Hadiths on Blameworthy Morals

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47 explained prophetic hadiths on "Blameworthy Morals": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category brings together 47 hadiths on blameworthy traits: arrogance and vanity, lying to make people laugh, backbiting and slander, quarreling, spying on others' faults, and severing ties for more than three days. It also cites the gravest of the major sins and the seven destructive sins. Among the striking words: “Anyone has an atom's weight of arrogance in his heart will not enter Paradise”. The whole invites the believer to purify his conduct toward Allah and toward people.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Blameworthy Morals

Authentic hadith The majority of the hypocrites of this Ummah are its reciters Authentic When Allah gathers the first and the last on the Day of Judgment, a banner will be raised for every traitor, and it will be said: This is the betrayal Authentic Shall I inform you of the gravest of the major sins? Authentic They are being tormented, but they are not tormented for a major sin. One of them would not save himself from being soiled with his urine, while the o Authentic hadith The bankrupt in my Ummah is the one who will come on the Day of Judgment with prayer, fasting and Zakah, but since he hurled abuse at others, accused Authentic “Avoid the seven destructive sins Authentic Verily, I know a word; if he said it, his rage would go away. If he said: I seek refuge with Allah from the devil, his rage would go away Authentic hadith From the gravest of lies is someone who ascribes himself to other than his biological father, or claims to have seen something in a dream which he act Authentic You have said a word that, if it were mixed with the water of the sea, it would taint it Authentic If the son of Adam were to possess two valleys full of wealth, he would seek the third Sahih/Authentic with its two versions Injustice will be excessive darkness on the Day of Judgment Authentic Beware of false thought, for false thought is the most untruth speech Authentic Reviling a Muslim is Fusūq (deobedience) and fighting him is Kufr (disbelief) Authentic A scandalmonger will not enter Paradise Authentic hadith It is one of the major sins when a man abuses his parents. It was asked: Would a man ever abuse his parents? He replied: Yes. He abuses the father of Authentic hadith Whoever listens to the talk of some people while they dislike that, molten lead shall be poured into his ears on the Day of Judgment Authentic The most hated person in the sight of Allah is the most quarrelsome person Authentic Indeed, the cursers will not be witnesses or intercessors on the Day of Judgment Authentic hadith Whoever exalts himself over others and walks with a swaggering gait (with pride), will meet Allah while He is angry with him Good hadith Woe to him who speaks and tells lies so as to make people laugh thereby. Woe to him! Woe to him! Authentic hadith When you see those who praise others, throw dust upon their faces Authentic Beware of oppression, for oppression will be layers of darkness on the Day of Judgment; beware of stinginess, as stinginess ruined those before you Authentic Verily, Allah gives respite to the oppressor, but when He seizes him, He does not release him Authentic hadith While a man was walking, dressed in fine clothes and admiring himself, with his hair well-combed Authentic hadith On the Day of Resurrection, there will be three categories of people whom Allah will not speak to, purify, or look at Authentic hadith Anyone has an atom's weight of arrogance in his heart will not enter Paradise Authentic Whoever acquires knowledge that should be pursued for the sake of Allah Almighty for the sole purpose of securing worldly gains shall not smell the ‘A Authentic Do you know who the bankrupt is? Authentic Whoever tells a lie about me intentionally, let him take his seat in Hellfire An-Nawawi said: It is a Hasan (sound) Hadīth Part of a person's excellence in Islam is his leaving what does not concern him Authentic Leave it, for it is disgraceful Authentic Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know that he loves Allah and His Messenger Authentic Whoever reports a Hadīth on my authority that is thought to be false is one of the two liars Authentic hadith The one who boasts of receiving what he has not been given is like the one who has put on two garments of falsehood Authentic hadith When two people insult each other, the one who started will be the sinner until the oppressed exceeds the limits Authentic hadith If you pursue the faults of the Muslims, you will surely corrupt them, or you will nearly corrupt them Authentic hadith A man was brought to him, and it was said: This is so-and-so, and his beard is dripping with wine. Thereupon he said: We have been prohibited from spy Authentic hadith It is unlawful for a Muslim to abandon his brother for more than three (days); so whoever abandons more than three then dies will enter the Hellfire Authentic hadith Whoever incites a woman against her husband or a slave against his master is not one of us Authentic hadith Whoever forsakes his brother for a year is like shedding his blood Authentic Verily, the devil has lost hope of being worshiped by those who engage in prayer in the Arabian Peninsula, but has not lost hope of sowing dissension Authentic Verily, Allah tortures those who torture people in this world Authentic hadith Whoever beats his slave boy or slaps him for something that he has not done, then the expiation for that is to set him free Authentic hadith The sanctity of the wives of the Mujāhids for those who stay behind is like the sanctity of their own mothers Authentic A man must not look at another man's ‘Awrah (must-cover body part), nor must a woman look at another woman's ‘Awrah Authentic The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade qaza‘ (shaving part of one's head and leaving other parts unshaven) Authentic We were with ‘Umar, and he said: "We were forbidden from the affectation
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سبحان الله وبحمده Glory and praise be to Allah

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