Tag Archives: Unreliable narrations

June, 2021

• 8 June

  A narration stating that speaking in the Masjid consumes good deeds

  Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said, “Talking in the Masjid consumes good deeds just as animals consume grass.”

March, 2021

• 11 March

  An unreliable narration regarding the cry of a baby

  Question Is this an authentic narration? It is narrated that the crying of a baby at birth until two months is as if the child is testifying to the Kalimah Tayyibah and then durud upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).

February, 2021

• 23 February

  Guarding the Muslim camp for forty days

  Question Is this narration authentic: تمام الرباط أربعون يوما
• 23 February

  Another version of the Hadith regarding the Keys of the treasure of the heavens and the earth

  Question Is this suitable to quote and practise upon? عن ابن عباس أن عثمان جاء إلى النبي صلّى الله عليه وسلم فقال له: أخبرني عن مقاليد السماوات والأرض فقال: سبحان الله والحمد لله ولا إله إلا الله والله أكبر ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله العلي العظيم الأول والآخر والظاهر والباطن بيده الخير يحيي ويميت وهو على كل شيء قدير …
• 18 February

  An incident before the demise of Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

  Question What is the authenticity of this incident? Makhul said, “When Mu’awiyah approached death he gathered his children around him and said to the mother of his sons, ‘Show me the consignment which I entrusted with you.’ She came back with a container that was sealed and locked. We thought it contained gems within it. He said, ‘I preserved this …
• 16 February

  A river in Jannah called ‘Rajab’?

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: إن في الجنة نهرًا يقال له: رجب, أشد بياضًا من اللَّبن, وأحلى من العسل, مَن صام يومًا من رجب، سقاه الله من ذلك النهر “Indeed, there is a river in Jannah that is called ‘Rajab’. It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. Whoever fasts a day …
• 12 February

  ‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement regarding the death of a scholar

  Question Can this be quoted? ‘Umar ibnul Khattab (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “The death of 1000 worshippers is easier to bear than the death of a scholar who has knowledge of what Allah has permitted and forbidden.”
• 8 February

  Another version of the Hadith on visiting one’s parent’s grave and reciting Surah Yasin

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The person who visits the graves of both his parents, or one of them, and he recites Surah Yasin at the graveside (of one) or at both of them, they will be forgiven.”
• 2 February

  An unreliable narration regarding the Masjids in the Hereafter

  Question Is this narration authentic? “On the Day of Qiyamah, all the masajid of the world will be annexed and included into Jannah.  Jannah is pure and the masajid are places of purity, therefore they too will become part of Jannah.”

December, 2020

• 22 December

  An unreliable Hadith regarding sitting in direct sunlight

  Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) advised people to avoid sitting in direct sunlight because it spoils the clothing, causes a person to smell with perspiration and also causes suppressed illness to surface. (Mustadrak: 8264)
• 2 December

  An unreliable narration regarding Abu Bakr’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) entry into Jannah

  Question Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “I said to Jibril when he took me on the Night Journey (al-Isra) up to heaven: “O Jibril, will my ummah be brought to account?” He said: ‘All of your ummah will be brought to account except Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. On the Day of Resurrection, it will …

November, 2020

• 26 November

  The example of a person’s family, wealth and deeds

  Question What is the authenticity of the Hadith in Kanzul ‘Ummal (Hadith: 42981) which starts with the words: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوما لأصحابه: أتدرون ما مثل أحدكم ومثل أهله وماله وعمله؟ فقالوا: الله ورسوله أعلم، فقال: إنما مثل أحدكم ومثل ماله وأهله وولده وعمله كمثل رجل له ثلاثة إخوة، فلما حضرته الوفاة دعا إخوته فقال: إنه …
• 25 November

  An unreliable virtue of walking with a cane

  Question Is this narration reliable? Virtue of walking with an ‘Asa (cane) “Walking with a stick is from humility. For each step, a person gets a thousand good deeds, and raising him a thousand levels.”