Some of the forbidden (Haraam) Conducts in Islam

Feb 9, '13 11:41 AM for everyone

Personal Conducts Lying. Fraud. Cheating. Cheating in weighing and measuring. Deception. Treachery. Hypocrisy. Forging a will. Stealing and robbery. Going against one's vow. Breaking one's covenant. Backbiting or listening to it. Slander and defamation or listening to it. To be jealous and to act up on it. To be haughty. To be extravagant. To wear gold or silk (applicable to men only). To use gold and silver utensils even for decorating reasons. Not keeping oneself clean from urine and other unclean substances. Endangering one's own life. Food & Drink Drinking intoxicating liquors. Eating animal flesh not slaughtered according to Islamic law, also consuming forbidden animals' flesh such as pork, etc.  [Except in circumstances when one's life is dependent upon consuming such meat.] Eating forbidden parts of the animals such as testicles. Eating and drinking of the unclean or that which has become unclean. Eating mud or other prohibited things. Social Looking into the houses of neighbours without permission. Sitting at a table where wine is served. Prevention of good deeds and charitable works. Sitting with people who make innovations in religion. Reaching power by unlawful means (in accordance to Islamic law). Extracting confessions through torture.  Playing chess. To work as a pimp. Spreading corruption on earth. To create commotion by setting individuals against one another. To praise one in his presence and abuse him in his absence. Exhumation of graves. Sitting with those who indulge in meaningless talks about the signs of Allah. Frolic and frivolity - to engage in useless activities, which are wasteful and distract from the remembrance and the path of Allah. To practice astrology or seek the help of astrologers. To subdue ghosts, Jinns and angles, etc. or seek the help of those who practice them. Practicing black magic, witchcraft, or seek the help of those who practice them. Hypnotism (except for necessary medical requirements) Sin To consent in sin. To publicise one's sins. To publicise indecency. To help others commit sin. To persist in committing minor sins. To order or encourage others to commit evil or sin. Considering ones sins not seriously as such that would lead to disregarding repentance. Promoting indecent acts. Oppression Oppression and transgression. Helping an oppressor and condoning his actions. To become employees of the oppressors. Asking for judgment from an oppressor unnecessarily. Gambling Betting or any form of gambling. Manufacturing tools of gambling instruments. Betting in ways other then those mentioned in the section of Islamic laws about archery and horse racing. Taking part in conventional horseracing, unless they meet all conditions approved by Shari'ah. Music etc. Dancing. Singing and listening to it. Visiting nightclubs, discos, etc. Manufacturing, buying, selling, or using musical instruments. Truth To accept or give bribe to hide a truth or make something false prevail. Presenting false testimony. Destruction of the truth. Swearing a false oath. Hiding a testimony. Hiding the truth. Falsehood Accepting false religions, like Sufism, Baha'i, Babi, etc. To become a member of parties of falsehood like communism etc. Keeping, buying, selling, teaching and publicizing false and misleading literature. The learning of corrupting subjects, or teaching them to other than those who want to refute them. Miscellaneous Making statues, as well as buying, selling, and promoting them. Buying and selling of fighting dogs and swine. Taking and giving usury and brokerage about it. Shaving one's or others' beards. To be self-praising about one's own worships. A fury that leads to Haram. To break one's bond with relatives. Earning by unlawful things and means. To write erotic poetry about a chaste woman or a boy, etc. The use of intoxicants, whether drinking, selling, buying, farming, making, using its money, taking it from others, renting property for it, or using it in other ways like for dressing injuries unnecessarily.