Tag Archives: Dhahabi

August, 2020

• 20 August

  A follow up query regarding the narration ‘Difficulties and hardships, A sign of Iman’

  Question Is the below Hadith sahih as it contains ‘Asim ibn Bahdalah who has been criticised for his defective memory ? Sayyiduna Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) once asked Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), “Which people are tested most severely? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) replied, ‘The Ambiya, then the next best, then the next best’ [i.e. The honourable …
• 11 August

  Status of the Hadith narrator ‘Asim ibn Bahdalah

  Question What is the status of narrator ‘Asim ibn Abin Najud?

July, 2020

• 6 July

  A Hadith regarding the occurrences of the Hereafter

  Question How sound is the Hadith in Mustadrak Al Hakim (8751) about the Day of Judgement? The Hadith states that every one will be given light on Day of Judgement in accordance to their deeds. The Hadith continues to say that among the last people to enter Jannah will fall in prostration and it will be said to him ‘This …
• 1 July

  Authenticity of the famous couplets attributed to Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha)

  Question Is the following quote correctly attributed to Sayyidah Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha)? ‘Allamah Dhahabi (rahimahullah) has stated that it is not correctly attributed to her. صبت علي مصائب لو أنها صبت على الأيام عدن/صرن لياليا

February, 2020

• 25 February

  Allah Ta’ala will not cast a merciful glance towards a woman who complains of her husband

  Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Allah Ta’ala will certainly not cast His glance [of mercy] towards a woman who in spite of her dependence on her husband, complains of him!”
• 6 February

  A narration regarding trials

  Question What is the status and reference of this Hadith? إذا ظهرت الفتن وسب أصحابي فليظهر العالم علمه، فمن لم يفعل فعليه لعنة الله والملائكة والناس أجمعين، لا يقبل الله منه صرفا ولا عدلا

January, 2020

• 28 January

  Was Qadi Shurayh a Sahabi?

  Question Was a Qadi Shurayh a Sahabi or a Mukhadram?
• 24 January

  Glad tidings of Jannah for ‘Ammar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and his family

  Question Is this narration authentic? عن جابر أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مر بعمار وأهله وهم يعذبون فقال: أبشروا آل عمار وآل ياسر فإن موعدكم الجنة
• 16 January

  Shaytan becomes ecstatic when a believer commits murder

  Question عن أبي موسى، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: إذا أصبح إبليس بث جنوده، فيقول: من أضل اليوم مسلما ألبسته التاج، قال: فيخرج هذا، فيقول: لم أزل به حتى طلق امرأته، فيقول: أوشك أن يتزوج، ويجيء هذا فيقول: لم أزل به حتى عق والديه، فيقول: أوشك أن يبر، ويجيء هذا، فيقول: لم أزل به حتى أشرك فيقول: أنت …

December, 2019

• 12 December

  Another Hadith on the treatment of one’s wife and the rights a wife enjoys over her husband

  Question Is this narration authentic? عن حكيم بن معاوية عن أبيه أن رجلا سأل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ما حق المرأة على الزوج؟ قال: أن يطعمها إذا طعم وأن يكسوها إذا اكتسى ولا يضرب الوجه ولا يقبح ولا يهجر إلا في البيت

November, 2019

• 27 November

  Imam Abu Hanifah’s (rahimahullah) response when told ‘Fear Allah!’

  Question Can you mention the reference for this? A man told Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) to fear Allah and he began shaking and became pale. Then Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) said: “May Allah reward you we need to be reminded of this”
• 1 November

  The angels are the companions of those who frequent the Masjid

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The Masjids have pegs [i.e. people who habitually frequent them, like how pegs cling on to what they are attached to]. The angels are their companions. If they are absent the angels search for them, and if they become sick the angels …

October, 2019

• 21 October

  The virtue of certain words of dhikr and ‘la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah’

  Question Is this statement of ‘Umar (radiyallahu anhu) authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibnul Khattab (radiyallahu anhu) says: ‘Subhanallah’ is the worship of the creation. ‘Alhamdulillah’ are the thanksgiving words. ‘La ilaha illallah’ are the words of sincerity and devotion. The blessings of the recitation of ‘Allahu Akbar’ fills up the heavens and earth. When a man recites ‘La haw la wa …