QuestionIs this report correct? 1. 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) wore a dress that was dyed with 'Usfur’ while she was in the state of Ihram. (Usfur, the red substance extracted from safflower) If it is authenic, then it contradicts the following Hadith which prohibits women from wearing such garments: 2. "Woe…
QuestionHow do we reconcile these Hadiths? 1. Bara (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates: "I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) saying, 'None loves the Ansar but a Believer, and none hates them but a Hypocrite. So Allah will love him who loves them, and He will hate him who hates them." 2.…
QuestionI found different reports about the amulet (ta'widh) and I didn't understand. The permissibility of ta'widh is supported by several companions and great Tabi`in, But I read in a book the following report: Ibrahim Nakha'i (rahimahullah) says: They (the Companions) disapproved all amulets (with Quran or without Quran) (Musannaf ibn…
QuestionI have seen a Hadith saying Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Striving in the part of Allah is better than all the good you can do for your family." The reference was mustadrak. How do we explain above Hadith with the other that says: the best of you is…
QuestionWith regards to the Hadith of spending generously on the day of 'Ashura, some senior Muhaddithun of the past have dismissed the authenticity of the narration. How would we answer these objections?
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narrations: 1) Imam Nasa’i reports from Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu), that the Messenger of Allah (sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) forbade the price of dogs and cats, except for hunting dogs. 2) Nabi (sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) ordered a man to pay forty dirhams for…
QuestionKindly provide some commentary on the following claim regarding Fada'il Al-A'mal. It is claimed that some narrations in Fada'il Al-A'mal were taken from Imam Suyuti's Dhayl Al-La'ali Al-Masnu'ah fil-Ahadith Al-Mawdu'ah, which is a book concerning fabricated Hadiths There is a Hadith on page 142 of Virtues of Dhikr, Hadith no.…
QuestionKindly provide the clarity on the following statement regarding Ibn 'Abidin (rahimahullah), that he would perform one thousand nafl rak'ahs every day. How should this narration be understood, considering the apparent difficulty of performing this number of rak'ahs within a day?
QuestionA Shaykh said that the Hadith relating to that Jews were divided into seventy one groups and the Christians into seventy two and the Muslims into seventy three all in Jahannam except one He states that this Hadith is questionable: 1. The sanad (chain of narrators) is questionable 2. The…
QuestionKindly provide the status of the following two Hadiths. 1. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of Allah and the Sunnat 2. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of Allah and the Ahlu Bayt Outwardly, these narrations appear to contradict one another. Kindly explain how they…
QuestionKindly provide some commentary on the following passage found in the English translation of Fada'il Al-A'mal. In Virtues of Salah (1994 English edition), a statement is attributed to Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) describing him as witnessing sins falling from the limbs of a person performing wudu. Is this attribution authentic,…