Al Bidayah Wan Nihayah

7 Sha'ban 143923 April 2018

A Du’a of Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal (rahimahullah)

QuestionIs 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

25 Rajab 143911 April 2018

Fatimah bintu Nasr ibn Al ‘Attar Al Baghdadiyyah

QuestionThere 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…

12 Rabi'ul Awwal 14391 December 2017

Were ‘Uzayr and Shith (‘alayhimus salam) Prophets?

QuestionWas '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?

11 Muharram 14392 October 2017

An Incident Regarding Abu Sufyan (radiyallahu ‘anhu) at the Conquest of Makkah

QuestionIs 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…

21 Rabi'ul Awwal 143821 December 2016

A Narration Regarding Yunus (‘alayhis salam) in the Belly of the Whale

QuestionI 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…

13 Jumadal Akhirah 143723 March 2016

The Letter of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) to the River Nile

QuestionIs 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…

3 Safar 143716 November 2015

The Blessing of a Mother’s Du’a

QuestionI have read an incident in Al Bidayah Wan Nihayah cited on the authority of Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) that during the time of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) a mother had lost her child. She made fervent du'a to Allah and through the blessing of her…