Authentication

21 Safar 143822 November 2016

When Did Quran Revelation Start Mentioning Men and Women Together?

QuestionCan you please verify if this statement is a Hadith and if it's authentic. A woman came to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and asked him why all the verses in the Quran mentioned only men, [then after that the Quran always mentioned men and women.]

21 Safar 143822 November 2016

Sending Salutations [Durud] Protects a Person from Sins Being Recorded?

QuestionI have come across a narration which states that whoever sends salutations [durud] upon Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once, Allah Ta'ala commands the Angels who record his deeds not to record any sin for the next three days. What is the authenticity of this?

16 Safar 143817 November 2016

The Great Virtue of Assisting Widows and the Poor

QuestionIs this authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The person who assists and takes care of the widow and the poor is like the person who is striving in the path of Allah or like the one who is fasting all day and performing Salah all night"

16 Safar 143817 November 2016

The Virtue of ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abdil Muttalib (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

Question'Abdul Muttalib ibn Rabi'ah reports: "'Abbas ibn 'Abdil Muttalib (radiyallahu 'anhu) entered upon Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) in a state of anger while I was with him. [Nabi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam] asked, 'What has angered you?' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what is the matter with the…

15 Safar 143816 November 2016

An Incident Regarding Sincerity and Dislike for Fame

QuestionIs this incident reliable: قصة صاحب النقب حدّثني أبو حاتم عن الأصمعيّ قال: حدّثنا أبو عمرو الصّفّار قال: حاصر مسلمة حصناً فندب الناس إلى نقب منه، فما دخله أحد. فجاء رجل من عرض الجيش فدخله ففتحه اللّه عليهم، فنادى مسلمة: أين صاحب النقب؟ فما جاءه أحد، فنادى: إني قد أمرت…

14 Safar 143815 November 2016

Simplicity Is Part of Iman

QuestionIs this narration sound? "Simplicity is [a distinguishing trait] of Faith"

13 Safar 143814 November 2016

A Virtue of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil at the Time of Trials and Tribulations?

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? إن لهذا الدين إقبالا وإدبارا، ألا وإن من إقبال هذا الدين أن تفقه القبيلة بأسرها حتى لا يبقى إلا الفاسق، والفاسقان ذليلان فيها، إن تكلما قهرا واضطهدا، وإن من إدبار هذا الدين، أن تجفو القبيلة بأسرها، فلا يبقى إلا الفقيه والفقيهان، فهما ذليلان…