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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…

14 Sha'ban 143811 May 2017

A Fabricated Narration on Harming a Poor Person

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Whoever harms a poor believer unjustly, it is as though he has destroyed Makkah ten times and Baytul Maqdis and it is as though he murdered close Angels"

13 Sha'ban 143810 May 2017

The Practice of Ummud Darda When Commencing Salah

QuestionCan this be quoted and is the reference correct? Abd Rabbihi Ibn Sulayman said, I saw Umm Darda (A lady companion - may Allah be pleased with her) in the time of starting the prayer she used to raise her hands up to the shoulders. Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah.

13 Sha'ban 143810 May 2017

The Grave Is the First Stage of the Hereafter

QuestionIs this incident authentic? Whenever he passed by a graveyard, Sayyiduna 'Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) always wept so bitterly that his beard would get wet. Someone asked, "Why is it that you do not weep as much when mention is made of Jannah and Jahannam?" He replied, "I have heard Rasulullah…

13 Sha'ban 143810 May 2017

“He Is Bigger/Greater, But I Am Elder”

QuestionWhat is the source, and authenticity of this narration? Sayyiduna 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhu) was once asked, 'Who is older; you or Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)?" Sayyiduna 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhu) replied, 'He, is greater than me but I was born before him (I am older than him)."

11 Sha'ban 14388 May 2017

An Explanation of a Khutbah of ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Regarding Appointing a Successor

QuestionKindly provide an explanatory translation of the following part of the Hadith wherein Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) delivered a khutbah and said: فالخلافة شورى بين هؤلاء الستة، الذين توفي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو عنهم راض، وإني قد علمت أن أقواما يطعنون في هذا الأمر، أنا ضربتهم بيدي…

11 Sha'ban 14388 May 2017

“My Mercy Prevails Over My Wrath”

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Verily, when Allah created the creation, He personally wrote against himself, that: ‘My mercy prevails over My wrath.‘"

5 Sha'ban 14382 May 2017

How to Avoid Confusion in Hadith Grading?

QuestionKathir ibn Qays said: I was sitting with Abud Darda in the masjid of Damascus. A man came to him and said: Abud Darda, I have come to you from the town of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) for a tradition that I have heard you relate from Rasulullah (sallallahu…