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23 Rajab 143820 April 2017

The Existence/Non Existence on Mutawatir Hadiths

QuestionA friend of mine alerted me to an argument that a prominent Salafi inclined Shaykh was making about the existence of Mutawatir Hadiths. He said that not only are there no such thing as Mutawatir Hadiths, but it is impossible to have Mutawatir Hadiths according to the conditions of Mutawatir…

28 Jumadal Akhirah 143827 March 2017

Greeting Strangers of the Opposite Gender

QuestionI heard it is sunnah not to greet strangers of the opposite sex. And if greeted not to respond. Kindly advise on its authenticity as I have come across a Hadith in which Nabi (salallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) greeted women.

7 Jumadal Akhirah 14386 March 2017

Advice of the Imams of Fiqh to Their Qualified Students

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),…

2 Safar 14383 November 2016

‘Allamah Suyuti on the Blessing and Virtue of the Four Madhahib

QuestionCan you source this statement of As Suyuti? In which book of his can I find it? "The difference found in the four Schools of Islamic law (Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki and Hambali) is a huge blessing and an enormous virtue. It has a subtle hidden wisdom the intelligent are able…

23 Dhul Hijjah 143726 September 2016

The Enormous Stature of the Earlier Hadith Masters

QuestionIf a Hadith in Tirmidhi has been declared hasan sahih by Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) but declared weak by contemporary 'Ulama after scrutinising the chain. Which ruling would be given preference to?

4 Dhul Qa'dah 14378 August 2016

Who is “Ahlul Hadith” Referring to?

QuestionSome Salafis say that their name Ahlul Hadith is found in Hadith. They quote a Hadith of Shu'abul Iman which states that Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Al Khudri (radiyallahu 'anhu) referred to the people of Hadith as "Ahlul Hadith". Please provide this narration and its authenticity.

18 Safar 14371 December 2015

A Hadith Warning Women Who Do Not Pay Zakat for Their Jewellery

QuestionA Hadith was read in our daily Ta'lim in our Masjid from Fadail Sadaqat (part 1, pg: 290, Hadith: 9) regarding a women wearing a gold necklace will have a similar necklace of fire on the day of Qiyamah. A brother from an Arabic speaking background says he doubts this…

16 Dhul Qa'dah 143631 August 2015

Reference for a Narration on Straightening the Rows

QuestionWhere is the following Hadith and is authenticity, it was very profitable for us to know that. The narration of Mamar contains the following wording, 'Anas ibn Malik said, "If I was to try and carry out this practice i.e., The joining of the ankles with the ankles of the…

26 Shawwal 143612 August 2015

Muhammad Al-Fatih

QuestionMy question is about the ahadith that supposedly speak of Muhammad al Faatih. The Ashaa'irah and Maturidiyyah (Ahl ul Sunnah) use this Hadith to show that contrary to the claim of the Salafiyyah, this Hadith proves that the Maturidi Aqeedah is sound because the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wal Sallam) said…