Merits of people & places – Page 5

Hadith on the intercession of a Haji

Question

Is the following Hadith authentic?

Sayyiduna Abu Musa Al Ash’ari (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

‘The Haji shall intercede on behalf of four hundred families or he said four hundred people from his family, and verily he returns from Hajj (sinless) as on the day his mother gave birth to him‘

The best days to do cupping

Question

Please could you verify the following Narration.

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“The best of days that you should perform cupping are the seventeenth, nineteenth and the twenty first of the month. I did not pass a single gathering of Angels on the night of Isra except that they would say to me ‘O Muhammad perform cupping’

Clarification on a Hadith regarding the burial place of ‘Isa (‘alayhis salam)

Question

I have heard that the narration which states ‘Isa (‘alayhis salam) will be buried next to Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is weak.

Is this correct?

The snake that bit Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu’anhu) in the cave

Question

When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) was in the Cave of Thawr, it is famously said that a snake bit the toe of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu).

Is it true that this snake was from the era of Nabi ‘Isa (‘alayhis salam) and requested to see Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam)?

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) being protected by a spider’s web during Hijrah

Question

The famous story of the spider web being at the cave where Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) stayed is well known and it says the Quraysh did not enter the cave as there was a spider web indicating nobody had entered it. I read this in books of Sirah but some claim it is a weak narration. What is the status of this narration?

Fulfilling the needs of a Muslim

Question

Kindly provide a sound Hadith on the virtue of fulfilling the needs of a Muslim

Reference for a Hadith on learning the rites of Hajj

Question

Kindly provide the reference for the following Hadith regarding Hajj where Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Take from me your rites”

Sahabah drinking the blood of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

Question

Kindly verify the authenticity of the narration where Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Zubayr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) drank the blood of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).

Can This narration be used to show the extreme love that Sahabah had for Nabi (sallalahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)?

Ya Rabbi Ummati!

Question

Where is the narration located regarding the Prophet sallalaahu alayhi wassalam uttering ‘Ya rabbi ummati ummati’ in tahajjud ?

A virtue of seeking knowledge

Question

Kindly provide a Hadith explaining the benefit of seeking knowledge.

Question regarding Hadith numbers in Sahih Muslim

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I read the following Hadith in an email:

Sayyidatuna Asma bint Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anha) had a garment that belonged to Rasulullaah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam). Whenever anyone fell ill in Madinah, the garment would be washed, the water given to the ailing person to drink and the garment draped over his body. The person would then be cured.

[Sahih Muslim, Hadith number: 5409]

Please can you confirm this Hadith, as Sahih Muslim is said to end at number 3000 (approximately) and this is 5409.

Reference for the incident of Sayyiduna Hanzalah being washed by the Angels

Question

Please give me a reference and status of the famous incident of Sayyiduna Hanzalah (radiyallahu’anhu) being washed by the Angels after being martyred.

Hadith explaining the best thing for a woman

Question

Is the following authentic?

Once when Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) asked Sayyidatuna Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha), “What is best for women?”

She spontaneously responded: “That no male sees her nor does she see any male.”

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was so elated with her apt response that he commented:

“Fatimah is a piece of my flesh.”