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2 Rajab 144126 February 2020

Forgiving Someone Who Caused a Bodily Injury

QuestionIs this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "No one suffers any bodily injury, yet forgives [forgives the person who injured him and does not take retribution], except that Allah raises his rank by a degree and removes a sin from him."

2 Rajab 144126 February 2020

Reconciliation Between the Hadiths on Sickness and Plague

QuestionBoth Imams Bukhari and Muslim have narrated a Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) that the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) has said: "There is no ‘adwa [transmission of infectious disease] and no tiyarah [superstitious belief in omens from birds]." (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 5776, and Sahih Muslim,…