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I have the following question:

There is a Hadith which mentions that we are required to choose a spouse who is loving and fertile. How would we able to know if the potential spouse is loving and fertile?

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How do the scholars interpret this Hadith?

‘Abdullah ibn Buraydah (rahimahullah) said: ‘I entered upon Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) with my father. Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) made us sit on a mattress then he brought food to us and we ate. Then he brought drink to us. Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) drank and then he offered that to my father, thus my father said: ‘I never drank it since the messenger of Allah made it impermissible…”

Musnad Ahmad, volume. 5 page. 347

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Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) says, “A man who was born in Madinah passed away in Madinah. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said ‘If only he passed away somewhere other than his birthplace [i.e. If only he was born out of Madinah and passed away in Madinah].’ Someone asked ‘And why is that O Rasulullah?’ Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) replied, ‘When a person passes away somewhere other than his birthplace, a [place] will be measured for him in Jannah [as large as the distance] from the place where he was born to the place where he passed away.”

Why would a person who passes away in a place other than his own birthplace get such a big reward? What if he is a great sinner? Will he still be rewarded?

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Kindly provide the reasoning/explanation in the following Hadith for the words:

كان رَسولُ اللهِ ﷺ إذا خَطَبَ احْمَرَّتْ عَيْناهُ، وَعَلا صَوْتُهُ، واشْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ،

عن جابر بن عبدالله رضي الله عنه قال: كانَ رَسولُ اللهِ ﷺ إذا خَطَبَ احْمَرَّتْ عَيْناهُ، وَعَلا صَوْتُهُ، واشْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ، حتّى كَأنَّهُ مُنْذِرُ جَيْشٍ يقولُ: صَبَّحَكُمْ وَمَسّاكُمْ، ويقولُ: بُعِثْتُ أَنا والسّاعَةُ كَهاتَيْنِ، وَيَقْرُنُ بيْنَ إصْبَعَيْهِ السَّبّابَةِ، والْوُسْطى، ويقولُ: أَمّا بَعْدُ، فإنَّ خَيْرَ الحَديثِ كِتابُ اللهِ، وَخَيْرُ الهُدى هُدى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَشَرُّ الأُمُورِ مُحْدَثاتُها، وَكُلُّ بدْعَةٍ ضَلالَةٌ ثُمَّ يقولُ: أَنا أَوْلى بكُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِن نَفْسِهِ، مَن تَرَكَ مالًا فَلأَهْلِهِ، وَمَن تَرَكَ دَيْنًا، أَوْ ضَياعًا فَإِلَيَّ وَعَلَيَّ. وفي رواية: كانَتْ خُطْبَةُ النبيِّ ﷺ يَومَ الجُمُعَةِ يَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ، وَيُثْنِي عليه، ثُمَّ يقولُ على إثْرِ ذلكَ، وَقَدْ عَلا صَوْتُهُ، ثُمَّ ساقَ الحَدِيثَ، بمِثْلِهِ.

(Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 867) Read More »

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Was the following verse revealed during the Farewell Hajj of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam):

“This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.”

(Surah Maidah, Verse: 3)

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What is the meaning of يؤذيني ابن آدم in the following Hadith?

يؤذيني ابن آدم يسب الدهر وأنا الدهر، بيدي الأمر أقلب الليل والنهار

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There is Hadith in Sahih Muslim, Tirmidhi and Sahih Ibn Hibban from Sayyiduna Abu Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) that states: ‘Subhanallah and alhamdulillah fills what is between Heaven and Earth.’

1. What is meaning fill the space between Heaven and Earth?

2. Does it mean that reward of reciting these words, a person will get reward which is equivalent to the space between Heaven and Earth? Please explain the meaning Read More »

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Please provide an explanation for the portion of the Hadith: “Taharah is half of faith”. Read More »

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What is the meaning of وأَخَذُوا أخَذاتِهِمْ in the following Hadith?

