Authentication – Hadith Answers

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had a towel to wipe after wudu

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Is this Hadith authentic?

Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) says that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had a cloth that he would use to dry off with after wudu. (Tirmidhi)

An unreliable narration on spending a night of Rajab in worship and fasting the next day

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Is this authentic?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Whoever revives one night of Rajab [spends it in ‘ibadah] and fasts the next day, Allah will feed him from the fruits of Jannah, clothe him from the garments of Jannah and grant him drink from the sealed nectar.”

Sa’id ibn Jubayr (rahimahullah) explains the bounty of the lowest ranked inhabitant of Jannah

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How sound is the Hadith in Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah, wherein Sa’id ibn Jubayr (rahimahullah) said that the last person in Jannah will have one thousand (1000) palaces. Is this narration authentic?

Explanation of the word ‘istidraj’

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Please provide the authenticity and commentary of the narration below:

In a Hadith narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir (radiyallahu ‘anhu), Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

إذا رأيت الله تعالى يعطي العبد من الدنيا ما يحب وهو مقيم على معاصيه فإنما ذلك منه استدراجا

“When you see that Allah Ta’ala gives a person (material) things of the worldly life which he desires whilst he remains persistent in sinning, then [know] that it is only Istidraj from Allah Ta’ala.

(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 4 pg. 145) Read More »

An unreliable virtue of fasting on the 27th of Rajab

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Is this narration authentic?

من صام ذلك اليوم -السابع والعشرين- من رجب ودعا عند افطاره كانت كفارة عشر سنين

The belly is the pond of the body

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What is the status of the following Hadith?

المعدة حوض البدن، والعروق إليها واردة، فإذا صحت المعدة، صدرت العروق بالصحة، وإذا فسدت المعدة، صدرت العروق بالسقم

Praise for those who establish Salah while away from civilisation

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Is this Hadith authentic?

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ما أتقاه ما أتقاه ما أتقاه راعي غنم على رأس جبل يقيم فيها الصلاة

The complete narration regarding alleviating the distress of a Believer in Rajab

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Is this narration authentic?

من فرج عن مؤمن كربة في رجب أعطاه الله في الفردوس قصرا مد بصره أكرموا رجبا يكرمكم الله

Caution against hoarding food

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What is the authenticity of this Hadith?

“Whoever hoards food [and keeps it from] the Muslims, Allah will afflict him with leprosy and bankruptcy.”

An unreliable narration on the virtue of visiting the graves of one’s parents

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Can you tell me the authenticity of this narration?

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Anyone who visits one of his parent’s grave or both parent’s graves with intention of rewards, gets the reward of one accepted Hajj and whoever visits their grave frequently, the angels will come to visit his grave [when he passes away].” Kanzul ‘Ummal, Hadith: 45544

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) explained the duties of the spouses

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Is this narration authentic?

عن ضمرة بن حبيب قال: قضى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على ابنته فاطمة بخدمة البيت، وقضى على علي بما كان خارجا من البيت من الخدمة

A query regarding the du’a Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would recite when distressed

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Is the following narration authentic?

كان الرسول ﷺ إن ضاقت دنياه يُردّد، يا حي يا قيوم برحمتك استغيث أصلح لي شأني كلّه ولا تكلني إلى نفسي طرفة عين

When Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) world became constricted, [i.e. when he was in distress], he would repeat, ‘Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyumu bi rahmatika astaghith, aslih li sha-ni kullah wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘ayn.’

A narration stating that clothing should be washed from five types of impurities

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I saw a Hadith which was referenced to Daraqutni, in which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said to Sayyiduna ‘Ammar ibn Yasir (radiyallahu ‘anhu):

“Clothing will only be washed from five things; Urine, faeces, wine, blood and sperm”

Is it authentic?