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22 Dhul Hijjah 143814 September 2017

A Miracle of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

QuestionIs this narration authentic? كان لآل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وحش، فإذا خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لعب واشتد، وأقبل وأدبر، فإذا أحس برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قد دخل، ربض، فلم يترمرم ما دام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في البيت، كراهية أن…

21 Dhul Hijjah 143813 September 2017

Teach Your Children Salah When They Are Seven Years Old

QuestionWhat is the grade of this Hadith from Tirmidhi: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Teach/Command a child to recite Salah when he/she is seven years old and beat him for it [i.e., if he intentionally does not pray] when he is ten."

20 Dhul Hijjah 143812 September 2017

Visiting the Sick with Wudu

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ’مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ وَعَادَ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ مُحْتَسِبًا بُوعِدَ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ مَسِيرَةَ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا‏.‘ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ وَمَا الْخَرِيفُ قَالَ الْعَامُ.

20 Dhul Hijjah 143812 September 2017

The Rights of the Road/Pathway

QuestionWhat is the reference for this Hadith and can it be quoted? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Beware of sitting in the roadways' They said, 'O Rasulullah!, we must have places where we can sit and talk together.' Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, 'If you must sit there,…

20 Dhul Hijjah 143812 September 2017

How to Classify a Deed as Sunnah or Mustahab?

Question1. If some act is not mentioned clearly in the Hadith, but is "deduced" therefrom, can we classify this as a Sunnah as it is mentioned as a commentary of the Hadith but not clearly mentioned in the Hadith? 2. Is it correct that something which is found in a…

20 Dhul Hijjah 143812 September 2017

A Hadith Encouraging Foreplay Before Intercourse

QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “One of you should not fulfil one’s sexual need from one’s wife like an animal, rather there should be between them foreplay of kissing and words.”

19 Dhul Hijjah 143811 September 2017

Did Any Other Nabi Ride the Buraq?

QuestionWas the Buraq ridden by any other Nabi besides Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)?

19 Dhul Hijjah 143811 September 2017

“The Poor Are Your Good Deeds”

QuestionIs this narration authentic? فقراؤكم حسناتكم The poor are [a means] of your good deeds

19 Dhul Hijjah 143811 September 2017

Women Being Prevented from Going to the Masjid

QuestionAre there Hadiths about Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhum) specifically preventing women from going to the masjid? I have always come across the following Hadith in relation to this issue: "Sayyidah 'Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) said: 'If the Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was alive to see what women are doing now,…

17 Dhul Hijjah 14389 September 2017

An Incident Regarding Shaytan Appearing Before Imam Ahmad on His Deathbed

QuestionIs this narration suitable to quote: قال لي عبد الله بن أحمد بن حنبل: حضرت أبي الوفاة فجلست عنده، وبيدي الخرقة، وهو في النزع؛ لأشد لحييه، فكان يغرق حتى نظن أن قد قضي، ثم يفيق، ويقول: لا بعد لا بعد بيده، ففعل هذا مرة، وثانية، فلما كان في الثالثة قلت…

17 Dhul Hijjah 14389 September 2017

Abiding by the Rules of Arabic Grammar When Reciting Hadith.

QuestionShould one abide to this rule when reading Hadiths? خطأ شائع بين الطلاب: قراءة همزة القطع في موضع الوصل قال العلامة ابن الحاجب صاحب الكافية في كتابه ’الشافية‘ و إثباتها أي همزة الوصل وصلا لحن اهـ ’وقال الملا علي القاري رحمه الله في‘ مرقاة المفاتيح وعنه أي عن أبي قتادة…