Prohibition of Listening to the Flute
① Sayyiduna Nafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates, I was going on a path with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) when he heard the sound of a flute, so he put his fingers in his ears and moved far to the other side of the path. When we had gone some distance, he asked me: Nafi’, do you hear anything? I said: No. Nafi’ narrates, then he removed his fingers from his ears and said: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he heard the sound of a flute, and he (peace be upon him) did the same as I did. Nafi’ narrates: I was young at that time.
Prohibition of Obesity
① Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrates, the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
خير أمتي القرن الذى بعثت فيهم ثم الذين يلونهم
“The best people of my Ummah are those in whose time I was sent, then the next generation after them.”
The narrator states: Allah knows best whether the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned the third generation or not?
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
ثم يخلف قوم يحبون السمانة يشهدون قبل أن يستشهدوا
“Then there will come people who will like obesity and will be eager to give testimony before being asked for it.”
Prohibition of seeking information from soothsayers
① Safiyyah bint Abi Ubaid narrates from one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who narrated from the Prophet ﷺ that he said:
من أتى عرافا فسأله عن شيء فصدقه لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين يوما
“Whoever goes to a soothsayer or a fortune-teller and asks about something and then believes in what he says, the prayer of that person will not be accepted for forty days.”
② It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
من أتى كاهنا فصدقه بما يقول أو أتى امرأة فى دبرها ـ وفي رواية ـ أو امرأة حائضا فقد برئ مما أنزل على محمد
“Whoever goes to a soothsayer and believes what he says, or has intercourse with a woman from behind — and in another narration: or has intercourse with a menstruating woman — then he has no relation with the Shariah of Muhammad ﷺ.”
Prohibition of Insulting Lineage
① Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrates, the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
اثنتان فى الناس هما بهم كفر: الطعن فى النسب، والنياحة على الميت
“There are two traits among people because of which they fall into disbelief: insulting lineage and wailing over the dead.”
