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Was Qadi Shurayh a Sahabi?

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Was a Qadi Shurayh a Sahabi or a Mukhadram?

A Du’a for distress and difficulties

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What is the reference for this narration?

Du’a for distress and difficulties:

Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyumu bi Rahmatika astaghith

Composure of a Sahabiyyah at the time of calamity

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Please comment on the authenticity of this narration:

The son of Ummu Khallad (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) was martyred. When she heard about it she came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) to enquire about his position and reward. Despite being afflicted by the great tragedy of losing her son, her face was still covered with a niqab (veil/purdah).

A Sahabi (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was quite astonished by this [level of composure] and he remarked: “You have come to enquire about your son [who was martyred] yet you [are so composed that you] have still covered your face [in this tragic moment]?”

She replied: “I may have lost my son, but I have not lost my modesty.”

The larger the congregation, the better

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Is there a Hadith that gives preference to a bigger congregation than a smaller one? Read More »

Praising Allah and seeking forgiveness when shaking hands

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1. Is it a Sunnah to say ‘Alhamdulillah, yaghfirullahu lana walakum’ when shaking hands?

2. Do both people shaking hands say this du’a, or does one say ‘Amin”? Read More »

Forgiveness of Minor sins

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It is mentioned in this Hadith that sins are forgiven if you say the du’a before sleeping, does it include both major and minor sins?

Sayyidah Ummu Habibah’s (radiyallahu’anha) first husband

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I would like to ask the name of the first husband of Sayyidah Ummu Habibah (radiyallahu ‘anha) because in some places he is mentioned as ‘Ubaydullah ibn Jahsh while in other places (in Mishkat) it is mentioned as ‘Abdullah ibn Jahsh. Read More »

A mursal unreliable narration of Imam Zuhri (rahimahullah)

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حَتَّى حَزِنَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِيمَا بَلَغَنَا حُزْنًا غَدَا مِنْهُ مِرَارًا كَىْ يَتَرَدَّى مِنْ رُءُوسِ شَوَاهِقِ الْجِبَالِ، فَكُلَّمَا أَوْفَى بِذِرْوَةِ جَبَلٍ لِكَىْ يُلْقِيَ مِنْهُ نَفْسَهُ، تَبَدَّى لَهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَقًّا‏.‏ فَيَسْكُنُ لِذَلِكَ جَأْشُهُ وَتَقِرُّ نَفْسُهُ فَيَرْجِعُ، فَإِذَا طَالَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَتْرَةُ الْوَحْىِ غَدَا لِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ، فَإِذَا أَوْفَى بِذِرْوَةِ جَبَلٍ تَبَدَّى لَهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ‏.

Generally it’s said by ‘Ulama like Ibn Hajr etc. that this is from the balagh of Zuhri. What’s the status of this addition?

Can it be quoted?

The highest stage of Jannah

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I heard Jannatul Firdaws is the highest level of Jannah, also within Jannatul Firdaus there is a highest level called Firdawsul A’la, is that correct? Read More »

Mercy descends on the Ka’bah, daily

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What is the status of this Hadith?

The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: ‘One hundred and twenty mercies descend upon the Ka’bah every day and night; sixty for those performing tawaf, forty for those engaged in Salah and twenty for those who are merely looking at the Ka’bah.’

Are rewards multiplied seventy times on Fridays?

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Is there any other proof for rewards being multiplied by seventy on Fridays?

The various types of Shahids

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Here you mentioned there are more than twenty types of Shahids that are mentioned in the authentic Hadiths. Since you only mentioned ten of these Shahids, please list the remainder of all other types of Shahids both from authentic and weak Hadiths. Read More »

A narration in Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah

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What is the authenticity of this narration?

1. Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated that ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “No man learns Farsi (Persian) but he becomes evil, and no man becomes evil but his chivalry is compromised.”

2. It was also narrated that Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) heard some people speaking Farsi. He said: “What is this Magianism (Zoroastrianism) after Hanifiyyah (pure monotheism)?”