✍ Translated by: Abu Hamzah Abdul Khaliq Siddiqi
إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ نَحْمَدُهُ، وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ، مَنْ يَهْدِهِ اللَّهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ، وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ:
❖ Acts Condemned by the Qur’an and Sunnah
◈ 1. Disrespect Towards Elders or Youth
Hadith ①
عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ:
«لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا، وَلَمْ يُوَقِّرْ كَبِيرَنَا، وَيَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، وَيَنْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ»
Reported in: Sunan al-Tirmidhī (1921), Mishkāt (4970) – Graded: Ḥasan Gharīb by Imām Tirmidhī.
Translation:
Ibn ʿAbbās رضي الله عنهما narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “He is not from us who does not show mercy to our young, respect our elders, enjoin good, and forbid evil.”
◈ 2. Carrying Tales / Backbiting
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Ḥujurāt (49:12)
﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ ۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا...﴾
Translation:
“O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, indeed some suspicions are sins. Do not spy, nor backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would surely abhor it. So fear Allah, indeed Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.”
Hadith ②
عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:
«لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِيَ، مَرَرْتُ بِقَوْمٍ لَهُمْ أَظْفَارٌ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ، يَخْمِشُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَصُدُورَهُمْ، فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ يَا جِبْرِيلُ؟ قَالَ: هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ لُحُومَ النَّاسِ وَيَقَعُونَ فِي أَعْرَاضِهِمْ»
Reported in: Sunan Abī Dāwūd (4878), Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ (533)
Translation:
Anas رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “On the night of my ascension (Miʿrāj), I passed by people with copper nails scratching their faces and chests. I asked Jibrīl: Who are these? He said: These are the ones who used to eat the flesh of people (backbite) and tarnish their honor.”
◈ 3. Lying
Qur’ān – Sūrah Ghāfir (40:28)
﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ كَذَّابٌ﴾
Translation:
“Indeed, Allah does not guide the one who is extravagant and a liar.”
Hadith ③
عَنْ بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ:
«وَيْلٌ لِلَّذِي يُحَدِّثُ، فَيَكْذِبُ، لِيُضْحِكَ بِهِ الْقَوْمَ، وَيْلٌ لَهُ، وَيْلٌ لَهُ»
Reported in: Sunan Abī Dāwūd (4990), Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ (7136)
Translation:
Bahz bin Ḥakīm narrated from his father, from his grandfather, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “Woe to the one who lies to make people laugh. Woe to him! Woe to him!”
◈ 4. Spying and Fault-Finding
(Repeated reference of Sūrah al-Ḥujurāt: 12 – see point 2)
Hadith ④
عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:
«يَا مَعْشَرَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِلِسَانِهِ وَلَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ قَلْبَهُ، لَا تَغْتَابُوا الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا عَوْرَاتِهِمْ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَتَّبِعْ عَوْرَاتِهِمْ، يَتَّبِعِ اللَّهُ عَوْرَتَهُ، وَمَنْ يَتَّبِعِ اللَّهُ عَوْرَتَهُ، يَفْضَحْهُ فِي بَيْتِهِ»
Reported in: Musnad Aḥmad (4/420), Sunan al-Tirmidhī (2032) – Graded: Ḥasan by al-Albānī
Translation:
Abū Barzah al-Aslamī رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “O you who have believed with their tongues but faith has not entered their hearts! Do not backbite Muslims or seek out their faults. Whoever seeks out their faults, Allah will expose his own, and when Allah exposes someone, He will disgrace him in his own house.”
◈ 5. Arrogance and Boastfulness
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Ḥadīd (57:20)
﴿اعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيْنَكُمْ...﴾
Translation:
“Know that the life of this world is but play and amusement, adornment, mutual boasting among you, and competition in wealth and children...”
Hadith ⑤
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ:
«إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ أَذْهَبَ عَنْكُمْ عُبِّيَّةَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَفَخْرَهَا بِالآبَاءِ، مُؤْمِنٌ تَقِيٌّ وَفَاجِرٌ شَقِيٌّ، أَنْتُمْ بَنُو آدَمَ وَآدَمُ مِنْ تُرَابٍ...»
