Tag Archives: Sirah

September, 2018

• 14 September

  An occasion when Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) did not eat anything for three days

  Question Please verify the authenticity of this narration: Sayyiduna Anas narrates, “Once Sayyidah Fatimah presented Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) with a piece of [barley] bread. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) enquired as to what it was and Sayyidah Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha) replied, ‘I baked this bread and I felt [ashamed to eat it all by myself], therefore I brought …
• 10 September

  Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) exclusive time with Allah

  Question What is reference of following narration? لي مع الله وقت لا يسع فيه ملك مقرب ولا نبي مرسل
• 3 September

  The Bedouin who pulled Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) garment

  Question What is the authenticity of the Hadith wherein a Bedouin once pulled Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) roughly by his coat, leaving traces on his neck and said to him: “Load these two camels of mine, for you do not give me anything from your property or from your father’s property!” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) gently requested the …

August, 2018

• 27 August

  Commencing a journey early

  Question Was it the practice of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa salam) that he used to leave immediately after Fajr and not wait for the time of Ishraq to set in on the days he (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa salam) intended travelling?
• 7 August

  When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would deliver a sermon, his eyes would become red

  Question Is this authentic? [At times] When the Messenger of Allah delivered a khutbah, his eyes would become red, his tone loud and he showed anger as if he were warning us against an army.

July, 2018

• 16 July

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would not shake hands with strange women

  Question What is the authenticity of the narration please? Umaymah the daughter of Ruqayqah (radiyallahu ‘anha) said: “The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “I do not shake hands with women.”
• 13 July

  Marry, for Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had many wives

  Question Is the following authentic? Marry, for the best person of this ummah [Nabi sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam] had many wives. The reference given is Sahih Bukhari.

June, 2018

• 27 June

  ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) softened a miswak for Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) before his demise

  Question I have read that after Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) softened the miswak with her mouth and gave it to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) to use during his final illness, she said “From all the blessed wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), I am the only one who had the honour of having had her saliva touch the …
• 6 June

  The incident of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) and the Monk; Bahirah

  Question Is the story regarding Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) meeting Bahirah the monk as a child authentic, is it in any Hadith? 
• 1 June

  Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sermon during Hajj

  Question I request your assistance in regard to the khutbah of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) at ‘Arafah. My understanding is that there are only various short narrations in the books of Hadith and in fact there was more than one khutbah. I have not been able to trace an authentic Hadith reference in regards long composite sermons, such as …

May, 2018

• 25 May

  A narration regarding when Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) entered Madinah

  Question Is this wording of the Hadith which includes Sayyiduna ‘Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) correct? ما رأيت يوما قط أنور ولا أحسن من يوم دخل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأبو بكر المدينة

April, 2018

• 25 April

  Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) exemplary conduct

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith? Abu Abdillah Al Jadali reports, I asked Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) about the character of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) said, “The Prophet was not indecent, he was not obscene, he would not shout in the markets, and he would not respond to an evil deed …
• 25 April

  The person who supported Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) in his final illness

  Question In Sahih Bukhari there are Hadiths narrated by Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) regarding the final illness of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam). In those Hadiths when she mentions that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) would go to the masjid supported by two men one of them she mentions as Sayyiduna ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) while the other person (who was Ali radiyallahu …