the… Continue reading Chapter 312: Undesirability of Sitting with Erected Legs during Friday Sermon

Chapter 311Undesirability of Entering the Mosque after Eating raw Onion or Garlic   1701. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (PBUH) 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… Continue reading Chapter 311: Undesirability of Entering the Mosque after Eating raw Onion or Garlic

Chapter 310Undesirability of Quarrelling or Raising voices in the Mosque   1696. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) 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),'… Continue reading Chapter 310: Undesirability of Quarrelling or Raising voices in the Mosque

Chapter 309Prohibition of Spitting in the Mosque   1693. Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Spitting in the mosque is a sin, and its expiation is that the spittle should be buried in earth.''[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Commentary:  To atone for spitting in the mosque, one… Continue reading Chapter 309: Prohibition of Spitting in the Mosque

Chapter 308Undesirability of Riding a Camel which eats Animals' waste   1692. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) prohibited riding a camel which eats dung, or animal or human waste.[Abu Dawud]. Commentary:  Al-Jallalah means an animal which usually eats filthy things including human excrement. This filth becomes… Continue reading Chapter 308: Undesirability of Riding a Camel which eats Animals’ waste

Chapter 307Undesirability of Hanging Bells round the Necks of Animals   1690. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Angels do not accompany the travellers who have with them a dog or a bell.''[Muslim]. Commentary:  "Dog'' here stands for that dog which is prohibited to keep. Dogs… Continue reading Chapter 307: Undesirability of Hanging Bells round the Necks of Animals

Chapter 306Prohibition of Keeping a Dog except as a Watchdog or Hunting Dog   1688. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "He who keeps a dog other than one for guarding the fields or herds or hunting, will lose two Qirat every day out of his… Continue reading Chapter 306: Prohibition of Keeping a Dog except as a Watchdog or Hunting Dog

Chapter 305Prohibition of Drawing Portraits   1678. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Those who draw pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection; and it will be said to them: `Breathe soul into what you have created.'''[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Commentary:  We learn from this… Continue reading Chapter 305: Prohibition of Drawing Portraits

Chapter 304Forbiddance of Believing in Ill Omens   1674. Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Not the transmission of disease of one person to another and no evil omen, but I am pleased with good omens.'' He was asked: "What is good omen?'' He replied, "A good… Continue reading Chapter 304: Forbiddance of Believing in Ill Omens