67/72. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5175 — Seven Commands and Seven Prohibitions
To accept the invitation to a Walima
وَمَنْ أَوْلَمَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَنَحْوَهُ. وَلَمْ يُوَقِّتِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا وَلاَ يَوْمَيْنِ.
Hadith About Seven Social Duties in Islam
Sahih Bukhari : 5175
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5175
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِسَبْعٍ، وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ، أَمَرَنَا بِعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ، وَاتِّبَاعِ الْجِنَازَةِ، وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ، وَإِبْرَارِ الْقَسَمِ، وَنَصْرِ الْمَظْلُومِ، وَإِفْشَاءِ السَّلاَمِ، وَإِجَابَةِ الدَّاعِي، وَنَهَانَا عَنْ خَوَاتِيمِ الذَّهَبِ، وَعَنْ آنِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ، وَعَنِ الْمَيَاثِرِ، وَالْقَسِّيَّةِ، وَالإِسْتَبْرَقِ وَالدِّيبَاجِ. تَابَعَهُ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ وَالشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ فِي إِفْشَاءِ السَّلاَمِ.
Al-Bara' bin 'Azib Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven (things) and forbade us from seven. He ordered us to visit the patients, to follow the funeral procession, to reply to the sneezer (i.e., say to him, 'Yarhamuka-l-lah (May Allah bestow His Mercy upon you), if he says 'Al-hamduli l-lah' (Praise be to Allah), to help others to fulfill their oaths, to help the oppressed, to greet (whomever one should meet), and to accept the invitation (to a wedding banquet). He forbade us to wear golden rings, to use silver utensils, to use Maiyathir (cushions of silk stuffed with cotton and placed under the rider on the saddle), the Qasiyya (linen clothes containing silk brought from an Egyptian town), the Istibraq (thick silk) and the Dibaj (another kind of silk). (See Hadith No. 539 and 753).
[1] Gold rings and silk clothes are forbidden for men but not for women while the silver utensils are forbidden for all.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5175In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 110USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 104
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5175
This hadith about seven commands and seven prohibitions gives a wide but clear list. Al-Bara’ bin Azib says the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) ordered them to do seven things and forbade them from seven. The ordered actions include visiting patients, following the funeral procession, replying to the sneezer, helping others fulfill oaths, helping the oppressed, spreading greetings, and accepting the invitation. The prohibited items in the report include golden rings, silver utensils, certain saddle cushions, and kinds of silk or silk-mixed cloth named in the text. The core topic here is social duties, because many commands are about how Muslims treat people around them. A careful explanation should repeat the list without adding new rulings outside this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) ordered visiting patients and following funerals.
- He ordered replying to the sneezer, helping with oaths, and helping the oppressed.
- He ordered spreading greetings and accepting invitations.
- The hadith also names several prohibited items connected to gold, silver, and silk.
