Tag Archives: Women

November, 2018

• 9 November

  An unreliable virtue of childbirth

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Each time a woman breastfeeds her child/[gives birth] she receives the reward of freeing a slave”
• 7 November

  An unreliable Hadith on the virtues of a pregnant woman when she gives birth

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) addressed women and said: “Aren’t you pleased that when a woman falls pregnant through her husband and he is happy with her, she will receive a reward equal to a person fasting in the path of Allah and engaging in ‘ibadah at night in the path of Allah? When she …

September, 2018

• 17 September

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would send the old and feeble to Mina early

  Question Kindly help in locating this Hadith with brief explanation. The gist of the Hadith is as follows: “Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sent Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) with the women of his family, he sent them ahead to Mina from Muzdalifah. They performed Fajr Salah at Mina.”
• 14 September

  Jibril (‘alayhis salam) praises Hafsah (radiyallahu ‘anha)

  Question Jibril (‘alayhis salam) told Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi ‘alayhi wa sallam) regarding Hafsah (radiyallahu ‘anha): “She fasts very often and is often offering Salah, she will be your wife in Jannah too.” Is this Hadith authentic?
• 7 September

  A Sahabiyyah who suffered from epilepsy

  Question I have heard about a Sahabiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) at the time of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) with epilepsy. Kindly quote the Hadith.

August, 2018

• 30 August

  The smell of henna

  Question Did Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) abstain from the using henna (mehndi) because Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) disliked its odour?

July, 2018

• 23 July

  ‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement regarding a woman who has abundant garments

  Question Is this statement authentically attributed to Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu)? “Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said “Verily, when a woman has garments in abundance [more than she requires and more than what is the norm] and she loves adornment, then she will love khuruj [emergence from the home to prowl around in the public domain to show off her clothing].”
• 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.
• 5 July

  Angels descend when a girl is born

  Question How authentic is this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When a girl is born, Allah Ta’ala sends His angels to that house. They come to the dwellers of the house and pray that peace may be upon them. The angels then cover the newly born girl with their wings and caress the head of the baby saying …

June, 2018

• 28 June

  The emphasis of using fragrance on Friday

  Question In the following narration regarding using fragrance on Friday, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: ولو من طيب المرأة Is this imitating women?
• 27 June

  A narration regarding Safwan ibn Mu’attal (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

  Question Is this Hadith reliable? Sayyiduna ‘Abu Sa’id Al Khudri (radiyallahu ‘anhu) says, “A woman came to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) while we were with him. She said: O Messenger of Allah, my husband, Safwan ibn al-Mu’attal, beats me when I pray, makes me break my fast when I keep a fast and he does not offer Fajr Salah …
• 26 June

  A Hadith on the signs of Qiyamah

  Question Is this Hadith authentic along with the explanations in brackets? Signs of Qiyamah: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “I take oath by The Being Who has sent me with the Truth! The world will come to an end only after [the calamities] of earthquakes, showers of stones (from the heaven) and disfigurement have taken place. The Sahabah asked: …