Prohibition of speaking with affectation, lying to make others laugh, and mutual hatred and enmity

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This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Hussain bin Mubarak Al-Mawsili’s Arabic book Al-Awamer wal-Nawahi, whose Urdu translation has been done by Muhammad Sarwar Gohar Sahib under the title Ahkamat o Mamnoaat.

Prohibition of Speaking Ostentatiously with an Open Mouth

① Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

هلك المتنطعون . قالها ثلاثا.

“Those who speak ostentatiously with an open mouth are destroyed, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said this three times.”

Reference: Muslim, Book of Knowledge 2670/7, Abu Dawood, Book of Sunnah 4608.

Prohibition of Telling Lies to Make People Laugh

① Bahz bin Hakim narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather, that they heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say:

ويل للذي يحدث بالحديث ليضحك به القوم فيكذب ، ويل له ويل له

“Destruction is for the person who tells lies to make people laugh, destruction is for him, destruction is for him.”

Reference: Tirmidhi, Book of Zuhd 2315, the hadith is Hasan.

Prohibition of Mutual Hatred and Enmity

① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

إياكم وسوء ذات البين فإنها الحالقة

“Avoid mutual hatred and enmity, for it is a trait that destroys religion.”

Reference: Tirmidhi, Book of the Description of the Day of Resurrection, Softening of Hearts, and Piety 2508.