Tag Archives: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

December, 2018

• 17 December

  A person who does not pay Zakah will not receive the complete reward for offering Salah

  Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has said, “We have been commanded to perform Salah and to pay Zakah, so Salah will not be accepted from a person who does not pay Zakah.” [i.e. He will not receive the complete reward for Salah]
• 14 December

  ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) prefers to bite on coal rather than express displeasure at taqdir

  Question Who is this statement attributed to and could you mention the reference? لأن أعض على جمرة حتى تبرد أحب إلي من أن أقول لشيء قد قضاه الله ليته لم يكن
• 11 December

  Saying JazakAllahu khayran in abundance

  Question Is this Hadith sahih? Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said, “If you knew [the reward] of saying JazakAllahu khayran to your brother, you would say it more often to one another.”
• 5 December

  A follow up query on the narration ‘A believer is not instilled with deception and lies’

  Question Regarding this narration ‘A Believer is instilled with a number of qualities except deception and lying’, you have stated, ‘Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration as the statement of Sayyiduna Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (radiyallahu ‘anhu).’ So is this not a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)?
• 5 December

  Valid excuses for offering Salah at home

  Question Can I have the reference for this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If a person hears the Adhan and does not go to the Masjid without a valid excuse, his Salah [performed alone] is not accepted. When the Sahabah asked as to what a valid excuse could be, he replied, ‘Illness or fear.'”
• 4 December

  A believer is not instilled with deception and lies

  Question Is this narration authentic? المؤمن يطبع على الخلال كلها غير الخيانة، والكذب

November, 2018

• 29 November

  A du’a to recite when a storm is approaching

  Question Please provide the reference and Arabic text of this du’a to recite when a storm is approaching: ‘O Allah, we seek refuge in You from the evil of that with which it is sent’
• 22 November

  Knowledge which is not passed on is like a treasure which is hoarded

  Question Kindly provide the reference for this narration: Sayyiduna Salman Al Farisi (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said, “Knowledge which is not transmitted/spread is like a treasure which is hoarded.”

October, 2018

• 31 October

  ‘Ali’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement, ‘Be from the children of the Hereafter and not from the children of this world’

  Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: The life of this world is travelling away from us and the Hereafter is travelling towards us. Both have children, so be from the children of the Hereafter and not from the children of this world, for today is for action without reckoning (judgement) and tomorrow is reckoning without action.
• 30 October

  Du’a of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) when he was praised

  Question Is this reliable كان أبو بكر إذا مدح قال: اللهم أنت أعلم مني بنفسي وأنا أعلم بنفسي منهم، اللهم اجعلني خيرا مما يظنون واغفر لي ما لا يعلمون ولا تؤاخذني بما يقولون
• 24 October

  The three types of Scholars

  Question Who is this statement attributed to and could you please mention the reference? العلماء ثلاثة منهم عالم لنفسه ولغيره فذلك أفضلهم وخيرهم ومنهم عالم لنفسه فحسن ومنهم عالم لا لنفسه ولا لغيره فذلك شرهم
• 19 October

  ‘Abdullah’s ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) advice regarding company

  Question What is the translation of the below? لا تعترض فيما لا يعنيك، واعتزل عدوك، واحذر خليلك إلا الأمين، ولا أمين إلا من خشي الله، ولا تصحب فاجرا كي تتعلم من فجوره، ولا تفش إليه سرك، واستشر في أمرك الذين يخشون الله عز وجل
• 17 October

  Children seeking forgiveness for their deceased parents

  Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “The one who has passed away will move up in his position, and he will say, ‘O my Rabb, what’s going on?’ It will be said to him, ‘[This is due to] your child seeking forgiveness for you” (Al Adabul Mufrad)