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Tag Archives: Al Bidayah Wan Nihayah

April, 2018

23 April
A du’a of Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal (rahimahullah)

Question Is this du’a found in a Hadith? اللهم من كان من هذه الأمة على غير الحق وهو يظن أنه على الحق فرده إلى الحق ليكون من أهل الحق Allahumma man kana min hadhihil ummati ‘ala ghayril haqqi wa huwa yadhunnu annahu ‘alal haqqi faruddahu ilal haqqi liyakuna min ahlil haqqi
11 April
Fatimah bintu Nasr ibn Al ‘Attar Al Baghdadiyyah

Question There is a narration about the modesty of a pious woman who had such haya, that she never left her house except on three occasions (Her birth, when she got married and her janazah) I am unsure about her name, if it was Fatimah Al Baghdadiyyah or another person What is the source of this report and the identity …

6 December
A fabricated narration dispraising Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If you see Mu’awiyah delivering a sermon on my mimbar, kill him.”
1 December
Were ‘Uzayr and Shith (‘alayhimus salam) prophets?

Question Was ‘Uzayr a prophet? His name appears in in the Quran. But when listing names of the twenty-five prophets mentioned in the Quran, his name is not listed. So, was he a prophet? Also, were Shith and Saam prophets?

17 November
Abu Bakr’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement at the demise of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

Question Is this Statement of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) authentic? والله لو لعبت الكلاب بخلاخل نساء المدينة، ما رددت جيشا أنفذه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

2 October
An incident regarding Abu Sufyan (radiyallahu ‘anhu) at the conquest of Makkah

Question Is this incident suitable to quote? Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was sitting, just after the conquest of Makkah, watching Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) walking with the people close on his heels, he said to himself, What if I resumed fighting this man? Whereupon Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) walked over to him nudged his chest and …

24 August
‘Do not crowd at the Hajarul Aswad, lest you harm someone’

Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) prohibited Sayyiduna ‘Umar from kissing black stone if crowded and a means of discomfort and harm.

21 December
A narration regarding Yunus (‘alayhis salam) in the belly of the whale

Question I want to know whether this narration is correct especially the part ‘صوت ضعيف معروف من بلاد غريبة’ سمعت أنس بن مالك ولا أعلم إلا إن أنسا يرفع الحديث إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ان يونس النبي عليه السلام حين بدا له إن يدعو بهذه الكلمات وهو في بطن الحوت، قال اللهم لا إله إلا أنت سبحانك إني …
21 December
The Hadith “Every Nabi had half the lifespan of the Nabi prior to him”

Question What is the authenticity of this narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Every Nabi had half the lifespan of the Nabi before him. ‘Isa ibn Maryam lived for one hundred and twenty (120) years so I will pass away aged sixty (60)”
7 December
What was engraved on the ring of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

Question Did Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) have the following words engraved on his ring? ‘Death is enough as an admonisher, O Umar’
2 December
Did ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) kill five hundred people in Siffin?

Question I read a narration regarding the Battle of Siffin that Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) killed 500 people single-handedly and the reference was Al Bidayah Wan Nihayah. I was wondering if this narration was authentic?

24 June
The body of Sayyiduna Hamzah (radiyallahu’anhu) remaining fresh in the grave

Question Is the following narration authentic? “When the bodies of the martyrs of Uhud were being relocated forty years after their burial (during the reign of Mu’awiyah), the foot of Hamzah Ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib was scratched in the process of being moved, and it started gushing blood.”

23 March
The letter of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) to the river Nile

Question Is this incident authentic and suitable to quote: Ibn Kathir (rahimahullah) said: It was narrated to us via Ibn Lahiy’ah from Qays ibn al-Hajjaj from someone who told him: When Egypt was conquered, its people came to ‘Amr ibnul ‘As (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and said to him: O Amir, this Nile of ours is used to something and cannot flow unless …

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