Authentication

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Authenticity of the Hadith Regarding the Illegitimate Child Inheriting from the Father

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the Hadith answered here: ‘Amr ibn Shu’ayb reports from his father whom reports from his grandfather (radiyallahu ‘anhu) that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Any man who fornicates with a slave or free woman [and a child is born], that child will be…

19 Jumadal Akhirah 14422 February 2021

Istighfar/Seeking Forgiveness Before Sleeping

QuestionWhat is the status of this Hadith? Narrated Abu Sa’id (radiyallahu ‘anhu) that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever says when he goes to bed thrice: ‘I seek the forgiveness of Allah, the one whom there’s none worthy of worship except for him the Living the Sustainer and…

19 Jumadal Akhirah 14422 February 2021

An Unreliable Narration Regarding the Masjids in the Hereafter

QuestionIs this narration authentic? “On the Day of Qiyamah, all the masajid of the world will be annexed and included into Jannah. Jannah is pure and the masajid are places of purity, therefore they too will become part of Jannah.”

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The Intercession of the Quran

QuestionWhat is the status of this narration: Sa’id ibn Sulaym (rahimahullah) has reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “On the Day of Judgement, before Allah, no other intercessor will have a greater status than the Quran, neither a Prophet nor an angel.”

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Authenticity of the Hadith in Ibn Majah Regarding the Reward of Visiting the Sick

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the Hadith you have mentioned here: Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that he heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say: “Whomsoever visits his ill Muslim brother, is walking among the harvest of Jannah until he sits. Once he sits, mercy envelopes him. [If he…

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The Scholar’s Grave Will Be Illuminated

QuestionWhat is the status of the following narration? “When a scholar (‘aalim) passes away, Allah gives his knowledge a form. That form becomes his friend and companion till the day of Qiyamah and repels the vermin and pests from him.” (Daylami)

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Severity of the Fitnah of the West

QuestionAre the Hadiths that have been cited in the chapter of “The Fitnah from the Maghrib Region” of Nu’aym ibn Hammad’s (rahimahullah) compilation authentic? For example, the following narration wherein it is reported that: Sayyiduna ‘Ismah ibn Qays (radiyallahu ‘anhu) used to seek refuge in Allah Ta’ala from the…

11 Jumadal Akhirah 144225 January 2021

A Description of Hatim’s Al Asamm Salah

QuestionWhat is the authenticity and translation of this narration? يروى عن حاتم الأصم رضي الله عنه أنه سئل عن صلاته فقال إذا حانت الصلاة أسبغت الوضوء وأتيت الموضع الذي أريد الصلاة فيه فأقعد فيه  حتى تجتمع جوارحي ثم أقوم إلى صلاتي فأجعل الكعبة بين حاجبي والصراط تحت قدمي والجنة…