Hadith Answers An online source for Hadith Fatwas
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In the following Hadith does تتبعي بها أثر الدم refer to the applying scent on the body or garment?
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Meaning of the Hadith “Let your home suffice you”
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What is the meaning of (part of the Hadith) “Let your house be sufficient for you”?
Reason for ‘Amr ibnul ‘As (radiyallahu ‘anhu) asking Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) “Who is the most beloved person to you?”
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In your answer here, regarding Sayyiduna ‘Amr ibnul ‘As (radiyallahu ‘anhu) being appointed as the leader of the army of Dhatus Salasil, he asked Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) “Who is the most beloved person to you?”
What is the correlation between him being appointed as the leader and his question?
Vinegar is regarded to be a gravy
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What is the explanation of the following Hadith?
عن أم هانئ بنت أبي طالب قالت: دخل علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: هل عندكم شيء؟ فقلت: لا، إلا كسر يابسة وخل، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: قربيه، فما أقفر بيت من أدم فيه خل
A house which has dates will never suffer hunger
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Kindly provide the explanation of the following Hadith:
عن عائشة، قالت: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يا عائشة، بيت لا تمر فيه جياع أهله، يا عائشة، بيت لا تمر فيه جياع أهله
Commentary on the narration cautioning against committing sins in private
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What is the meaning of this Hadith which you have answered here?
Sayyiduna Thawban (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “I certainly know of people from my ummah who will come on the Day of Qiyamah with [abundant] good deeds like the white mountains of Tihamah but Allah will make them like scattered dust.” Thawban (radiyallahu ‘anhu) asked, “O Messenger of Allah! Describe them to us and make it clear lest we unknowingly be of them.” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “They will be your brothers from your race, worshipping at night as you do. However, they are people who while they are in private transgress the sacred limits of Allah [i.e. They perpetrate all types of sins in private].”
Clarification regarding the narration on Madinah being a sanctuary
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Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Madinah is a sanctuary from that place to that. Its trees should not be cut and no heresy should be innovated nor any sin should be committed in it, and whoever innovates in it an heresy or commits sins (bad deeds), then he will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people.” (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 1867)
Is this translation/understanding correct? Does this curse include sinners as well and not just innovators?
Pronunciation of the Rajab du’a
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In the Rajab du’a, what is the correct pronunciation of of the (ب)? Is it في رجبَ or في رجبٍ?
اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَناَ فِيْ رَجَب وَشَعْبانَ وَبَلّغْنَا رَمَضَان
Commentary of the Hadith on the foresight of a Believer
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What is the explanation of ‘firasah’ and is the Hadith “Beware the firasah of a believer” suitable to quote?
Reason for Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) seeming upset?
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Is it known why Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) was angry in the following Hadith?
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: صَلّى بنا رَسولُ اللهِ ﷺ إحْدى صَلاتَيِ العَشِيِّ، إمّا الظُّهْرَ، وإمّا العَصْرَ، فَسَلَّمَ في رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ أتى جِذْعًا في قِبْلَةِ المَسْجِدِ، فاسْتَنَدَ إلَيْها مُغْضَبًا، وفي القَوْمِ أبو بَكْرٍ وعُمَرَ، فَهابا أنْ يَتَكَلَّما، وخَرَجَ سَرَعانُ النّاسِ، قُصِرَتِ الصَّلاةُ، فَقامَ ذُو اليَدَيْنِ، فَقالَ: يا رَسولَ اللهِ، أقُصِرَتِ الصَّلاةُ أمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَنَظَرَ النبيُّ ﷺ يَمِينًا وشِمالًا، فَقالَ: ما يقولُ ذُو اليَدَيْنِ؟ قالوا: صَدَقَ، لَمْ تُصَلِّ إلّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ، فَصَلّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وسَجَدَ، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ ورَفَعَ. قالَ: وأُخْبِرْتُ عن عِمْرانَ بنِ حُصَيْنٍ أنَّه قالَ: وسَلَّمَ
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) waits for three days
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Where is the following Hadith found and can it be quoted? If possible, what is the lesson from this Hadith?
Abdullah ibn Abil Hamsa was a companion who narrates:
“Prior to the commencement of the divine mission of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) [i.e. Nubuwwah], I dealt with him in a business transaction and there was still something due to him. I promised him that I will bring it there shortly. However, I forgot and remembered after three days. When I returned to the meeting place, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was still there. He (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said nothing more to me than, “You have subjected me to an inconvenience as I have been waiting for you for the past three days.”
Explanation of a word in the du’a Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would recite when leaving home
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In the below mentioned du’a to recite when leaving home, can the word أضلّ in the abovementioned narration be taken to mean guidance as far as navigation i.e. for one not to lose his way or get lost?
اللَّهُم اني أعوذُ بِكَ أن أَضِلَّ أو أُضَلَّ، أو أَزلَّ أو أُزَلَّ، أو أَظْلِمَ أو أُظلَمَ، أو أجهَل أو يُجْهَل عَلىَّ
Commentary on the Hadith regarding offering Salah for forty days with the initial takbir
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Please explain regarding the Hadith on performing Salah for forty days in congregation, wherein a person will achieve two certificates.
Is it a condition for the forty days to be consecutive of can it be spread out?