Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 125 Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “No person should eat and drink with his left hand for Satan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.”. وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله قال: […]
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Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 126 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: “Jews and Christians do not dye their hair, so act differently from them.”. وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “إن اليهود والنصارى […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 127 Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Abu Quhafah, father of Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with them) was presented to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the day of the conquest of Makkah and his head and beard were snow white. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 128 Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade shaving a part of the head.. عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال: نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن القزع. ((متفق عليه)). Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 128 The above hadith […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 129 Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a boy, some portion of whose head was shaved and some of it was left out. He prohibited them from that and said, “Shave the whole of it or leave the whole of it.”. […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 130 ‘Abdullah bin Ja’far (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) gave respite for three days to the family of Ja’far (after his martydom). Then he came and said, “Don’t weep for my brother after this day.” He said, “Bring all of my nephews to me.” We […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 131 ‘Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited a woman from shaving her head.. وعن علي قال: نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن تحلق المرأة رأسها. ((رواه النسائي)). Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 131 The above hadith is from the […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 132 Asma’ (May Allah be pleased with her) said: A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: “O Messenger of Allah! I have a daughter who had an attack of small pox and her hair fell off. Now I want to celebrate her marriage. Can I get her a […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 133 A similar narration was narrated on the authority of ‘Aishah. وعَنْ عائشة رضي اللَّه عنْهَا نَحْوُهُ، متفقٌ عليه. Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 133 The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. Compiled by the esteemed Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi in the 12th century, […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 134 Humaid bin ‘Abdur-Rahman (May Allah be pleased wth him) said: I saw Mu’awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) during the Hajj (pilgrimage) standing on the pulpit. He took from the guard a bunch of hair, and said: “O people of Al-Madinah! Where are your scholars? (Why do they […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 135 Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the maker and wearer of a wig and the tattooer and the one who is tattooed.. وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لعن الواصلة والمستوصلة والواشمة والمستوشمة […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 136 Ibn Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Allah has cursed those women who practise tattooing and those women who have themselves tattooed, and those women who get their hair removed from their eyebrows and faces (except the beard and the mustache), and those who make artificial spaces […]