Sahih Muslim (Volume 11)

Adil Salahi is a scholar, author and translator, who has written or translated into English various books on Islam. After working for the BBC Arabic Service for several years, he worked for the Arabic daily, al-Sharq al-Awsat. He continues to publish many Articles in various Publications including Arab News, an English daily published in Saudi Arabia. Adil Salahi taught at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, England. His popular biography of the Prophet, Muhammad: Man and Prophet, is widely respected and has been translated into multiple languages.

• Transliteration Table ............................................................................ xPreface ................................................................................................... xiBefore You Read .................................................................................. xiiiBOOK OF GOVERNMENTChapter 50: Keeping Watch for God’s Cause................................... 3Chapter 51: Types of Martyrs.............................................................. 5Chapter 52: Encouragement for Learning Archery......................... 10Chapter 53: Defenders of the Truth.................................................... 13Chapter 54: Taking Care of Mounts When Travelling.................... 20Chapter 55: Travel is a Piece of Suffering.......................................... 23Chapter 56: Discouragement From Returning Home at Night...... 25THE BOOK OF GAME ANDSLAUGHTERED ANIMALSChapter 1: Hunting with Trained Dogs........................................... 33Chapter 2: Finding Game After Having Missed it......................... 48Chapter 3: Predator Beasts and Birds of Prey Are Forbidden...... 51Chapter 4: Dead Maritime Animals Are Permissible.................... 57Chapter 5: The Prohibition of Domestic Donkey Meat................. 68Chapter 6: Horse Meat Is Permissible.............................................. 79Chapter 7: The Permissibility of Eating Lizards............................ 83Chapter 8: Eating Locusts.................................................................. 96Chapter 9: Eating Rabbit.................................................................... 98Chapter 10: The Permissibility of What Helps in Hunting andAgainst the Enemy.......................................................... 100Chapter 11: Proper Slaughter and Killing......................................... 104Chapter 12: The Prohibition of Using Animals as Targets............. 106THE BOOK OF SACRIFICEChapter 1: The Time of Sacrifice....................................................... 113Chapter 2: The Age of a Sacrificial Animal..................................... 127Chapter 3: The Desirability of Sacrifice andIts Recommended Practice............................................. 133Chapter 4: What Tools Should Be Used for Slaughter?................. 139Chapter 5: The Abrogation of Restricting EatingSacrificial Meat to Three Days Only............................. 148Chapter 6: The Prohibition of Idolatrous Sacrifice......................... 163Chapter 7: The Time When No Hair May Be Cut.......................... 167Chapter 8: Sacrifice for Anyone Other Than God is Forbidden.. 173THE BOOK OF DRINKSChapter 1: The Prohibition of Intoxicating Drinks........................ 179Chapter 2: The Prohibition of Making Vinegar Out of Wine....... 194Chapter 3: Wine May Not Be Used as a Medicine......................... 196Chapter 4: All Fermented Grapes and Dates Are Wine................ 198Chapter 5: Fermenting Dates and Raisins Together...................... 200Chapter 6: Fermentation in Certain Containers............................. 209Chapter 7: Whatever Intoxicates Is Wine and Forbidden............. 235Chapter 8: Punishment for Alcohol Addiction............................... 243Chapter 9: Fermented Non-intoxicating Drink Is Permissible..... 246Chapter 10: Drinking Milk.................................................................. 257Chapter 11: Drinking and Covering Containers.............................. 263Chapter 12: Useful Precautions.......................................................... 267Chapter 13: Table Manners.................................................................. 275Chapter 14: The Discouragement of Drinking Whilst Standing.... 288Chapter 15: Drinking Zamzam Water Standing.............................. 291Chapter 16: Drinking With Three Breaths......................................... 296Chapter 17: Go Right When Circulating Drinks.............................. 299THE BOOK OF FOODChapter 1: Licking Fingers and Plates,Eating Dropped Morsels................................................ 309Chapter 2: When an Uninvited Guest Joins.................................... 318Chapter 3: Taking Someone Else to One’s Host............................. 323Chapter 4: Eating Food With Sauce, Pumpkin, etc........................ 344Chapter 5: A Guest Prays for His Host............................................ 347Chapter 6: Eating Cucumber With Dates........................................ 