Tag Archives: Moon

March, 2020

• 27 March

  Meaning of part of a Hadith in Sahih Muslim regarding the moon on Laylatul Qadr

  Question What is the meaning of شق جفنة in the following Hadith? عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، قال تذاكرنا ليلة القدر عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال أيكم يذكر حين طلع القمر، وهو مثل شق جفنة

January, 2020

• 21 January

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would turn his face away when seeing the moon

  Question What is the reason Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would turn his face away in the following Hadith? أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا رأى الهلال صرف وجهه عنه

September, 2019

• 18 September

  Translation of a word in a Hadith of Sahih Muslim regarding sighting of the moon

  Question What is the translation of the word ‘مده/أمده’ in the following Hadith? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن الله قد أمده لرؤيته، فإن أغمي عليكم فأكملوا العدة

October, 2018

• 4 October

  Did Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) point at the moon when it split?

  Question Is there any proof in Hadith that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) pointed his finger to the moon during the splitting of the moon? This is famously mentioned but I cannot find it in the narrations I have checked.