Reported in: Sunan al-Tirmidhī (3955), Sunan Abī Dāwūd (516) – Graded: Ḥasan by al-Albānī
Translation:
Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Indeed, Allah has removed from you the arrogance of the Days of Ignorance and their boasting about their forefathers. A person is either a pious believer or a miserable sinner. You are all the children of Adam, and Adam was created from dust. Let people abandon their pride in their ancestry, or they will be more insignificant in the sight of Allah than a dung beetle that rolls filth with its nose.”
◈ 6. Deception and Fraud
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Shuʿarā (26:183)
﴿وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ﴾
Translation:
“Do not defraud people of their things, and do not spread corruption in the land.”
Hadith ⑥
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ:
«مَنْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْنَا السِّلَاحَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا، وَمَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (283)
Translation:
Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrated: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever raises arms against us is not from us, and whoever deceives us is not from us.”
◈ 7. Grudge and Malice (Ḥasad and Shḥn)
Qur’ān – Sūrah Āl ʿImrān (3:118)
﴿قَدْ بَدَتِ الْبَغْضَاءُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَمَا تُخْفِي صُدُورُهُمْ أَكْبَرُ...﴾
Translation:
“Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their hearts conceal is far worse.”
Hadith ⑦
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ:
«تُفْتَحُ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَيَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ، فَيُغْفَرُ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا، إِلَّا رَجُلٌ...»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (2565)
Translation:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The gates of Paradise are opened on Mondays and Thursdays, and every servant who does not associate anything with Allah is forgiven—except a man who has enmity between him and his brother. It is said: ‘Delay these two until they reconcile.’”
◈ 8. Spreading Unverified News
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Ḥujurāt (49:6)
﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوا...﴾
Translation:
“O you who believe! If a wicked person brings you any news, investigate it, lest you harm people in ignorance and regret afterwards.”
Hadith ⑧
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ:
«كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ كَذِبًا أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (Muqaddimah, Hadith 8)
Translation:
Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “It is enough of a lie for a man to relate everything he hears.”
◈ 9. Verbal Abuse and Vulgarity
Hadith ⑨
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ:
«أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا خَالِصًا...»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (34)
Translation:
ʿAbdullāh bin ʿAmr رضي الله عنه narrated: The Prophet ﷺ said: “There are four traits that make someone a pure hypocrite, and whoever has one of them has a trait of hypocrisy until he abandons it: when entrusted, he betrays the trust; when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he argues, he uses foul language.”
◈ 10. Betrayal and Breach of Trust
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Mu’minūn (23:8)
﴿وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ﴾
Translation:
“And those who are watchful of their trusts and covenants.”
Hadith ⑩
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ:
«آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ: إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ، وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (33)
Translation:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The signs of a hypocrite are three: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when entrusted, he betrays the trust.”
◈ 11. Suspicion and Doubt
Hadith ⑪
عَنْ أَبِي الْحَوْرَاءِ السَّعْدِيِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ: مَا حَفِظْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ:
«حَفِظْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ: دَعْ مَا يُرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لَا يُرِيبُكَ؛ فَإِنَّ الصِّدْقَ طُمَأْنِينَةٌ، وَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ رِيبَةٌ»
Reported in: Sunan al-Tirmidhī (2518) – Graded: Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī
Translation:
Abū al-Ḥawra al-Saʿdī said: I asked al-Ḥasan bin ʿAlī: “What have you memorized from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?” He replied: “I memorized this: ‘Leave what causes you doubt for that which does not cause you doubt. Verily, truth brings tranquility and falsehood brings doubt.’”
◈ 12. Evil Assumptions and Envy
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Ḥujurāt (49:12)
(Same verse as mentioned previously under backbiting and spying)
Hadith ⑫
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:
«إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ، فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ، وَلَا تَحَسَّسُوا، وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا، وَلَا تَنَاجَشُوا، وَلَا تَحَاسَدُوا، وَلَا تَبَاغَضُوا، وَلَا تَدَابَرُوا، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانًا»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (6066), Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (2563)
Translation:
Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrated: The Prophet ﷺ said: “Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the most false of speech. Do not spy on one another, do not eavesdrop, do not inflate prices deceitfully, do not envy one another, do not hate one another, and do not turn away from each other. Be, O servants of Allah, brothers!”
