Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Leave me as I leave you, for the people who were before you were ruined because of their questions and their differences over their prophets. So, if I forbid you to do something, then keep away from it. And if I order you to do something, then do of it as much as you can.
Read More..Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: The Prophet said, The most sinful person among the Muslims is the one who asked about something which had not been prohibited, but was prohibited because of his asking.
Read More..Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: The Prophet took a room made of date palm leaves mats in the mosque. Allah's Apostle prayed in it for a few nights till the people gathered (to pray the night prayer (Tarawih) (behind him.) Then on the 4th night the people did not hear his voice and they thought he had slept, so some of them started humming in order that he might come out. The Prophet then said, You continued doing what I saw you doing till I was afraid that this (Tarawih prayer) might be enjoined on you, and if it were enjoined on you, you would not continue performing it. Therefore, O people! Perform your prayers at your homes, for the best prayer of a person is what is performed at his home except the compulsory congregational) prayer. (See Hadith No. 229,Vol. 3) (See Hadith No. 134, Vol. 8)
Read More..Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: Allah's Apostle was asked about things which he disliked, and when the people asked too many questions, he became angry and said, Ask me (any question). A man got up and said, O Allah's Apostle! Who is my father? The Prophet replied, Your father is Hudhaifa. Then another man got up and said, O Allah's Apostle! Who is my father? The Prophet said, Your father is Salim, Maula Shaiba. When `Umar saw the signs of anger on the face of Allah's Apostle, he said, We repent to Allah.
Read More..Narrated Warrad: (The clerk of Al-Mughira) Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira 'Write to me what you have heard from Allah's Apostle.' So he (Al-Mughira) wrote to him: Allah's Prophet used to say at the end of each prayer: La ilaha illalla-h wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamdu wa hula ala kulli shai'in qadir. 'Allahumma la mani' a lima a'taita, wala mu'tiya lima mana'ta, wala yanfa'u dhuljadd minkal-jadd. He also wrote to him that the Prophet used to forbid (1) Qil and Qal (idle useless talk or that you talk too much about others), (2) Asking too many questions (in disputed Religious matters); (3) And wasting one's wealth by extravagance; (4) and to be undutiful to one's mother (5) and to bury the daughters alive (6) and to prevent your favors (benevolence to others (i.e. not to pay the rights of others (7) And asking others for something (except when it is unavoidable).
Read More..Narrated Anas: We were with `Umar and he said, We have been forbidden to undertake a difficult task beyond our capability (i.e. to exceed the religious limits e.g., to clean the inside of the eyes while doing ablution).
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