Riyad as-Salihin is a renowned compilation of hadith by Imam An-Nawawi that focuses on ethics, manners, and spirituality. It gathers teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) aimed at guiding Muslims toward righteous conduct and strengthening their relationship with Allah and fellow human beings.

Book 17, The Book of the Prohibited Actions, discusses acts forbidden in Islam and their consequences.

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 169

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 169 ‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited me after returning from a journey, and I had a shelf with a thin cloth curtain hanging over it and on which there were portraits. When he saw it, the colour of his face changed […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 170

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 170 Ibn ‘Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, “Every painter will go to Hell, and for every portrait he has made, there will be appointed one who will chastise him in the Hell.” Ibn ‘Abbas said: If you have to […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 171

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 171 Ibn ‘Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, “Whosoever makes a picture, will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and will be asked to infuse soul therein, which he will not be able to do.”. وعنه قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 172

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 172 Ibn Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, “Those who will receive the most severe punishment from Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be painters (of living objects).”. وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله صلى […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 173

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 173 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “The Almighty Allah said: ‘Who is more an oppressor than him who goes to create like My creation? Let him make an ant or a grain of corn or a grain of barley.”‘. وعن […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 174

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 174 Abu Talhah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a portrait.”. وعن أبي طلحة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏ “‏لا تدخل الملائكة […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 175

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 175 Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: Jibril (Gabriel) promised to visit the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) but delayed and this grieved him very much. When he came out of his house, Jibril met him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked him about the reason of delay, […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 176

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 176 ‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: Jibril (Gabriel) (ﷺ) made a promise with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to come at a definite hour; that hour came but he did not visit him. There was a staff in the hand of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 177

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 177 Abul-Haiyaj Haiyan bin Husain said: ‘Ali bin Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) said to me: “Shall I not send you to do a task that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had assigned to me? Spare no portrait unwiped out, and leave not a high grave unlevelled.”. […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 178

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 178 Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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 rewards.”. عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال سمعت […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 179

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 179 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “He who keeps a dog, will lose out of his good deeds equal to one Qirat every day, except one who keeps it for guarding the fields or the herd.”.In a narration of Muslim, […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 180

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 180 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Angels do not accompany the travellers who have with them a dog or a bell.”. وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏ “‏لا تصحب الملائكة […]