◈ 13. Unjustified Anger
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Shūrā (42:37)
﴿...وَإِذَا مَا غَضِبُوا هُمْ يَغْفِرُونَ﴾
Translation:
“...And when they are angry, they forgive.”
Hadith ⑬
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه:
«أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ: أَوْصِنِي، قَالَ: لَا تَغْضَبْ. فَرَدَّدَ مِرَارًا، قَالَ: لَا تَغْضَبْ»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (6116), Sunan al-Tirmidhī (2020), Muwaṭṭa Mālik (2/905), Musnad Aḥmad (2/175)
Translation:
A man said to the Prophet ﷺ: “Advise me.” He replied: “Do not become angry.” The man repeated his request multiple times, and the Prophet ﷺ replied each time: “Do not become angry.”
◈ 14. Miserliness and Greed
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Layl (92:8–11)
﴿وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ، وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ، فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ، وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ﴾
Translation:
“But as for him who is stingy and considers himself self-sufficient, and denies the best (reward), We will ease him towards difficulty. And his wealth will not avail him when he falls.”
Hadith ⑭
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:
«اتَّقُوا الظُّلْمَ، فَإِنَّ الظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَاتَّقُوا الشُّحَّ، فَإِنَّ الشُّحَّ أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ...»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (2578)
Translation:
Jābir bin ʿAbd Allāh رضي الله عنه reported: The Prophet ﷺ said: “Beware of oppression, for oppression will be darkness on the Day of Judgment. And beware of miserliness, for it destroyed those before you. It led them to shed blood and violate sacred bonds.”
◈ 15. Music and Entertainment (Lahw and Maʿāzif)
Qur’ān – Sūrah Luqmān (31:6–7)
﴿وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ...﴾
Translation:
“And among people is he who purchases idle talk to mislead from the way of Allah without knowledge, and takes it in mockery. For such there will be a humiliating punishment.”
Hadith ⑮
عَنْ أَبِي عَامِرٍ أَوْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ:
«لَيَكُونَنَّ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَقْوَامٌ يَسْتَحِلُّونَ الْحِرَ وَالْحَرِيرَ وَالْخَمْرَ وَالْمَعَازِفَ»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (5559)
Translation:
Abū ʿĀmir (or Abū Mālik al-Ashʿarī) رضي الله عنه reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “There will be people among my Ummah who will consider adultery, silk (for men), wine, and musical instruments as permissible.”
◈ 16. Murder and Bloodshed
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Nisā’ (4:93)
﴿وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ...﴾
Translation:
“Whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide forever. Allah's wrath and curse are upon him, and a great punishment is prepared for him.”
Hadith ⑯
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَذْكُرَانِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ:
«لَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ وَأَهْلَ الْأَرْضِ اشْتَرَكُوا فِي دَمِ مُؤْمِنٍ، لَأَكَبَّهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي النَّارِ»
Reported in: Sunan al-Tirmidhī (1398) – Graded: Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī, al-Taʿlīq al-Raghīb (3/202)
Translation:
Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī and Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنهما reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “If all the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth participated in the shedding of the blood of a believer, Allah would cast them all into the Hellfire.”
◈ 17. Slander and False Accusation (Buhtān)
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Nisāʾ (4:20)
﴿أَتَأْخُذُونَهُ بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا﴾
Translation:
“Would you take it by slander and a manifest sin?”
Hadith ⑰
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ:
«أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْغِيبَةُ؟ قَالُوا: اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قَالَ: ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَكْرَهُ... فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ، فَقَدْ بَهَتَّهُ»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (2589)
Translation:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Do you know what backbiting is?” They said: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said: “Mentioning something about your brother that he dislikes.” It was said: “What if it is true?” He replied: “If it is true, you have backbitten him; if it is not, then you have slandered him.”
◈ 18. Exposing Intimate Secrets
Hadith ⑱
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رضي الله عنه قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:
«إِنَّ مِنْ أَشَرِّ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَنْزِلَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، الرَّجُلَ يُفْضِي إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ وَتُفْضِي إِلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ يَنْشُرُ سِرَّهَا»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (1437)
Translation:
“Among the worst people in the sight of Allah on the Day of Judgment is the man who has intimate relations with his wife, and then exposes her secrets.”
