Tag Archives: Ibn Hajar

August, 2016

• 21 August

  Which Sahabi did Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) see?

  Question Can you confirm which Sahabi did Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) see?
• 18 August

  A narration regarding enjoining good and forbidding evil

  Question Is the following Hadith reliable? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever enjoins good and forbids evil is the vicegerent of Allah, the Quran and Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)”
• 16 August

  The importance of tutorship and the benefits of knowledge

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration: Sayyiduna Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that he heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say: “O people, knowledge can only be acquired through seeking it, and the true understanding of Din can only be obtained through in-depth study [tutorship], and the one who Allah Ta’ala wishes good for, He grants him the true …
• 8 August

  Entry to Jannah is only through the mercy of Allah Ta’ala

  Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? عن جابر بن عبد الله، قال: خرج إلينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: ” خرج من عندي خليلي آنفا جبريل عليه السلام، فقال: يا محمد، والذي بعثني بالحق، إن لله لعبدا من عباده عبد الله خمسمائة سنة على رأس جبل في البحر عرضه وطوله ثلاثون ذراعا في ثلاثين ذراعا …
• 8 August

  The nafl (optional) fasts of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

  Question I know it is Sunnah to fast three days every month and that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would fast on the 13th, 14th and 15th of every month as well as every Monday and Thursday. My question is which method from the aforementioned combinations will be Sunnah?
• 2 August

  Reciting a Surah before sleeping

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Any Muslim that retires to bed, and recites a surah from the Kitab of Allah, Allah Ta’ala will appoint an Angel over him, thus nothing harmful will come close to him until he awakens from his sleep whenever he awakens.”

July, 2016

• 22 July

  The warning for not performing Hajj if one has the means

  Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? “Whoever has the provisions and the means to convey him to Allah’s House and he does not perform Hajj, then it does not matter if he dies as a Jew or a Christian. That is because Allah Ta’ala said in His Book ‘And Hajj is a duty that mankind owes to …
• 15 July

  Explanation of a statement regarding the abrogated verses of the Quran

  Question Please confirm the original source of this Hadith and what did Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) mean when he says “Many verses have gone”? Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reportedly said, “Let none of you say, ‘I have got the whole Quran,  how does he know what all of it is? Many verses have gone. Let him say …

June, 2016

• 21 June

  Hadith on treating children equally regarding gifts

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Treat your children equally regarding gifts. If I were to favour anyone, I would have favoured women”
• 21 June

  The signs of Laylatul Qadr

  Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reported that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The Night of Decree is a calm night, neither hot nor cold and the sun arises on it [the next morning] red and feeble.” (Ibn Khuzaymah)
• 21 June

  There is nothing equal to fasting in reward

  Question Is this authentic? The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘You must fast, for there is nothing equal to it in reward’

April, 2016

• 21 April

  An unauthentic Hadith describing the person with perfect intellect

  Question Is this Hadith authentic and quotable? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The one who fears Allah the most and takes careful consideration to abide by what Allah has enjoined and abstains from what Allah has prohibited has the most mature mind among you even though he does the least voluntary deeds.”

March, 2016

• 24 March

  The marriage of Sa’d Al Aswad As Sulami (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

  Question Is this incident authentic? Sa’d Al Aswad As Sulami (radiyallahu ‘anhu) who was not good looking wanted to get married. But none wanted to marry their daughter to him. Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sent him to a Sahabi and he also initially refused to marry his daughter to Sa’d As Sulami (radiyallahu ‘anhu). However his daughter said that this …