Commentary – Hadith Answers

The harms of eating to one’s fill

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Is there a saying of Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) which is as follows:

‘The first bid’ah of this ummah is to eat a full (stomach)’

What is the authenticity, reference and commentary for this Hadith?
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Commentary on the Hadith regarding the person who murdered ninety nine people

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What is the signification of the Hadith that mentions the man who murdered ninety nine people? Please provide some commentary. Read More »

‘No one is to pray/fast on behalf of another…’

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Is there a contradiction between these Hadiths?

Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) 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.”

‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: “ Whoever dies and has (pending) fasts let his guardian fast for him.” Read More »

Mention of a ‘white house’ in Hadith

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There 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 which exists? What is the narration?

2) If the narration does exist, what is meant by the White House? Is it the one in North America?

3) If there is such a narration, is there any mention of flags?

Explanation of a Verse regarding tawbah

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Can you explain Verse eighteen (18) of Surah An Nisa? The Verse mentions we can’t make tawbah if we sin?

An explanation of a khutbah of ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) regarding appointing a successor

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Kindly 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 هذه على الإسلام، فإن فعلوا ذلك فأولئك أعداء الله، الكفرة الضلال

Sahabah eagerly collecting the left over wudu water of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

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What is the meaning of the following words in a Hadith of Sahih Muslim: ‘Famin nailin wa nadihin‘

Explanation of Hadith in Sahih Muslim

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What is the explanation of the Hadith where it appears that the qiyam of the first two rak’ahs of ‘Asr were equal in length to the qiyam of the second two rak’ahs of Zuhr, whereas the first two rak’ahs of ‘Asr has a surah together with Surah Fatihah and the second two rak’ahs of Zuhr doesn’t have a surah?

It is disliked to have more than one requires

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What is the reference for this narration:

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “One bed [is sufficient] for a man, one for his wife and a third for a guest. The fourth one is for Shaytan”

The land of Sham

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Referring to the Hadith where it is mentioned that the ‘best of places to live’ and ‘take refuge’ is in Syria and Yemen.

In fact, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) made du’a,

“Allahumma barik fi Shamina” and “Allahumma barik fi Yaminina”.

How would one explain this Hadith in the present situation. Read More »

What does ‘zakiyat’ refer to in some versions of tashahhud?

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In some Hadiths on tashahhud the word ‘Az Zakiyat’ (الزاكيات) appears.

What does it mean?

Date of the incident of the Quraysh rebuilding the ka’bah

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When did the following incident take place (at what age of Nabi sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam’s life) ?

“…ij’al izaraka ‘ala ‘atiqika…”

Getting married in Shawwal

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Can we say it is recommended to get married in Shawwal because of the narration of Sayyidah ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) got married to her in Shawwal, or it was just coincidence?