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18 Rabi'ul Awwal 143818 December 2016

The Virtue of Pardoning When One Has the Ability to Punish

QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: Musa ('alayhis salam) said, O my Rabb! Who among Your servants is the most respected to you? Allah Ta'ala said: 'One who has the power (to punish), yet forgives'

18 Rabi'ul Awwal 143818 December 2016

Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah (rahimahullah) Regarding an Intelligent Person

QuestionCan you provide the source of this statement of Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah (rahimahullah): "An intelligent person is not he who merely knows what is good and what is evil. An intelligent person follows good when he sees it and abstains from evil when he sees it"

15 Rabi'ul Awwal 143815 December 2016

An Unauthentic Narration on Feeding a Sick Person

QuestionIs this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever feeds a sick person with whatever he desires, Allah Ta'ala will feed him from the fruits of Jannah"

15 Rabi'ul Awwal 143815 December 2016

Imam Busiri (rahimahullah)

QuestionRecently whilst reading Hadith I have come across a scholar named Imam Busiri who has graded many Hadiths. I have been unable to find the biography of this Scholar and therefore I am unable to confirm his reliability. Can you please tell me a bit about him and whether his…

15 Rabi'ul Awwal 143815 December 2016

Three Things That Are Sufficient

QuestionWhat does this mean, and is it correct? عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «كَفَى بِالْمَوْتِ وَاعِظًا، وَكَفَى بِالْيَقِينِ غِنًى، وَكَفَى بِالْعِبَادَةِ شُغْلا»

15 Rabi'ul Awwal 143815 December 2016

Commentary on the Hadith of the Three Levels of Forbidding Evil

QuestionWhat is meant by preventing evil by means of the hand, the tongue and the heart in the following Hadith? Sayyiduna Abu Sa’id Al Khudri (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said, I heard Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say: “Whomsoever sees an evil, let him change it with his hand, if he is…

15 Rabi'ul Awwal 143815 December 2016

Doing Deeds Only for Allah’s Sake

QuestionI heard part of a Hadith (to this effect): "One who loves for Allah's sake and hates for Allah's sake... will enter jannah." I cannot recall the other two actions.

15 Rabi'ul Awwal 143815 December 2016

‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Suggests Consulting the Wives of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Over a Juristic Ruling

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the narration wherein Sayyiduna 'Umar and Sayyiduna Zayd ibn Thabit (radiyallahu 'anhuma) were discussing a ruling regarding ghusl after intercourse. After consulting senior Sahabah they could not reach a verdict. Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) suggested consulting the wives of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) as…

14 Rabi'ul Awwal 143814 December 2016

Loving the Sahabah Is a Sign of True Faith

QuestionHow do we reconcile these Hadiths? 1. Bara (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates: "I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) saying, 'None loves the Ansar but a Believer, and none hates them but a Hypocrite. So Allah will love him who loves them, and He will hate him who hates them." 2.…