◈ 19. Idle and Harmful Speech
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Furqān (25:72)
﴿وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَ وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِاللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا كِرَامًا﴾
Translation:
“And those who do not bear false witness, and when they pass by vain speech, they pass with dignity.”
Hadith ⑲
عَنْ بِلَالِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْمُزَنِيِّ رضي الله عنه قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ:
«إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ... يَكْتُبُ اللهُ لَهُ بِهَا رِضْوَانَهُ... وَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللهِ... فَيَكْتُبُ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ سَخَطَهُ»
Reported in: Sunan al-Tirmidhī (2319) – Graded: Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī
Translation:
A person may utter a word that pleases Allah without considering its significance, and because of it Allah will be pleased with him until the Day he meets Him. And another may utter a word that angers Allah without giving it thought, and because of it Allah will be angry with him until the Day he meets Him.
◈ 20. Flattery and Over-Praise
Qur’ān – Sūrah Āl ʿImrān (3:188)
﴿...وَيُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يُحْمَدُوا بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا...﴾
Translation:
“They love to be praised for what they did not do... for them is a painful punishment.”
Hadith ⑳
عَنْ هَمَّامٍ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى عُثْمَانَ، فَأَخَذَ الْمِقْدَادُ تُرَابًا فَحَثَا فِي وَجْهِهِ...
«إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الْمَدَّاحِينَ فَاحْثُوا فِي وُجُوهِهِمُ التُّرَابَ»
Reported in: Sunan Abī Dāwūd (4804), Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (3002)
Translation:
When a man praised ʿUthmān excessively, al-Miqdād threw dust in his face and said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘When you see those who excessively praise others, throw dust in their faces.’”
◈ 21. Sinning in Private While Appearing Righteous
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Baqarah (2:44)
﴿أَتَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ...﴾
Translation:
“Do you order righteousness to the people and forget yourselves, while you recite the Scripture? Will you not understand?”
Hadith ㉑
عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ رضي الله عنه، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ:
«لَأَعْلَمَنَّ أَقْوَامًا... يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِحَسَنَاتٍ كَجِبَالِ تِهَامَةَ بَيْضَاءَ، فَيَجْعَلُهَا اللَّهُ هَبَاءً... هُمْ إِخْوَانُكُمْ... وَلَكِنَّهُمْ إِذَا خَلَوْا بِمَحَارِمِ اللَّهِ انْتَهَكُوهَا»
Reported in: Sunan Ibn Mājah (4245), al-Silsilah al-Ṣaḥīḥah (505)
Translation:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “I certainly know people from my Ummah who will come on the Day of Judgment with good deeds like the mountains of Tihāmah, yet Allah will make them scattered dust.” Thawbān asked: “Describe them to us, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “They are your brothers and from your people, and they worship at night like you do. But when they are alone, they violate the prohibitions of Allah.”
◈ 22. Frightening a Muslim
Hadith ㉒
عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَالَ:
«نَامَ رَجُلٌ... فَأَخَذَ بَعْضُهُمْ حَبْلًا... فَفَزِعَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: لَا يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يُرَوِّعَ مُسْلِمًا»
Reported in: Sunan Abī Dāwūd (5004), Musnad Aḥmad (5/392) – Graded: Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī
Translation:
Some companions narrated that they were traveling with the Prophet ﷺ. One man fell asleep, and another took a rope from him, startling him. The Prophet ﷺ said: “It is not lawful for a Muslim to frighten another Muslim.”
◈ 23. Affected Speech and Over-Formality
Qur’ān – Sūrah Ṣād (38:86)
﴿وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ﴾
Translation:
“I am not of those who pretend or are artificial.”
Hadith ㉓
عَنْ جَابِرٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ:
«إِنَّ أَحَبَّكُمْ إِلَيَّ... أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلَاقًا،... وَأَبْغَضَكُمْ... الثَّرْثَارُونَ، وَالْمُتَشَدِّقُونَ، وَالْمُتَفَيْهِقُونَ»
Reported in: Sunan al-Tirmidhī (2018) – Graded: Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī
Translation:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The most beloved and closest of you to me on the Day of Judgment will be those with the best character. The most disliked and farthest from me will be those who are talkative, pretentious, and arrogant in speech.”
