Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 269 Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “A person should not enter into a transaction when his (Muslim) brother has already negotiated, nor should he make a proposal of marriage when that of his brother is pending, except with the permission […]
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Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 270 ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “A Mu’min is the brother of another Mu’min; and thus it is not permissible for a Mu’min to make an offer while the offer of his brother is pending, nor should he make […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 271 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Verily, Allah likes three things for you and disapproves three things for you. He likes that you should worship Him Alone, not to associate anything with Him (in worship) and to hold fast to […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 272 Warrad, the scribe of Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah dictated a letter to me addressed to Mu’awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to supplicate at the end of each obligatory Salat (prescribed prayer): “La ilaha […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 273 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “None of you should point at his brother with a weapon because he does not know that Satan may make it lose from his hand and, as a result, he may fall into a […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 274 Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited from presenting a drawn sword to another.”. وعن جابر رضي الله عنه قال: “نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يتعاطى السيف مسلولا”.((رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال حديث حسن)) Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 275 Abu Sha’tha’ said: We were sitting with Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque when the Mu’adhdhin proclaimed the Adhan. A man stood up in the mosque and started walking out. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) stared at him till he went […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 276 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “He who is presented with a flower of sweet basil should not reject it, because it is light in weight and pleasant in odour.”. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، قال: قال رسول الله […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 277 Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) never refused a gift of perfume.. وعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان لا يرد الطيب” ((رواه البخاري)). Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 277 The above hadith is […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 278 Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a person lauding another person or praising him too much. Thereupon he said, “You killed the man,” or he said, “You ruined the man.”. وعن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه قال: سمع رسول الله […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 279 Abu Bakrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Mention of a man was made to the Prophet (ﷺ) and someone praised him whereupon he (ﷺ) said, “Woe be to you! You have broken the neck of your friend!” He repeated this several times and added, “If one of […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 280 Hammam bin Al- Harith (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A person began to praise ‘Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him), and Al-Miqdad (May Allah be pleased with him) sat upon his knees and began to throw pebbles upon the flatterer’s face. ‘Uthman (May Allah be pleased […]