Tag Archives: Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah

December, 2018

• 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’

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.
• 29 October

  Strengthening factors for Hadiths

  Question Could you kindly translate and explain the meaning of the following text from Allamah Sakhawi’s Fathul Mugith: وقد يعرض المفرق ما يجعله فاءقاً،كأن يتفق يجيء ما انفرد به مسلم من طريق يبلغ بها التواتر أو الشهرة القوية أو يوافقه على تخريجه مشترطو الصحة، فهذا أقوى مما انفرد به البخاري، مع اتحاد مخرجه، وكذا نقول فيما انفرد به البخاري بالنسبة …
• 10 October

  The the famous couplet attributed to Sayyiduna Hassan (radiyallahu’anhu)

  Question There is a famous poem attributed to Sayyiduna Hassan ibn Thabit (radiyallahu ‘anhu): وأحسن منك لم تر قط عيني، وأجمل منك لم تلد النساء خلقت مبرأ من كل عيب، كأنك قد خلقت كما تشاء Is it authentic?
• 8 October

  A reliable book on the issue of weak Hadiths

  Question Which kitabs can be used to research the topic of the usage of weak Hadiths?

September, 2018

• 25 September

  Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu’anhu) leaving a Walimah due to music

  Question Is Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was invited to a walimah [marriage feast]. When he arrived at the house, he heard singing. He halted at the door. He was asked: ‘Why have you halted?’ He replied, I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) say: ‘He who increases the number of a crowd is of them. He who …
• 19 September

  Imam Tirmidhi’s (rahimahullah) classification of Hadiths

  Question In a situation where Imam Tirmidhi mentions a Hadith and says it is acceptable, while the latter Muhaddithun declare it unacceptable, does an A’alim in our times have an option of narrating or not? And what is the better option?
• 14 September

  Gradings of Hadiths in Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

  Question How to find which Hadith of Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah is authentic (sahih) or sound (hasan) or weak (da’if)?
• 5 September

  Recite durud when you pass by a Masjid

  Question When you pass by a Masjid then recite durud: عن علي ابن ابي طالب قال اذا مررتم بالمساجد فصلوا علي النبي صلي الله عليه و سلم Is this narration authentic?
• 3 September

  The qualities of the best and worst of people

  Question Is this Hadith suitable to quote? خيركم من يرجى خيره ويؤمن شره وشركم من لا يرجى خيره ولا يؤمن شره