30 June 2017
What is meant when a narration is ghayr mahfuz?
Question What is meant when it is said that a narration is 'ghayr mahfuz' ?
31 May 2017
Can a weak narration rise to acceptance with corroboration?
Question In your answers, I have seen you many times, mention a weak narration is raised to level of hasan. I was wondering, is this in accordance to the methodology of earlier Hadith scholars such…
30 May 2017
Hadiths that ‘can be considered reliable according to Hafiz ibn Hajar’
Question In some of your answers (like here) you say that a Hadith will be declared reliable/authentic according to Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al 'Asqalani (rahimahullah). I was wondering, what do you mean by…
20 April 2017
The existence/non existence on Mutawatir Hadiths
Question A friend of mine alerted me to an argument that a prominent Salafi inclined Shaykh was making about the existence of Mutawatir Hadiths. He said that not only are there no such thing as…
18 April 2017
Ruling of weak narrations that support each other
Question If a weak Hadith is supported by another weak Hadith then generally that Hadith becomes hasan lighayrihi. 1. What will be the ruling of two weak Hadiths which have the weakness at the same…
28 March 2017
The types of Sahih Hadiths in Bukhari and Muslim
Question I have the following questions about Hadith: 1. Are all the Hadiths in Bukhari and Muslim sahih li dhatihi or are there also some sahih li ghayrihi narrations? Please provide example if…
23 March 2017
The number needed for Mutawatir
Question I studied that some opinions said that the number of mutawatir Hadith must be 313 to match that of the people of Badr but I tried to look for who exactly said this and I could not find an…
15 February 2017
Reciting La ilaha illallah frequently
Question Is there a Hadith that says to recite La ilaha illallah while walking on flat/even ground? If so, please mention the full Hadith with the translation and reference.
28 December 2016
What if the virtue mentioned is a mistake?
Question What is status of following Hadith? Can it be quoted? من بلغه عن الله فضل فأخذ بذلك الفضل الذي بلغه أعطاه الله ما بلغه وإن كان الذي حدثه كاذبا……
5 December 2016
Who did Imam Muslim (rahimahullah) refer to in his introduction?
Question When Imam Muslim in his muqaddimah says to the opposition that they are 'Muntahil Al-Hadith' who does he mean by this? Some scholars mention Imam Bukhari and 'Ali ibnul Madini. However, some…
26 September 2016
The enormous stature of the earlier Hadith Masters
Question If a Hadith in Tirmidhi has been declared hasan sahih by Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) but declared weak by contemporary 'Ulama after scrutinising the chain. Which ruling would be given…
11 September 2016
Authenticity of Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
Question Are all the Hadiths in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim really authentic? I ask this because there are numerous notable and prominent Scholars who believe that there are many weak narrations…
10 September 2016
Difference of opinion on Hadith grading
Question What should an individual practice upon after being told that one specific Hadith is not okay for practice, although others have said that it is okay to practice upon? The Hadith I'm…
1 September 2016
Acting upon a Hadith which has no sanad
Question Is it okay to act upon a narration which we do not have the sanad [chain of narration] for without thinking that this action is Sunnah, out of caution and with the possibility of it being an…
23 August 2016
The general status of the virtues of Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu’anhu)
Question I have been told that Ibnul Jawzi and Ibn Hajar 'Asqalani (rahimahumallah) have said that all the virtues of Mu'awiyah (radiyallahu'anhu) are fabricated. Is this correct?