6 July 2020
An unreliable virtue of udhiyah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever sacrifices an animal [for udhiyah/qurbani] with a happy heart, anticipating reward for his sacrifice, it…
3 July 2020
Another narration regarding sharpening the blade before slaughtering
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once passed by a man who placed his foot on the side of a sheep, as he sharpened his blade. The sheep was observing this.…
30 June 2020
Authenticity of the Hadith regarding witnessing the udhiyah/qurbani animal being slaughtered
Question What is the status of this Hadith? عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لفاطمة: «قومي إلى أضحيتك فاشهديها، فإن لك بأول قطرة تقطر من دمها يغفر لك ما سلف من…
8 August 2019
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ate the meat of his udhiyah/qurbani animal on journey
Question Is this narration authentic? ذبح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ضحيته، ثم قال: «يا ثوبان، أصلح لحم هذه»، فلم أزل أطعمه منها حتى قدم المدينة……
5 August 2019
Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) trying to emulate the udhiyah/qurbani animal of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Question With reference to this post, I was interested to know if the Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) emulated Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) in this aspect. I came across the following narration…
2 August 2019
Sharpening the knife before slaughter and hastening to slaughter the udhiyah/qurbani
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) commanded that the knives be sharpened [before slaughtering the animal] and that it be concealed from the animals, and he…
6 September 2018
Distributing ‘Aqiqah meat
Question Please mention the reference and authenticity of this narration: It was reported that Sayyidah 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) said concerning the meat of 'Aqiqah, "It should be cut into pieces…
3 September 2018
The Days for ‘Aqiqah
Question Is there a Hadith in Al Mu’jamul Awsat of Imam Tabarani (rahimahullah) and Majma'uz Zawaid that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: The 'Aqiqah is on the seventh or the fourteenth or…
5 July 2018
The narrator, Abu Ramlah
Question Could you kindly advise on the strength of this narration which I have sourced from Sharh Mukhtasar Tahawi, vol. 7, pg. 311, as there is a narrator by the name of Abu Ramlah روى الشعبي…
22 January 2018
Showing mercy to animals when slaughtering
Question Is this authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever shows mercy to an animal when slaughtering, Allah Ta'ala will have mercy on him on the Day of Qiyamah"
20 September 2017
Did Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) slaughter the damm shukr on behalf of his wives?
Question In the following narration recorded in Sahih Muslim (1211): أهدى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن نسائه البقر Does this refer to Damm Shukr?
30 August 2017
Can one sheep/goat suffice for many people in Udhiyah/Qurbani?
Question Recently on social media people were saying that there is no need to slaughter more than one sheep or goat per household. They quoted the following Hadiths to substantiate this: 1. Narrated…
19 April 2017
Jibril travelling at full speed
Question Is this an authentic narration? One day Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) asked Jibril, "Have you ever travelled at full speed?" Jibril said, "Yes, on four occasions." Rasulullah…
11 September 2016
Sayyiduna ‘Ali slaughtering on behalf of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Question عن علي رضي الله عنه أنه كان يضحى بكبشين أحدهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم والآخر عن نفسه فقيل له فقال أمرني به يعني النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فلا أدعه أبدا Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu…
8 September 2016
Another virtue of the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah
Question Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "There are no days more preferred by Allah, nor days in which actions are more beloved to Allah the Mighty and Majestic than these ten days…
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