QuestionI wanted the reference for the following statement: Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah) said: "I was an orphan and my mother couldn't afford to purchase paper for me. When I found a bone, I would take it and write on it."
QuestionPlease could you mention the reference for this? On one occasion, some of the Fuqaha (Jurists) of Egypt entered the presence of Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah) at the time of sehri. On entering and meeting him, they saw that he had a Quran before him and was occupied its recitation. Imam…
QuestionI wanted the reference for the following statement: Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah) said: My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace, O Rabb, Your forgiveness came out greater.
QuestionIs this statement authentically attributed to Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah)? Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah) has stated: "I have heard that du'as are accepted by Almighty Allah on five nights: 1) The night of Jumu'ah, 2 and 3) The nights of the two 'Eids, 4) The first night of Rajab, 5) The middle…
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this salutation of Imam Shafi'i? اللهم صل على محمد كلما ذكره الذاكرون وغفل عن ذكره الغافلون Ibn Bunan Al Asbahani (rahimahullah) said, "I saw Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) in my dream, and asked him, 'Muhammad ibn Idris Ash Shafi', your [distant] relative, have you…
QuestionIs this statement authentically attributed to Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah) and the Arabic text of it? "And from misery is that you love, and [the one] who you love, loves other than you, or that you want good for a person, and he wants to hurt you."
QuestionDoes any Hadith state that one should endeavour to spend night of 1st Shawwal (night of Eidul Fitr) in 'ibadah. Also, please point out to its authenticity.
QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O Allah! Guide the Quraysh, for the science of the scholar that comes from them will encompass the earth. O Allah! You have let the first of them taste bitterness, so let the latter of them taste reward." The Scholars agreed, among them Abu…
QuestionI would like to ask who was Al Humaydi? Is he a narrator in Sahih Bukhari?
QuestionThe takbirs of tashriq have some versions citing Allahu Akbar twice in the beginning and the strength given is reliable. There is another version doing its rounds on social media citing Allahu Akbar thrice in the beginning and the strength given as authentic. Is it permissible to read both? Is…
QuestionIs this statement correctly attributed to Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah)? ليس العلم ما حفظ، العلم ما نفع
Question"When a Hadith is authentic, abide by it and leave my opinion." I heard from someone that the above statement was issued by Imam Abu Hanifah to Imam Abu Yusuf, and Imam Shafi'i to Al Rab'i, and Imam Ahmad to his son Abdullah, and Imam Malik to Ibnul Qasim (rahimahumullah),…
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the narration, "Whoever sits in company of a religious Scholar it is as though he has sat with a Nabi"
QuestionI want to know the authenticity of this incident and the reliability of the narrators of this story. Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah) used to visit the grave of Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah), pray two rakats and ask du'a to Allah, he found these du'as to be effective.
QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Two will not be rejected, supplication when the Adhan is being called and at the time of the rain." Is this Hadith authentic?