Category: Book Seventeen: The Book of the Prohibited Actions

Chapter 319About Begging in the Name of Allah   1722. Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "No one should ask in the Face of Allah for anything except Jannah.''[Abu Dawud]. Commentary:  Sheikh Al-Albani has stated with regard to this Hadith the following points: First, this Hadith is… Continue reading Chapter 319: About Begging in the Name of Allah

Chapter 318Abomination of Swearing in Transaction   1720. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, "Swearing produces a ready sale for a commodity, but blots out the blessing.''[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Commentary:  What is meant here is that if a person takes an oath while offering… Continue reading Chapter 318: Abomination of Swearing in Transaction

Chapter 317Expiation of Oaths Allah, the Exalted, says: "Allah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths; for its expiation (a deliberate oath) feed ten Masakin (poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families,… Continue reading Chapter 317: Expiation of Oaths

Chapter 316Desirability of Expiating the Oath taken by a Person who afterwards Breaks it for a better Alternative   1715. `Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said to me, "When you take an oath and consider something else to be better than it, make expiation for… Continue reading Chapter 316: Desirability of Expiating the Oath taken by a Person who Breaks it for a better

Chapter 315Illegality of Swearing Falsely   1712. Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "He who takes oath to acquire the property of a Muslim unjustly will meet Allah and He will be angry with him'' then he recited:"Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the cost of… Continue reading Chapter 315: Illegality of Swearing Falsely

Chapter 314Prohibition of Swearing in the name of anything besides Allah   1707. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (PBUH) 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… Continue reading Chapter 314: Prohibition of Swearing in the name of anything besides Allah

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