عن المغيرة بن شعبة رضي الله عنه: سَأَلَ مُوسى رَبَّهُ، ما أدْنى أهْلِ الجَنَّةِ مَنْزِلَةً، قالَ: هو رَجُلٌ يَجِيءُ بَعْدَ ما أُدْخِلَ أهْلُ الجَنَّةِ الجَنَّةَ، فيُقالُ له: ادْخُلِ الجَنَّةَ، فيَقولُ: أيْ رَبِّ، كيفَ وقدْ نَزَلَ النّاسُ مَنازِلَهُمْ، وأَخَذُوا أخَذاتِهِمْ، فيُقالُ له: أتَرْضى أنْ يَكونَ لكَ مِثْلُ مُلْكِ مَلِكٍ مِن مُلُوكِ الدُّنْيا؟ فيَقولُ: رَضِيتُ رَبِّ، فيَقولُ: لكَ ذلكَ، ومِثْلُهُ ومِثْلُهُ ومِثْلُهُ ومِثْلُهُ، فقالَ في الخامِسَةِ: رَضِيتُ رَبِّ، فيَقولُ: هذا لكَ وعَشَرَةُ أمْثالِهِ، ولَكَ ما اشْتَهَتْ نَفْسُكَ، ولَذَّتْ عَيْنُكَ، فيَقولُ: رَضِيتُ رَبِّ، قالَ: رَبِّ، فأعْلاهُمْ مَنْزِلَةً؟ قالَ: أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ أرَدْتُ غَرَسْتُ كَرامَتَهُمْ بيَدِي، وخَتَمْتُ عليها، فَلَمْ تَرَ عَيْنٌ، ولَمْ تَسْمَعْ أُذُنٌ، ولَمْ يَخْطُرْ على قَلْبِ بَشَرٍ، قالَ: ومِصْداقُهُ في كِتابِ اللهِ عزَّ وجلَّ: {فَلا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ ما أُخْفِيَ لهمْ مِن قُرَّةِ أعْيُنٍ} [السجدة: ١٧] الآيَةَ. وفي رواية: إنَّ مُوسى عليه السَّلامُ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ عزَّ وجلَّ عن أخَسِّ أهْلِ الجَنَّةِ مِنْها حَظًّا، وساقَ الحَدِيثَ بنَحْوِهِ.

(Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 189) Read More »

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Would you kindly please provide a detailed commentary of the following Hadith in Sahih Bukhari?

The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) had the date palm trees of the Banu Nadhir tribe burnt, and cut down at a place called Al-Buwayrah. Hassan ibn Thabit (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said in a poetic verse: “The chiefs of Bani Lu-ay found it easy to watch fire spreading at Al-Buwayrah.”

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ حَرَّقَ نَخْلَ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ وَقَطَعَ، وَهْىَ الْبُوَيْرَةُ، وَلَهَا يَقُولُ حَسَّانُ وَهَانَ عَلَى سَرَاةِ بَنِي لُؤَىٍّ حَرِيقٌ بِالْبُوَيْرَةِ مُسْتَطِيرٌ‏.

(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 2326) Read More »

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I would like to learn if there is any reliable narration that talks about how many grains of black seed Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to take or the Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) would suggest consuming?

Is there any guideline in Islam on how a person should take black seed for health concerns?

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In the following Hadith:

من سلك طريقًا يلتمس فيه علمًا سهل الله له طريقًا إلى الجنة

Whosoever sets out in search of knowledge, Allah Ta’ala will ease the way to Jannah for him.

What is meant by ‘knowledge’ in this Hadith? Is it specifically the seekers of Islamic/Shar’i knowledge or is worldly knowledge also included in this like engineering for example? If not, is it possible for them to be included in this Hadith according to their intentions?

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What is the meaning of ‘mujahir’ in the following Hadith?

كل أمتي معافاة إلا المجاهرين وإن من الإجهار أن يعمل العبد بالليل عملا ثم يصبح قد ستره ربه فيقول: يا فلان قد عملت البارحة كذا وكذا وقد بات يستره ربه فيبيت يستره ربه ويصبح يكشف ستر الله عنه

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