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6 Ramadan 14381 June 2017

Prohibition Against Draping Walls

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? نهى أن تستر الجدر Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) prohibited that walls be draped/covered

6 Ramadan 14381 June 2017

Mount Uhud Loves Us and We Love It

QuestionI want to check the authenticity of this Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) declared, “Uhud is a mountain which loves us and which we love, it is upon the Gate of Heaven” adding, “And Ayr is a place which hates us and which we hate, it is upon the…

5 Ramadan 143831 May 2017

Abu Dharr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and the Miracle of Zamzam

QuestionCan you mention the reference for this, please? Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (radiyallahu anhu) said to 'Abdullah ibn As Samit (rahimahullah), "O my nephew! I stayed for thirty (30) days and nights without anything to consume but the water of Zamzam. Through the blessings of drinking Zamzam, I put on so…

5 Ramadan 143831 May 2017

Can a Weak Narration Rise to Acceptance With Corroboration?

QuestionIn your answers, I have seen you many times, mention a weak narration is raised to level of hasan. I was wondering if, this is in accordance with the methodology of earlier Hadith scholars such as from the Salaf or a modern-day invention?

5 Ramadan 143831 May 2017

“No One Is to Pray/Fast on Behalf of Another…”

QuestionIs there a contradiction between these Hadiths? Ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “No one is to pray on behalf of another and no one is to fast on behalf of another but may feed on his behalf." 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) narrated that Rasulullah…

4 Ramadan 143830 May 2017

Hadiths that “Can Be Considered Reliable According to Hafiz ibn Hajar”

QuestionIn some of your answers (like here) you say that a Hadith will be declared reliable/authentic according to Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al 'Asqalani (rahimahullah). I was wondering, what do you mean by this statement? Do you mean it is reliable according to his conditions? If so and he did not…

4 Ramadan 143830 May 2017

Prostration of a Female

QuestionCan this be quoted? Yazid Ibn Abi Habib states that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) passed two women who were performing their prayers. He said to them: “When you prostrate, make part of your body touch the ground because a woman is unlike a man in these aspects.”

3 Ramadan 143829 May 2017

Greeting Twenty People After Fajr Salah

QuestionI have heard a Hadith that if a person makes salam to twenty people when he leaves the Masjid after reading Fajr in congregation, and he passes away on the same day, he will be forgiven. Is this authentic?

3 Ramadan 143829 May 2017

Caution Against Taking a False Oath to Usurp the Right of a Muslim

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? "He who snatches away the right of a Muslim by swearing a false oath, Allah would make Hell-fire necessary for him and would declare Jannah forbidden for him. A person said 'Even if it is something insignificant?' He replied: 'Yes, even if it…

3 Ramadan 143829 May 2017

A Narration About Hospitality

QuestionCan you please confirm if the following is a Hadith and what its source is. A woman came to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and complained to him about her husband that he invites too many guests and she has become weary from preparing food for them and hosting them.…

1 Ramadan 143827 May 2017

Mention of a “White House” in Hadith

QuestionThere is a narration of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) where he said that "Qiyamah will not come until a group of my Ummah conquer the White House." 1) Is there such a narration that exists? What is the narration? 2) If the narration does exist, what is meant by…

1 Ramadan 143827 May 2017

Another Hadith on the Description of the Inhabitants of Jannah

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The people of Jannah will enter Jannah without any hair on their body, beardless, with a fair complexion and curly hair, having collyrium in their eyes, aged thirty-three years; and…

15 Sha'ban 143812 May 2017

The Natural Fragrance of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

QuestionWhat is the reference for this narration? Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported that whenever Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) passed by a road, someone searching for him would be able to trail him by the fragrance that lingered in the air after him. This was the natural fragrance his body…

14 Sha'ban 143811 May 2017

Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) on Adorning Himself for His Wife

QuestionCould you kindly reference this narration? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah Ibn Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) said: "I love to adorn myself and smarten up for my wife just as I desire her to adorn herself for me, for Allah Ta'ala says, 'And [women] have rights similar to those that [men have over them…