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  • Whether dogs are from the jinn

    Assalaamu alaykum, dear Scholars. My questions are in regard to the following hadith: Ibn ‘Abd Al-Barrreported on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbaas,may Allaah be pleased with, and some elevated this hadith to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, as having said,“Dogs are the weakest of the jinn, so when they attend your food, chase them away.. More

  • Hadeeth about number of women in Paradise

    What is the meaning of the following hadith: ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘Aas mentioned, "Whilst we were with the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, in this valley (on this mountain path), he said, 'Look, can you see anything?' We said, 'We see crows, and one of them stands out because its beak and feet are red.' The Messenger of Allaah said,.. More

  • Ahaadeeth prohibiting marriage among relatives inauthentic

    Assalaamu alaykum, dear Shaykh. I sent you a question (no. 2634677) earlier. Shaykh, I know that marriage between cousins ispermitted and that those hadiths discouraging marriage between relatives are inauthentic. Shaykh, I saw a YouTube video of Dr. Zakir Naik regarding consanguineous marriage wherein he quoted Dr. Ahmad Sakr as saying, “Our beloved.. More

  • Authenticity of hadeeth about saying ‘Hasbiyallaahu Laa Ilaaha Illaa Huwa...’ seven times

    Assalaamu alaykum, I have read a hadith in Fortress of the Muslim that says that whoever recites "Hasbiyallaahu Laa Ilaaha Illaa Huwa ‘Alayhi Tawakkaltu Wa Huwa Rabbul-‘Arshil ‘Atheem" seven times will be given what he desires in this world and in the next. I would like to know the authenticity of this hadith please. May Allaah bless you. .. More

  • Lack of affliction does not mean that person is not Muslim

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Actually, I just read one hadith that put me a in a deep thought, and I showed it to my friend, who had the same questions. So the hadith is the following: Mus'ab bin Sa'd narrated from his father that a man said, "O Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam! Which of the people is tried.. More

  • Authenticity of hadeeth narrated by classical scholars

    How should we classify a hadith that was authentic in the time of a classical scholar like Imam Abu Haneefa but later became weak? What I mean is: suppose that for a particular hadith, the narrators between Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,and Imam Abu Haneefa were all trustworthy and had an excellent memory, and so Imam Abu Haneefa.. More

  • A baseless hadeeth about man slapping his wife on her face

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was reading one of the articles and the author used the following hadith: "If any man slaps his wife on her face once, Allaah Almighty commands the angel of Hell to slap him on his very face seventy times with the Hell Fire." (http://www.islamweb.net/womane/nindex.php?page=readart&id=165347). I cannot seem to find that hadith.. More

  • About ‘Aa’ishah's hadeeth on gentleness towards defiant camel

    Is this hadith authentic? Muslim reported from Shuraih ibn Haani that ‘Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her,rode a camel, and it was somewhat defiant, so she kept on beating it, and the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,said to her, “Adhere to gentleness.” .. More

  • Whether supplication of adulterer is answered

    Dear Scholar. Assalaamu alaykum. A hadith tells us that Allaah accepts the supplication of every muslim except that of the fornicator in the last part of the night. My question is, what kind of fornication is mentioned in the hadith? Is it only actual physical sex? Does it also include the fornication of the eye, the tongue, and so on? .. More

  • Story about repentance of gravedigger

    How authentic is the hadith about the repentance of the gravedigger? It is found on this site, I think it is a Shia site, but maybe the hadith is authentic? Here is the hadith: http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=12599 .. More

  • Umar's finger touching 'Aa'ishah's by mistake

    Assalaamu alaykum. There is a hadith about ‘Umar's, may Allaah be pleased with him,finger touching‘Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her,by mistake, is this authentic? .. More

  • Meaning of hadeeth about Aa'ishah's playing with dolls

    What does this hadith mean: ʻAa'ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, narrated that sheused to play with dolls in the presence of the Prophet,sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam,and that her friends also used to play with her. When the Prophet,sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam,would enter (her dwelling place), they used to hide, but the Prophet,sallalla.. More

  • Hadeeth of 'Umar about learning Arabic

    Dear brother of Islam, there is a hadith in which 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab said, “Learn the Arabic language; it will sharpen your wisdom.” My question is: is this hadith authentic, and in which Hadith book has it been narrated? Can you please answer this? .. More

  • Authenticity of hadeeth threatening women who wear gold

    Respected Brother, I read a hadith from Sunan Abu Dawood, Book 36, hadith 25, in which the prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,says, “Any women who wears a gold necklace will have a similar one of fire put on her neck on the day of ressurection, and any women who puts a gold earring in her ear will have a similar one of fire put in her ear on the.. More

  • Meaning of ‘cursing’ in hadeeth about abundance of women in hell

    What does it mean that the women go to hell because they curse a lot? Does it mean cursing people or saying bad words? .. More