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The Believer who mixes with people is better than those who remain aloof

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I wanted to know the status and commentary of the following Hadith:

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“The Believer who mingles with the people and endures patience over their harm is better than one who does not mingle with the people nor endures patience over their harm.”

An unreliable narration about Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

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What is status of following narration?

ابو بكر مني وانا منه وابو بكر أخى في الدنيا والآخرة

Three categories of people will be on mounds of musk on the Day of Qiyamah

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Is this Hadith authentic?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Three persons will be upon mounds of musk on the Day of Qiyamah, they will be envied by all the former and latter people; The man who calls the Adhan for the five daily Salah during the day and night, the man who leads the Salah in a manner that people are pleased with him and a slave who had fulfilled the rights of Allah and the rights of his master.”

The best deeds of Islam according to Ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

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Is this narration authentic?

عن زر بن حبيش أن ابن مسعود وكان عنده غلام فقرأ المصحف وعنده أصحابه فجاء رجل يقال له خضرمة فقال يا أبا عبد الرحمن، أي درجات الإسلام أفضل؟ قال: الصلاة قال ثم أي؟ قال الزكاة

A brief description of the Buraq

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Is this Hadith authentic?

“On the night of Mi’raj, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was brought an animal with a long back [Sayyiduna stretched out his hands wide to demonstrate this], one stride of it is as far as its vision. So, the two of them [Nabi sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and Jibril] remained upon the back of Al-Buraq until they saw Jannah and Jahannam, and all of what has been prepared for the Hereafter, then they returned back to where they began.”

The fish/angels seek forgiveness on behalf of a fasting person

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I would like to know the reference and grading for the following Hadith:

وتستغفر لهم الحيتان حتى يفطروا

‘The fish seek forgiveness on their behalf until they break their fast’

The reward for passing away far from one’s birthplace

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Is this Hadith authentic?

There is a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) to the effect that when a Muslim passes away a distance from where he/she was born, Allah Ta’ala gives them a place in Jannah equivalent to the distance.

Looking at the face of a youngster who does not have a beard

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What is authenticity of the following narration?

من نظر إلى غلام أمرد بريبة حبسه الله في النار أربعين عاما

Does the fifteenth of Rajab hold any extra merit?

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Is there any narration which states that the fifteenth (15th) of Rajab is a blessed day and it is called the ‘Day of Istiftah’?

‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) refuses to offer Salah in a church

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Please provide the reference of the incident of ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) entering Baytul Maqdis and refusing to read Salah inside a church.

If people do not offer Salah in congregation Shaytan overpowers them

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Is this narration authentic?

Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates, I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) saying: “If three persons in a village or a desert do not offer congregational Salah, then Shaytan fully overpowers them. So make it obligatory on yourself to offer Salah in congregation. For undoubtedly the wolf eats only the stray goat.”

Remembering Allah Ta’ala in the comfort of one’s bed

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How authentic is this Hadith?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“In this world, people should certainly remember Allah on their soft [comfortable] beds and Allah will grant them entry into high stages of Jannah”

The expiation for a quarrel

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I wanted to know the authenticity and explanation of the following Hadith:

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Performing two rak’ahs of Salah is an expiation for any quarrel.”

Is this in general for any quarrel or specific to spouses? If one party offers this only will it suffice?