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This is a summery of Halal wa haram fil Islam by Yusuf Al-Qardawi which has complete explanations of the reasons for each rule. I highly recommend it.
To just a casual reader this sounds like a horrible curtailment of someone's rights; but then again
Forbidden:
to associate any partner with God
to innovate anything in Islam
to forbid what is lawful or declare anything lawful forbidden
divination
magic
to seek omens
to own a charm or amulet
to follow superstitions
to artificially manipulate prices
to hoard
to waste
to exploit
to be cruel to animals
to mutilate
to hunt for pleasure rather than need.
to practice fraud
to deceive (except in open warfare
or to reconcile husband and wife)
to bribe or take bribes
to backbite, slander, or gossip
to call people by offensive nicknames
suspicion
to spy
to take oaths often (your spoken word should be enough)
to steal
to steal by withholding full measure
to deal in stolen property
share cropping for fixed amounts (by percentage is lawful)
to excessively praise the Prophet (PBUH) as the Christians did to
Isa (AS) first they gave him attributes he never claimed,
then they made him an intercessor, then the made
him a god. Say instead "He was the Slave (servant) of Allah,
and His messenger.)
Foods forbidden:
carrion
except for a) sea food (only what washes up, not what floats)
b) locusts
blood poured forth (what adheres to internal organs is lawful)
pork
anything dedicated a false god (or false partner associated with god)
anything with fang or talon
intoxicants in all forms (even in small amounts)
Personal effects forbidden:
silk and/or gold personal ornaments (for men)
gold and/or silver eating utensils (for all)
tattoos
cutting the teeth
cosmetic surgery (corrective is permitted)
plucking the eyebrows (this is what prostitutes do)
wigs and hair pieces
Things in the home forbidden:
to own statues
to own paintings/drawings of living things
(photographs not prohibited)
to own dogs
(unless they are to protect the home or livestock)
Personality traits forbidden:
begging
to grow crops forbidden to consume
to work as a prostitute or erotic dancer
to be a fortune teller
to gamble or play lotteries
to play games of chance such as backgammon (chess is lawful)
to take interest from money (usury)
fornication outside of marriage (masturbation is lawful)
adultery
suicide
casual unsupervised social mixing of men and women
"A look then a smile then a nod of the head...
then a talk, then a promise, then the warmth of a bed."
to look at another's private parts regardless whether
they are same gender or not, regardless if it is with
or without desire.
to go to public baths
(men are permitted as long as they don't expose themselves)
to imitate the opposite gender in manners or dress.
Marriages are forbidden with:
Father's mother
Mother and Grandmother in all degrees
Sister, Half-Sister, Step-Sister
Paternal and Maternal Aunt (real, half or step sister of the parent)
Brother's or Sister's daughter.
Foster Mother
Foster Sister
Mother-in-law
Step daughter
Daughter-in-law
Muslim woman to non-muslim man
temporary marriages
Related to marriage, still forbidden:
intercourse during menstruation (cuddling permitted)
For the wife: to refuse intercourse without legitimate excuse.
For the husband: to withdraw before her permission (i.e. satisfaction)
abortion after the 119th day unless it endangers the life of the
mother
To divorce during the wife's menstruation.
To disobey parents except where Islamic Law is concerned
To mourn the dead by excessive wailing or crying.
for spouses: to mourn for more then 4 months 10 days
for all others: to mourn for more then 3 days
Allowed but not well know:
for men to serve his wife's guest.
for women to serve her husband's guest.
For men to marry women from "People of the Book" (Jews and Christians)
contraception (abortion is forbidden, except for health)
For men: 1-4 wives IF he can treat them equally
Divorce (as a LAST resort, of all things allowed it is most hated)
Regarding Chess:
All hadith relating to it were fabricated; Chess did not arrive
in Arabia until after the death of Muhammed (PBUH).
