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RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 281 mouth of a water-skin, nor open a locked door. If one of you can cover the opening of a vessel only by placing a piece of wood across it, let him do it, or at least pronounce the name of Allah on it. A mouse sometimes burns down a house on top of its dwellers (Muslim). 299. . On Prohibition of Affectation. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 402. Say to the people. O Prophet: 1 ask not of you any recompense for conveying Allah's message to you, nor am I one given to affectation (38. 87). 1661. Ibn Umar relates: We have been forbidden affectation (Bokhari). 1662. Masruq relates: We visited Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and he said to us: He who has knowledge of a matter may talk of it, and he who has not knowledge of it should say: Allah knows best. It is part of knowledge that a person who has not knowledge of a matter should say: Allah knows best. Allah said to His Prophet: Say to the people: I ask not of you any recompense for conveying Allah's message to you, nor am I one given to affectation (38. 87) (Bokhari). 300. . On Prohibition of Bewailing the Dead 1663. Umar ibn Khattab relates that the Holy Prophet said: A corpse is tormented in its grave on account of the bewailing over it (Bokhari and. Muslim). 1664. Ibn Mas'ud relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who beats his face and tears his clothes and bewails his fate over a misfortune as was done in pre-Islamic days is not of us (Bokhari and Muslim). 1665. Abu Burdah relates that Abu Musa fell ill and became unconscious. His head was in the lap of one of the women of the family. She cried out in a loud voice. When Abu Musa recovered consciousness he said: I detest what the Holy Prophet detested. He detested a woman who cried out aloud, or shaved her head, or tore her clothes (Bokhari and Muslim). 1666. Mughirah ibn Shu'bah relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: A person who is bewailed will be chastised for it on the Day of Judgment (Bokhari and Muslim). 1667. Umm Atiyyah Nusaibah relates: The Holy Prophet made us