Tag Archives: Fathul Bari

July, 2019

• 16 July

  Explanation of the words: Children of Isma’il (ولد إسماعيل)

  Question I have come across this statement in a few Hadiths wherein Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) mentions that the virtue of a certain action is like emancipating a slave from the children of Nabi Isma’il (‘alayhis salam). For example, Imam Muslim narrates: من قال: لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء …
• 16 July

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would offer Salah behind a certain pillar

  Question What is the significance of this spot which was sought in the following Hadith? حدثنا يزيد بن أبي عبيد، قال: كنت آتي مع سلمة بن الأكوع فيصلي عند الأسطوانة التي عند المصحف، فقلت: يا أبا مسلم، أراك تتحرى الصلاة عند هذه الأسطوانة، قال: فإني رأيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يتحرى الصلاة عندها

June, 2019

• 28 June

  Proof for reading Witr Salah in congregation in Ramadan

  Question What’s the proof of reading Witr Salah in congregation during Ramadan?  
• 27 June

  A two faced person cannot be trusted

  Question Is this a Hadith? “A person who is two-faced cannot be trusted”
• 26 June

  Will the last person to enter Jannah be a man from Juhaynah?

  Question I have heard that the name of the last person coming out of Jahannam and the last to enter Jannah will be Juhaynah and the name of his tribe will also be Juhaynah. Is this authentic?
• 24 June

  Sayyiduna Zubayr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) preventing his wife from going to the Masjid

  Question Some scholars (Tuhfatul Qari 3/219) have related this story that Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu’anhu) prevented his wife Sayyidah ‘Atikah (radiyallahu’anhua) from going to the Masjid. Is this correct? Because in the following passage, this story is related to Sayyiduna Zubayr (radiyallahu’anhu) stopping her from the Masjid. وذكر أبو عمر في «التّمهيد» أنّ عمر لما خطبها شرطت عليه ألّا يضربها ولا …
• 20 June

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had become cautious when receiving gifts after Khaybar

  Question Can you confirm the source of this Hadith? كان رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وسلم) لا يأكل من هدية حتى يأمر صاحبها أن يأكل منها للشاة التي أهديت له بخيبر
• 20 June

  Sitting and drinking water

  Question Looking at the narrations below, what is the Sunnah? To stand and drink, or to sit whilst drinking? a) Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said “No person should stand and drink water, and if one forgetfully stood and drank it, it should be vomited out” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2026) b) Imam Ahmad narrated that Sayyiduna ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (radiyallahu …
• 19 June

  Do not turn away a poor person even if all you can give is half a date

  Question Could you provide a reference for this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “O ‘Aaishah! Do not turn away a poor man even if all you can give is half a date.”

May, 2019

• 21 May

  A narration regarding looking into the Quran while in Salah

  Question In a Hadith it is stated that Dhakwan, the slave of Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) used to look inside the Mushaf [Quran] and lead her in Salah. What does this mean?
• 13 May

  Meaning of the Hadith ‘I was assisted through fear’

  Question Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “I have been made successful through terror.” Sahih Bukhari Is the reference and the translation correct?
• 9 May

  The definition of modesty

  Question What is the definition of haya/modesty?
• 9 May

  Clarification on the link of a Hadith to the chapter in Sahih Muslim

  Question In Sahih Muslim, what is the link of the following Hadith to the chapter ‘باب نسخ الوضوء مما مست النار’: أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم شرب لبنا ثم دعا بماء فتمضمض وقال إن له دسما