Taharah – Hadith Answers

An unreliable virtue of drinking the leftover water after wudu

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I have read that drinking the leftover water from wudu is a Sunnah and is the cure from seventy diseases .

Please advise on the authenticity of this.

Cleanliness is half of faith

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

Whomsoever is mindful of and protects three things will be a close friend of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

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Is this narration reliable?

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Three things whomsoever protects, are truly my friends and whoever destroys them is my enemy; Prayer, fasting and impurity.”

Do not waste water, even at the riverbank

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Is this Hadith authentic?

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) passed by Sa’d (radiyallahu ‘anhu) when he was performing ablution, and he said: ‘What is this extravagance?’ He said: ‘Can there be any extravagance in ablution?’ Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: ‘Yes, even if you are on the bank of a flowing river.'”

The wudu of one who is in the state of wudu

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Kindly explain the meaning of wudu in the following Hadith?

Sayyiduna Nazzal ibn Sabrah (rahimahullah) says that he was with Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) after performing Zuhr Salah whilst he sat with some people in the courtyard of the masjid. Water was then brought. He did masah of the face and the hands and then did masah of the head and feet and then stood up and drank the rest of the water. He said this is what the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) did and that this is the wudu of a person who already has wudu.

Some people say that wudu means washing. Is this correct and if so, is there any evidence for this? Read More »

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had a towel to wipe after wudu

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Is this Hadith authentic?

Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) says that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had a cloth that he would use to dry off with after wudu. (Tirmidhi)

A narration stating that clothing should be washed from five types of impurities

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I saw a Hadith which was referenced to Daraqutni, in which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said to Sayyiduna ‘Ammar ibn Yasir (radiyallahu ‘anhu):

“Clothing will only be washed from five things; Urine, faeces, wine, blood and sperm”

Is it authentic?

The virtue of taking a bath on Friday

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Is this Hadith reliable?

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Taking bath on Friday takes out sins from the hair roots [i.e. removes minor sins completely].”

A narration in Tirmidhi

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I believe Imam Tirmidhi in his terminology refers to a Hadith being Da’if using the terminology Gharib. I was wondering if the following Hadith is weak?