◈ 24. Harming Believers
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Aḥzāb (33:58)
﴿وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ... فَقَدِ احْتَمَلُوا بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا﴾
Translation:
“Indeed, those who harm believing men and women without reason bear a slander and a manifest sin.”
Hadith ㉔
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنها قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:
«إِنَّ شَرَّ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ... مَنْ تَرَكَهُ النَّاسُ اتِّقَاءَ فُحْشِهِ»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (6032)
Translation:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The worst people in status before Allah on the Day of Judgment will be those whom people avoid due to their abusive speech.”
◈ 25. Promoting Immorality and Shamelessness
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Nūr (24:19)
﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ تَشِيعَ الْفَاحِشَةُ...﴾
Translation:
“Indeed, those who love that immorality should spread among the believers will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter.”
Hadith ㉕
عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:
«إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِ فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْت»
Reported in: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (6120)
Translation:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “From the sayings that people have retained from earlier Prophets is: ‘If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.’”
◈ 26. Rudeness and Harsh Temperament
Qur’ān – Sūrah Āl ʿImrān (3:159)
﴿وَلَوْ كُنْتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَ﴾
Translation:
“Had you been rude and hard-hearted, they would have dispersed from around you.”
Hadith ㉖
عَنْ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ وَهْبٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:
«لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ الْجَوَّاظُ، وَلَا الْجَعْظَرِيُّ»
Reported in: Sunan Abī Dāwūd (4804), Mustadrak al-Ḥākim (1/60) – Graded: Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Ḥākim
Translation:
The Prophet ﷺ said: “A man who is coarse, vulgar, and arrogant in speech will not enter Paradise.”
◈ 27. Following One’s Desires
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Furqān (25:43)
﴿أَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ﴾
Translation:
“Have you seen the one who takes his own desire as his god?”
Hadith ㉗
Narrated Abū Barzah al-Aslamī رضي الله عنه:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Among the things I fear most for you after me are: your bellies, your private parts, and misleading desires.”
(Musnad Aḥmad 4/91, 420 – Graded Ṣaḥīḥ by Shaykh Shuʿayb al-Arna’ūṭ)
◈ 28. Dealing in Interest (Ribā)
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Baqarah (2:276)
﴿يَمْحَقُ اللَّهُ الرِّبَا وَيُرْبِي الصَّدَقَاتِ﴾
Translation:
“Allah destroys interest and increases charity.”
Hadith ㉘
Narrated Jābir رضي الله عنه:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed the one who consumes interest, the one who pays it, the one who writes the contract, and the two witnesses – and he said: they are all equal in sin.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1598)
◈ 29. Gambling
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Mā’idah (5:90)
﴿إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ... رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ﴾
Translation:
“Indeed, intoxicants, gambling... are abominations of Satan’s handiwork – so avoid them so that you may succeed.”
Hadith ㉙
Narrated Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه:
“Whoever says to his companion: ‘Come, let us gamble,’ he must give charity.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4860)
◈ 30. Practicing or Believing in Magic
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Baqarah (2:102)
﴿وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ﴾
Translation:
“Sulaymān did not disbelieve, but the devils disbelieved by teaching people magic.”
Hadith ㉚
Narrated Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī رضي الله عنه:
“Three types of people will not enter Paradise: the one addicted to alcohol, the one who severs kinship ties, and the one who believes in magic.”
(Musnad Aḥmad 4/399 – Graded Ṣaḥīḥ by Shaykh Ḥamzah Zayn)
◈ 31. Consuming Alcohol
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Mā’idah (5:90)
﴿إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ... رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ﴾
Translation:
“Indeed, intoxicants... are abominations of Satan’s handiwork – so avoid them so that you may succeed.”
Hadith ㉛
Narrated Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed ten people concerning alcohol: the one who produces it, the one for whom it is produced, the one who drinks it, the one who carries it, the one to whom it is carried, the one who serves it, the one who sells it, the one who profits from it, the one who buys it, and the one for whom it is bought.”
(Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1295 – Graded Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī)
◈ 32. Fornication and Adultery (Zinā)
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Isrāʾ (17:32)
﴿وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَىٰ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً﴾
Translation:
“Do not approach adultery – it is a shameful and evil way.”
