Authentication – Page 5 – Hadith Answers

Another Hadith on the treatment of one’s wife and the rights a wife enjoys over her husband

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Is this narration authentic?

عن حكيم بن معاوية عن أبيه أن رجلا سأل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ما حق المرأة على الزوج؟ قال: أن يطعمها إذا طعم وأن يكسوها إذا اكتسى ولا يضرب الوجه ولا يقبح ولا يهجر إلا في البيت

‘Ali’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) priceless advice

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What is the authenticity of this narration?

ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﻠﻲ: اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻟﻮ ﺭﺣﻠﺘﻢ اﻟﻤﻄﻲ ﻓﻴﻬﻦ ﻷﻧﻀﻴﺘﻤﻮﻫﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺪﺭﻛﻮا ﻣﺜﻠﻬﻦ: ﻻ ﻳﺮﺝ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺇﻻ ﺭﺑﻪ , ﻭﻻ ﻳﺨﻒ ﺇﻻ ﺫﻧﺒﻪ , ﻭﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﻴﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻻ ﻳﻌﻠﻢ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻌﻠﻢ , ﻭﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﻴﻲ ﻋﺎﻟﻢ ﺇﺫا ﺳﺌﻞ ﻋﻤﺎ ﻻ ﻳﻌﻠﻢ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ: اﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﻋﻠﻢ , ﻭاﻋﻠﻤﻮا ﺃﻥ ﻣﻨﺰﻟﺔ اﻟﺼﺒﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻹﻳﻤﺎﻥ ﻛﻤﻨﺰﻟﺔ اﻟﺮﺃﺱ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺠﺴﺪ , ﻓﺈﺫا ﺫﻫﺐ اﻟﺮﺃﺱ ﺫﻫﺐ اﻟﺠﺴﺪ , ﻭﺇﺫا ﺫﻫﺐ اﻟﺼﺒﺮ ﺫﻫﺐ اﻹﻳﻤﺎﻥ

Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “The following words , if you were to travel for them, you would tire out the animal before acquiring the like of them: The servant should have hope in none except his Rabb, he should fear nothing except his sins, the one who does not know should not be shy to learn, the scholar should not be shy in saying, ‘Allah Knows best’ when he is asked about what he does not know and know that the position of sabr (patience) in respect to Iman is like the position of the head in respect to the body. Thus, when the head goes the body goes and when sabr goes, Iman goes.”

Evil scholars and good scholars

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Please mention the complete Hadith with the authenticity:

ان شر الشرار شرار العلماء، وإن خير الخيار خيار العلماء

Authenticity of the Hadith regarding the people of Allah and His special servants

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What is the authenticity of this Hadith?

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The people of the Quran they are the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.”

Going in the path of Allah with strangers

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Is this narration authentic?

عن أنس بن مالك أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لأكثم بن الجون الخزاعي يا أكثم اغز مع غير قومك يحسن خلقك وتكرم على رفقائك

Speak less except when it comes to nine things

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Is this statement reliable?

عن الربيع بن خثيم، قال: أقلوا الكلام إلا بتسع: تسبيح، وتهليل، وتكبير، وتحميد، وسؤالك الخير، وتعوذك من الشر، وأمرك بالمعروف، ونهيك عن المنكر، وقراءة القرآن

Accepting the excuse of a Muslim

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Is this Hadith authentic?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If anyone offers an excuse to his Muslim brother and he does not accept the excuse [whereas this is a genuine excuse] then he becomes guilty of a sin like that of an unjust tax collector.”

Turning away one’s gaze from a strange woman

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What is the reference of this Hadith and can it be quoted?

Sayyiduna Jarir ibn ‘Abdillah Al Bajali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported: “I asked Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) regarding the sudden glance [on a strange woman]. He commanded me that I should turn away my gaze.”

The importance of going out in battle with the correct intention

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Is the following narration authentic:

عن معاذ بن جبل عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال الغزو غزوان فأما من ابتغى وجه الله وأطاع الإمام وأنفق الكريمة وياسر الشريك واجتنب الفساد فإن نومه ونبهه أجر كله وأما من غزا فخرا ورياء وسمعة وعصى الإمام وأفسد في الأرض فإنه لم يرجع بالكفاف

A fabrication regarding poverty for Sahabah and wealth for the latter generation

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Is this Hadith authentic?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “For my Sahabah, poverty is regarded to be good fortune/means of success but for the Believer who comes at the end of time, wealth is regarded to be good fortune/a means of success. Thus, if you are able to become wealthy, then you should do so.”

Surah Kafirun is equivalent to quarter of the Quran

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Can this narration be quoted?

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever recites ‘Qul Ya Ayyuhal-Kafirun’ [the entire Surah], it equals a quarter (1/4) of the Quran for him.”