Ali (RA) - Forbidden; a form of gambling
Ibn Abbas (RA) - Allowed
Abu Hurairah (RA) - Allowed
Ibn Sirin - Allowed
Hasham bin Umrah - Allowed
Sa'id bin Al-musayyib - Allowed
Yusuf Al-Qaradawi - Allowed; provided: does not delay prayers,
no gambling involved, players should
not utter obscenities.
Requirements:
1) To believe in One God, the divine Mission of Muhammed (PBUH),
and the Qur'an as the final revelation from God to humanity.
2) To pray 5 times per day at stated times:
2 raqats for Fajr - first light before sunrise
4 raqats for Zuhr - after the sun passes meridian
4 raqats for 'Asr - halfway between meridian and sunset
3 raqats for Magrib - just after sunset.
4 raqats for 'Isha - any time between full night and first light.
3) To fast during Ramadan to learn patience, self control, and
compassion for the poor, also good for the digestive system.
4) To pay 2.5% of uninvested capital to charity to purify your earnings
and avoid greed.
5) At least once in a life time, (if it can be afforded) a pilgrimage
to Mecca, to the house of God built by Abraham and Isma'el to
learn humility and the oneness of all humanity, that material
wealth is irrelevant, it is piety which determines our rank with
God.
Food must be slaughtered by slitting the veins of the neck without
severing the spinal cord. and the Name of God must be mentioned. Animals
slaughtered for food by "People of the Book" (Jews and Christians) is
also lawful (provided it's not otherwise prohibited such as pork or
alcohol added).
to grow the beard, trim the moustache (corrected)
(this was an order, not an option)
Sunna (recommended but not required)
circumcision (for men ONLY)
dying grey hair (but avoid brown and black)
not removing shoes (if they aren't already removed) to pray.
(it's required to remove shoes in a Mosque [20:12])
to work if you are able-bodied (for men ONLY)
to lower your gaze in the presence of the complimentary gender
to cover the private parts.
For Men: From the navel to the knee.
Ibn. Hazm -not including the knee
Maliki school -not including the knee
For Women: All except what is apparent.
Ibn Abbas -hands and face
Sa'id Ibn. Jubayr -hands and face
'Ata -hands and face
Al-Awazai -hands and face
'Aisha (RA) -hands bracelets and face
Qatadah -hands bracelets and face
Abd. ibn Mas'ud -outer garment (chador) only
excluding cosmetics.
Note: Abd. ibn Mas'ud's judgment in this area is clearly against the
majority of the Sahaba [companions of Muhammed (PBUH)] and might be
considered completely invalid.
To Marry as soon as able to.
Feed and clothe your wife to the same standard as yourself
never strike her face or cut her with words
The Prophet (PBUH) never beat any of his wives or servants; in fact he did
not strike anything with his hand except in the cause of Allah or when
the prohibitions of Allah were violated, and he retaliated on behalf of
Allah.
never estrange yourself from your wife except within the house.
It is not lawful for a woman who believes in Allah to allow
anyone in her husband's house while he dislikes it, nor should she
beat him. If he is more in the wrong then she, she should plead
with him until he is reconciled. If he accepts her pleading,
well and good and her plea will be accepted by Allah; while if he
is not reconciled with her, her plea will still have reached
Allah in any case.
"Consort with your wives in kindness, for if you dislike them, it may
be that you dislike something in which Allah has placed much good."
--The Holy Qur'an 4:19
To treat your children equally
personal hygiene:
to do pleasurable things with the right hand (alone)
to eat with only the right hand
to say "bismillah" ("In the Name of God") before you eat (or as soon as
you remember)
to do unpleasurable things with the left hand (alone)
to use the bathroom with left hand only.
to wipe with the left hand
to clean one's self using water afterwards.
to say "alhamdullilah" ("all the Praises are for God") when you
sneeze
to say "estufferallah" when you yawn
to remove the hair and from under arms and pubic area (for both men
and women)
The seven destroyers are:
Associating partners with God
Magic
Murder
Usury
Misappropriating the property of an orphan
Fleeing from battle
Slander against believing but indiscrete Muslim women.