Hadith ㉜
Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub رضي الله عنه:
“I saw in a dream a furnace-like structure... men and women inside were screaming. I asked, ‘Who are these people?’ The answer came: ‘They are the adulterers.’”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1386)
◈ 33. Usurping Land Unjustly
Hadith ㉝
Narrated Saʿīd ibn Zayd رضي الله عنه:
“Whoever seizes even a handspan of land unjustly will have it hung around his neck from the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3198, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1610)
◈ 34. Bribery
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Baqarah (2:188)
﴿وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَاطِلِ﴾
Translation:
“Do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly nor use it to bribe the rulers to wrongfully consume a portion of others’ wealth knowingly.”
Hadith ㉞
Narrated ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr رضي الله عنهما:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed the briber and the one who takes the bribe.”
(Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3580 – Graded Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī)
◈ 35. Argumentation and Quarreling
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Aʿrāf (7:199)
﴿وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ﴾
Translation:
“And turn away from the ignorant.”
Hadith ㉟
Narrated ʿĀʾishah رضي الله عنها:
“The most hated of men to Allah is the one who is excessively argumentative.”
(Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2976 – Graded Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī)
◈ 36. Oppression and Injustice (Ẓulm)
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Anʿām (6:21)
﴿إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ﴾
Translation:
“Indeed, the wrongdoers will never succeed.”
Hadith ㊱
Narrated ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنهما:
“Oppression will be layers of darkness on the Day of Judgment.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2447)
◈ 37. Envy (Ḥasad)
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Nisāʾ (4:54)
﴿أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ النَّاسَ عَلَىٰ مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ﴾
Translation:
“Do they envy people for what Allah has given them of His bounty?”
Hadith ㊲
Narrated al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām رضي الله عنه:
“The disease of previous nations has crept into you: envy and hatred. It is the shaver – I do not say it shaves hair, but it shaves the religion.”
(Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2510 – Ṣaḥīḥ al-Adab al-Mufrad 197)
◈ 38. Severing Ties of Kinship (Qaṭʿ al-Raḥim)
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Baqarah (2:27)
﴿الَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ اللَّهِ... وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ﴾
Translation:
“Those who break the covenant of Allah after it has been affirmed, sever what Allah has ordered to be joined, and spread corruption on earth – they are the losers.”
Hadith ㊳
Narrated ʿĀʾishah رضي الله عنها:
“The womb (raḥim) is suspended from the Throne, saying: ‘Whoever maintains me, Allah will maintain him; whoever severs me, Allah will sever him.’”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5989)
◈ 39. Neglecting Purity – Not Avoiding Urine Splashes
Hadith ㊴
Narrated Ibn ʿAbbās رضي الله عنهما:
“The Prophet ﷺ passed by two graves and said: ‘They are being punished, but not for something considered major. Indeed, it is major: one of them did not guard himself from urine, and the other used to spread gossip.’”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 216, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 292)
◈ 40. Contradiction Between Speech and Action
Qur’ān – Sūrah al-Ṣaff (61:2–3)
﴿لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ .كَبُرَ مَقْتًا...﴾
Translation:
“O you who believe! Why do you say what you do not do? It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do.”
Hadith ㊵
Narrated Usāmah ibn Zayd رضي الله عنهما:
“A man will be brought on the Day of Judgment and thrown into Hell. His intestines will come out, and he will circle around them like a donkey around a millstone. The people of Hell will gather and say: ‘Did you not used to command good and forbid evil?’ He will say: ‘Yes, I used to command good but I did not do it myself, and I used to forbid evil but I committed it.’”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3267, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2989)
Conclusion
This completes the compilation of 40 major sins condemned in Qur’an and authentic Sunnah, each supported with a corresponding verse and hadith.
Purpose of this Compilation:- A reminder for the believers to reflect, repent, and reform
- A clear demonstration of how sins impact both dunya and ākhirah
- An effort to strengthen moral awareness within the Ummah
Let every Muslim:- Stay away from these destructive paths
- Replace sins with righteous deeds
- Uphold the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah in both private and public life
وَصَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَىٰ عَلَىٰ خَيْرِ خَلْقِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ
