Tag Archives: Unreliable narrations

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.”
• 13 November

  Eating watermelon before meals

  Question Are these benefits of watermelon authentic? البطيخ قبل الطعام يغسل البطن غسلا ويذهب بالداء أصلا
• 11 November

  A narration stating Allah Ta’ala loves when a youngster repents

  Question Is this narration reliable? أحب توبة إلى الله توبة شابّ

October, 2020

• 29 October

  A narration regarding a youngster who spends his youth in Allah’s obedience

  Question Is this narration reliable? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Verily Allah loves the young person who spends his youth in Allah’s obedience.”
• 29 October

  Another version of the narration regarding Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) being instilled with the qualities of other Ambiya

  Question Is this Hadith authentic and suitable to quote, regarding the birth of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) which is found in Al Khasaisul Kubra, page 118)? قالت: رأيت سحابة عظيمة لها نور، أسمع فيها صهيل الخيل، وخفقان الأجنحة، كلام الرجال، حتى غشيته وغيب عني، فسمعت منادياً ينادي: طوفوا بمحمد جميع الأرض، واعرضوه على كل روحاني من الجن، والأنس، والملائكة، …

August, 2020

• 19 August

  Another narration regarding ghibah and adultery

  Question I have located this Hadith in Al Mu’jamul Awsat and wanted to know the authenticity:  الغيبة اشد من الزنا Backbiting is worse than adultery
• 17 August

  An unreliable narration on the virtue of salutation being equal to battle and Hajj

  Question Is this authentic? “When a man sends salutations (durud), he gets the reward of four hundred jihad and each battle is equivalent to four hundred Hajj”
• 12 August

  The actions of those who backbite

  Question Is there a Hadith reported from Sayyiduna Mu’adh (radiyallahu ‘anhu) which states that there is a guard angel in the skies who does not let the actions of the people who backbite pass him [i.e their actions will never make it onto the higher heaven their actions will never be accepted]?

July, 2020

• 25 July

  An unreliable virtue of fasting on the 1st of Dhul Hijjah

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “On the first night of Dhul Hijjah, Ibrahim (‘alayhis salam) was born. Whomsoever fasts on that day it will be an atonement for eighty years sins.”
• 10 July

  The reward of reciting Surahs Hadid, Waqi’ah and Rahman

  Question What is the source of this Hadith and is it authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever reads Surahs Hadid, Waqi’ah and Rahman, will be reckoned amongst the dwellers of Jannatul Firdaws (the highest level of Paradise).”