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The Book of the Prohibited actions

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Hadith 307
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The bell is one of the musical instruments of Satan." <b>[Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

‏الجرس مزامير الشيطان‏

Hadith 308
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Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited riding a camel which eats dung, or animal or human waste. <b>[Abu Dawud]</b>.

ARABIC

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال‏:‏ نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الجلالة في الإبل أن يركب عليها‏.‏ ((رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح ))

Hadith 309
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Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Spitting in the mosque is a sin, and its expiation is that the spittle should be buried in earth." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

‏البصاق في المسجد خطيئة، وكفارتها دفنها‏

Hadith 309
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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw spittle or snot or sputum, sticking to the wall towards Qiblah and scratched it off. <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم رأى في جدار القبلة مخاطا أو بزاقا أو نخامة فحكه ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Hadith 309
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Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is not proper to use the mosque for urinating or easing oneself. They are merely built for the remembrance of Allah and the recitation of the Qur'an", or as he stated. <b>[Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

‏إن هذه المساجد لا تصلح لشيء من البول ولا القذر، إنما هي لذكر الله تعالى، وقراءة القرآن‏

Hadith 310
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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),' for mosques are not built for this purpose." <b>[Muslim]</b>

ARABIC

‏من سمع رجلا ينشد ضالة في المسجد فليقل‏:‏ لا ردها الله عليك، فإن المساجد لم تبنَ لهذا‏

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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah said, "When you see someone buying or selling in the mosque, say to him: 'La arbaha-Allahu tijarataka (May Allah not make your bargain profitable)!' When you see someone announcing something lost in it, say: 'May Allah not restore it to you!"' <b>[At-Tirmidhi]</b>.

ARABIC

‏إذا رأيتم من يبيع أو يبتاع في المسجد، فقولوا‏:‏ لا أربح الله تجارتك، وإذا رأيتم من ينشد ضالة فقولوا‏:‏ لا ردها الله عليك‏

Hadith 310
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Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

A man announced (the loss of his camel) in the mosque, uttering these words: "Has any one seen my red camel?" Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "May it not be restored to you! The mosques are built for what they are meant to be (i.e., prayer, remembrance of Allah, acquiring knowledge, etc.)." <b>[Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

‏لا وجدت، إنما بنيت المساجد لم بنيت له‏

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'Amr bin Shu'aib on the authority of his grandfather (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited (us) from buying and selling in the mosque; (he also prohibited us from) making announcement in it about something lost and from reciting poems in it. <b>[Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi]</b>.

ARABIC

وعن عمرو بن شعيب، عن أبيه، عن جده رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى عن الشراء والبيع في المسجد، وأن تنشد فيه ضالة، أو ينشد فيه شعر‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود، والترمذي وقال حديث حسن‏)‏‏)‏

Hadith 310
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As-Sa'ib bin Yazid (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

While I was in the mosque, someone threw a pebble at me, and when I looked up, I saw that it was 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, who said: "Go and call me these two men." I brought them and 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) asked them: "Where are you from?" On their replying that they belonged to At-Taif, he said: "Had you been the inhabitants of Al-Madinah, I would have given you a beating for raising your voices in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)." <b>[Al- Bukhari]</b>.

ARABIC

وعن السائب بن زيد الصحابي رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ كنت في المسجد فحصبني رجل، فنظرت فإذا عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه فقال‏:‏ اذهب فائتني بهذين، فجئته بهما، فقال‏:‏ من أين أنتما‏؟‏ فقالا‏:‏ من أهل الطائف، فقال‏:‏ لو كنتما من أهل البلد، لأوجعتكما، ترفعان أصواتكما في مسجد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏!‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Hadith 311
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Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who has eaten garlic should not come to our mosque." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>. The narration in Muslim is: "He who has eaten garlic should not come to our mosques."

ARABIC

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏من أكل من هذه الشجرة -يعني الثوم- فلا يقربن مسجدنا‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وفي رواية لمسلم‏:‏ ‏"‏مساجدنا‏"‏‏.‏

Hadith 311
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Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who has eaten from this plant (i.e., garlic) should not approach us and should not offer Salat (prayer) along with us." <b>[Al- Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

‏من أكل من هذه الشجرة، فلا يقربنا، ولا يصلين معنا‏

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Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who has eaten garlic or onion should keep away from us or our mosques." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>. 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." <b>[Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

وعن جابر رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏من أكل ثومًا أو بصلا فليعتزلنا، أو فليعتزل مسجدنا‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وفي رواية لمسلم‏:‏ ‏"‏من أكل البصل، والثوم، الكراث، فلا يقربن مسجدنا، فإن الملائكة تتأذى مما يتأذى منه بنو آدم‏"‏‏.‏

Hadith 311
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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 (ﷺ) 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. <b>[Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

وعن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه أنه خطب يوم الجمعة فقال في خطبته‏:‏ ثم إنكم أيها الناس تأكلون شجرتين ما أراهما إلا خبيثتين‏:‏ البصل، والثوم -لقد رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا وجد ريحهما من الرجل في المسجد أمر به، فأخرج إلى البقيع، فمن أكلهما، فليمتهما طبخًا‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Hadith 312
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Mu'adh bin Anas Al-Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade (us) from sitting with our legs drawn up to our belly (Ihtiba') during the Friday Khutbah (religious talk before the prayer). <b>[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi]</b>.

ARABIC

عن معاذ بن أنس الجهني، رضي الله عنه، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى عن الحبوة يوم الجمعة والإمام يخطب ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقالا‏:‏ حديث حسن‏)‏‏)‏

Hadith 313
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Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When anyone of you intends to sacrifice the animal and enter in the month of Dhul-Hijjah, he should not get his hair cut or nails pared till he has offered his sacrifice." <b>[Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

‏من كان له ذبح يذبحه، فإذا أهل هلال ذي الحجة، فلا يأخذن من شعره ولا من أظفاره شيئًا حتى يضحي‏

Hadith 314
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Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 should remain silent." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

عن ابن عمر، رضي الله عنهما، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، قال‏:‏ ‏"‏إن الله تعالى ينهاكم أن تحلفوا بآبائكم، فمن كان حالفًا، فليحلف بالله، أو ليصمت‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وفي رواية في الصحيح ‏"‏فمن كان حالفًا فلا يحلف إلا بالله أو ليسكت‏"‏‏.‏

Hadith 314
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'Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Swear neither by the name of Taghut (i.e., false deities, false leaders, etc.) nor by your fathers." <b>[Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

وعن عبد الرحمن بن سَمُرَة، رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏لا تحلفوا بالطواغي، ولا بآبائكم‏"‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ ‏"‏الطواغي‏"‏‏:‏ جمع طاغية، وهي الأصنام، ومنه الحديث‏:‏ ‏"‏هذه طاغية دوس‏"‏‏:‏ أي‏:‏ صنمهم ومعبودهم، وروي في غير مسلم‏:‏ ‏"‏بالطواغيت‏"‏ جمع طاغوت، وهو الشيطان والصنم‏.‏

Hadith 314
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Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who swears by Amanah (trust) is not one of us." <b>[Abu Dawud with authentic Isnad]</b>.

ARABIC

‏من حلف بالأمانة، فليس منا‏

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Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If anyone swears that in such and such case he will be free from Islam and afterwards he turns out to be a liar, he will be as he has sworn; but if he is speaking the truth, he will not revert safely to Islam." <b>[Abu Dawud]</b>.

ARABIC

‏من حلف فقال‏:‏ إني بريء من الإسلام، فإن كان كاذبًا، فهو كما قال، وإن كان صادقًا، فلن يرجع إلى الإسلام سالمًا‏