Taharah

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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.'”

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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.

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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)

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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?

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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].”

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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?

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى أَنْ يَبُولَ الرَّجُلُ فِي مُسْتَحَمِّهِ وَقَالَ إِنَّ عَامَّةَ الْوَسْوَاسِ مِنْهُ

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I would like to ask regarding the meaning of the following:

“When Sa’id ibn Al Musayyab (rahimahullah) was asked regarding washing off of excreta with water, he said, ‘That is the way women wash.’

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Kindly provide a Hadith that can be quoted regarding performing salah with devotion and concentration.

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Is the Hadith which states doing siwak before salah is 70 times better than salah done without doing siwak authentic?

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

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Please quote the incident (and its reference) of the Sahabi (radiyallahu’anhu) whose donkey died, and it was brought back to life through du’ a.

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Is this narration authentic?

Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu’anhu) reported that Allah’s Messenger said:

“Purify these bodies and Allah will purify you, for there is no slave who goes to sleep in a state of purity but an Angel spends the night with him, and every time he turns over, [the Angel] says, ‘O Allah! Forgive Your slave, for he went to bed in a state of purity.”

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Is there a Hadith regarding reading the Shahadah when washing every limb in wudu?

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