350Chapter 7: Humility When Eating.................................................... 351Chapter 8: When Eating With Others.............................................. 353Chapter 9: Storing Dates and Similar Foods forOne’s Children................................................................. 356Chapter 10: The Excellence of Madinah Dates................................. 358Chapter 11: Truffles and Their Benefit.............................................. 361Chapter 12: The Black Fruit of the Arak Tree................................... 365Chapter 13: Vinegar as Seasoning...................................................... 367Chapter 14: Garlic Is Permissible, but to Be Avoided Socially....... 372Chapter 15: Giving Priority to One’s Guest...................................... 377Chapter 16: When Food Is Scarce....................................................... 395Chapter 17: A Believer’s Approach to Eating................................... 398Chapter 18: No Criticism of Food....................................................... 403THE BOOK OF CLOTHES ANDADORNMENTChapter 1: The Prohibition of Gold and Silver Utensils............... 409Chapter 2: What Is Forbidden of Gold, Silver, Silk, etc?............... 415Chapter 3: Wearing Silk Is Forbidden for Men.............................. 427Chapter 4: Wearing Silk for a Skin Complaint............................... 453Chapter 5: No Clothes With Red Dye for Men............................... 456Chapter 6: Adorned Clothes............................................................. 461Chapter 7: Humility Reflected in Dress........................................... 463Chapter 8: Using a Bedcover............................................................. 468Chapter 9: No Need to Keep What Is Surplus................................ 471Chapter 10: Trailing One’s Garment in Arrogance.......................... 473Chapter 11: The Prohibition Against Walking Proudly.................. 481Chapter 12: Gold Rings Are Forbidden for Men.............................. 484Chapter 13: The Prophet’s Silver Ring............................................... 489Chapter 14: The Prophet’s Use of His Ring...................................... 494Chapter 15: Discarding Rings............................................................. 496Chapter 16: Wearing a Silver Ring With a Stone............................. 499Chapter 17: Wearing a Ring on the Little Finger............................. 501Chapter 18: No Ring on the Middle Fingers..................................... 503Chapter 19: The Desirability of Footwear......................................... 506Chapter 20: How to Wear Sandals..................................................... 507Chapter 21: Disapproved Ways of Wearing Clothes....................... 511Chapter 22: No Lying on One’s Back With One LegOver the Other................................................................. 514Chapter 23: Lying Down With One Leg Over the Other................ 516Chapter 24: No Garment Dyed With Saffron for Men.................... 519Chapter 25: Dying Grey Hair.............................................................. 521Chapter 26: Using Hair Dye................................................................ 522Chapter 27: The Prohibition of Making Images of Animals, etc.... 525Chapter 28: Taking Dogs and Bells on a Journey............................. 552Chapter 29: The Disapproval of a Necklace for Camels................. 554Chapter 30: The Prohibition of Hitting and Branding anAnimal on the Face.......................................................... 556Chapter 31: Branding Animals........................................................... 559Chapter 32: Partial Shaving of a Boy’s Head.................................... 563Chapter 33: The Right of the Road..................................................... 566Chapter 34: No Alteration of God’s Creation................................... 568Chapter 35: Women Who Are Clothed and Unclothed.................. 582Chapter 36: The Prohibition of All False Claims.............................. 584THE BOOK OF GOOD MANNERSChapter 1: Lawful and Unlawful Names and Appellations........ 589Chapter 2: The Disapproval of Certain Types of Names.............. 600Chapter 3: Changing Foul Names.................................................... 605Chapter 4: Forbidden Names and Titles......................................... 609Chapter 5: Rubbing the Palate and Naming a Newborn.............. 612Chapter 5 [R]: Appellation of a Childless Person............................ 622Chapter 6: Saying ‘My Son’ to an Unrelated Child....................... 624Chapter 7: Seeking Permission to Enter.......................................... 627Chapter 8: The Need to Identify Oneself When Requested......... 637Chapter 9: The Prohibition of Looking InsideSomeone’s Home............................................................. 639Chapter 10: A Sudden Glance............................................................. 643