Commentary – Page 2 – Hadith Answers

The earthquake of Qiyamah

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Is this narration authentic and what does it mean?

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: لتقمصن بكم قماص البكر، يعني: الأرض

Explanation of words in a narration in Sahih Muslim

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In the following Hadith the words نفعه , وجدته and فاخرته indicates past tense. What is the explanation?

عن العباس بن عبدالمطلب: قُلتُ: يا رَسولَ اللهِ، إنَّ أبا طالِبٍ كانَ يَحُوطُكَ ويَنْصُرُكَ فَهلْ نَفَعَهُ ذلكَ؟ قالَ: نَعَمْ، وجَدْتُهُ في غَمَراتٍ مِنَ النّارِ، فأخْرَجْتُهُ إلى ضَحْضاحٍ
(صحيح مسلم ٢٠٩)

Clarification on a Hadith in Sahih Muslim regarding what will happen on the Day of Qiyamah

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What is the correct translation of the underlined words:

أخبرني أبو الزبير أنه سمع جابر بن عبد الله يسأل عن الورود، فقال: نجيء نحن يوم القيامة عن كذا وكذا، انظر أي ذلك فوق الناس؟

Commentary on the Hadith regarding the prohibition of walking with one shoe

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What is the explanation of this Hadith?

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “None of you should walk in one shoe. Remove both or wear both”

(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 5856 and Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2097)

I was informed that this Hadith means that we should not walk with mismatched shoes and it does not mean walking with one shoe only. Is this correct?

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?

The scales of Justice by Allah Ta’ala

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What is the explanation of the following part of the Hadith

و يرفع القسط و يخفضه

عن أبي موسى الأشعري عبدالله بن قيس: قامَ فِينا رَسولُ اللهِ صَلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلَّمَ بأَرْبَعٍ: إنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَنامُ ولا يَنْبَغِي له أنْ يَنامَ، يَرْفَعُ القِسْطَ ويَخْفِضُهُ، ويُرْفَعُ إلَيْهِ عَمَلُ النَّهارِ باللَّيْلِ، وعَمَلُ اللَّيْلِ بالنَّهارِ.

Zina of the other limbs of the body

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What is the explanation of the following words of the Hadith Sharif mentioned below

أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ لاَ مَحَالَةَ

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ لَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا أَشْبَهَ بِاللَّمَمِ مِنْ قَوْلِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنِي مَحْمُودٌ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا أَشْبَهَ بِاللَّمَمِ مِمَّا قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: “‏إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ حَظَّهُ مِنَ الزِّنَا، أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ لاَ مَحَالَةَ، فَزِنَا الْعَيْنِ النَّظَرُ، وَزِنَا اللِّسَانِ الْمَنْطِقُ، وَالنَّفْسُ تَمَنَّى وَتَشْتَهِي، وَالْفَرْجُ يُصَدِّقُ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ وَيُكَذِّبُهُ”‏‏‏

Definition of the word ‘oppressed’ in Hadith

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What is the definition of an ‘oppressed person’ [in Hadith] and can you give the Arabic word and transliteration please?

The severity of missing Salah

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

The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) has said: “The pledge between us and them is prayer, whosoever leaves it has rejected faith.”

Could you kindly provide commentary of few esteemed and noble scholars of the past on the part of “whosoever leaves it has rejected faith”.

The cut off point in time for accepting Islam

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The cut off point for bringing Iman and tawbah is the rising of the sun from the west. In the following Hadith, Dajjal is mentioned which will appear before the rising of the sun from the west. What is the explanation?

ثَلاثٌ إذا خَرَجْنَ لا يَنْفَعُ نَفْسًا إيمانُها لَمْ تَكُنْ آمَنَتْ مِن قَبْلُ، أوْ كَسَبَتْ في إيمانِها خَيْرًا: طُلُوعُ الشَّمْسِ مِن مَغْرِبِها، والدَّجّالُ، ودابَّةُ الأرْضِ

Sahih Muslim, Kitabul Iman, Hadith: 398 (158).

Missing three Jumu’ahs

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I wanted to know the status of the following Hadith:

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Whoever neglects Jumu’ah [due to laziness and carelessness] three times without an excuse, then Allah sets a seal upon his heart.”

Could you also explain what does ‘seal’ mean and what is regarded as a valid excuse?

The poor entering Jannah earlier than the rich

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Regarding the Hadith wherein the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “The poor will enter Jannah five hundred years before the rich.”

Does this apply to all the rich people, even those that spend lavishly in charity?

Please can you give a commentary on this Hadith.

The Importance of Salah in Congregation

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There is a Hadith in which the Prophet (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) got angry on those who didn’t come to pray in the masjid.

From this Hadith some scholars say it is obligatory to pray in congregation.

Even Imam Bukhari said obligatory. Imam Muslim said it is fard kifayah.

What is the answer to this?