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 73

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 73 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “He who deceives another’s wife or his slave is none of us.”. وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏”‏من خبب زوجة امرئ، أو مملوكه، فليس […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 74

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 74 ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-‘As (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Whosoever possesses these four characteristics is a sheer hypocrite; and anyone who possesses one of them possesses a characteristic of hypocrisy till he gives it up. These are: when he is […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 75

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 75 Ibn Mas’ud, Ibn ‘Umar and Anas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “For every one who breaks his covenant, there will be a (huge) flag on the Day of Resurrection and it will be said: ‘This flag proclaims a breach of covenant by so-and-so.”‘. […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 76

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 76 Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Every one who breaks a covenant will have a flag by his buttocks on the Day of Resurrection. It will be raised higher according to the nature of his breach. Behold, there will be no […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 77

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 77 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Allah, the Exalted, says: ‘I will contend on the Day of Resurrection against three (types of) people: One who makes a covenant in My Name and then breaks it; one who sells a free man as […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 78

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 78 Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) observed: “There are three (types of) people to whom Allah will neither speak on the Day of Resurrection nor look at them nor purify them, and they will have a painful chastisement.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 79

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 79 ‘Iyad bin Himar (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Verily, Allah has revealed to me that you should adopt humility. So that no one may wrong another and no one may be disdainful and haughty towards another.”. وعن عياض بن حمار رضي […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 80

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 80 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When a person says: ‘People have been ruined, he is the one to be ruined the most.”‘In another version: “He himself is the most ruined among them.” وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 81

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 81 Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Do not desert (stop talking to) one another, do not nurse hatred towards one another, do not be jealous of one another, and become as fellow brothers and slaves of Allah. It is […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 82

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 82 Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “It is not lawful for a Muslim to desert (stop talking to) his brother beyond three nights, the one turning one way and the other turning to the other way when they meet, […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 83

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 83 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “People’s deeds are presented before Allah on Mondays and Thursdays, and then every slave (of Allah) is granted forgiveness (of minor sins) if he does not associate anything with Allah in worship. But the […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 84

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 84 Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying, “The Satan has despaired of being worshipped by those who engage in prayer in the Arabian Peninsula but (has not lost hope) in creating dissension among them.”. وعن جابر رضي الله عنه […]