Tag Archives: Mercy

March, 2021

11 March
Another version of the narration regarding ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) dismissing a minister due to lack of compassion

Question Can you please provide the reference for this narration? Abu ‘Uthman reported that ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) wanted to appoint a man as governor. The governor said, “I have such and such a number of children and I have never kissed any of them.” Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said, “Allah Almighty will only show mercy to the kindest of His slaves.”

15 September
A du’a Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) recited when the first ten Verses of Surah Al Muminun were revealed

Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? عن عبد الرحمن بن عبد القاري، قال: سمعت عمر بن الخطاب، يقول: كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أنزل عليه الوحي سمع عند وجهه كدوي النحل فأنزل عليه يوما فمكثنا ساعة فسرّي عنه فاستقبل القبلة ورفع يديه وقال:اللهم زدنا ولا تنقصنا، وأكرمنا ولا تهنا، وأعطنا ولا تحرمنا، وآثرنا ولا تؤثر …

3 July
Another narration regarding sharpening the blade before slaughtering

Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) once passed by a man who placed his foot on the side of a sheep, as he sharpened his blade. The sheep was observing this. Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Why didn’t you [do this] before or would you like to kill it twice?”

17 October
A narration in Tarikh Baghdad regarding making du’a for mercy for the entire ummah

Question Please clarify the authenticity of the following Hadith and is it suitable to quote? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ما من دعاء أحب إلى الله من أن يقول العبد: اللهم ارحم أمة محمد رحمة عامة – الخطيب عن أبي هريرة

2 August
Sharpening the knife before slaughter and hastening to slaughter the udhiyah/qurbani

Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) commanded that the knives be sharpened [before slaughtering the animal] and that it be concealed from the animals, and he said ‘When you slaughter the animal, then hasten in the slaughter [to cause the least amount of pain to the animal].'”

10 July
Another Hadith on showing mercy to animals

Question Is this Hadith reliable? عن معقل بن يسار، قال قلت يا رسول الله إني لآخذ العنز لأذبحها فأرحمها، قال وإن رحمتها رحمك الله

19 February
Those who do not have mercy for fellow humans are certainly at a loss

Question What is reference of the following narration? خاب عبد وخسر لم يجعل الله في قلبه رحمة للبشر

16 November
‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) dismisses a minister due to lack of compassion

Question Please mention the reference of this incident? استعمل عمر رضي الله عنه رجلا من بني أسد على عمل فدخل ليسلم عليه فأتى عمر ببعض ولده، فقبله فقال له الأسدي: أتقبل هذا يا أمير المؤمنين؟ فوالله ما قبلت ولدا لي قط، فقال عمر رضي الله عنه: فأنت والله بالناس أقل رحمة، لا تعمل لي عملا أبدا فرد عهده

19 September
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was the most compassionate towards his family

Question Could you verify this narration? Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “I never saw anyone who was more compassionate towards his family than Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). His son Ibrahim was in the care of a wet nurse in the hills around Madinah. He would go there, and we would go with him. He would enter …

2 March
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would place Usamah and Hasan (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) on his lap

Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna Usamah ibn Zayd (radiyallahu ‘anhu) says: “Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would place me on his thighs and put Hasan ibn ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) on his other thigh, and then embrace us and say, ‘O Allah! Be Merciful to them, as I am merciful to them.”

22 January
Showing mercy to animals when slaughtering

Question Is this authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever shows mercy to an animal when slaughtering, Allah Ta’ala will have mercy on him on the Day of Qiyamah”