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  • Wearing pendant in shape of Prophet's flip-flop

    Assalaamu alaykum. People in our country are used to give a flipflop pendant of ProphetMuhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) made of gold and silver. Is it permissible in Islam to wear shoe-shaped jewelry of Prophet Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention )?And why do people wear this shoe-shaped jewelry? Is this not Bida' (innovation)? And what benefits.. More

  • Ibn 'Abbaas' statement about motion of sun

    Assalaamu alaykum. What is the meaning of this hadith, and is it authentic? Does it contradict science? It was narrated from Ibn Abbas, "The sun is like flowing water, running in its course in the sky during the day. When it sets, it travels in its course beneath the earth until it rises in the east.” He said, “The same is true in the case of the.. More

  • Whether Satan literally passes wind when hearing athaan

    I have a question on the following hadiths; are they authentic? "Satan may come to one of you in the prayer and blow air in his bottom, making him imagine that he has lost his ablution. So when one experiences that, he should not turn away [from the prayer] unless he hears a sound or smells an odour."[Narrated by Bazzar as in Bulugh Al-Maram] Abu.. More

  • Contradicting Jarh and Ta’deel statements about narrator

    What should be our principle for a narrator if it was found that the Jarh wa Ta’deel(criticizing and praising) of him contradict each other? .. More

  • Meaning of hadeeth about people of Maghrib

    Is the following hadith authentic? There will always be a part of my Community firm before the truth in the West (the Maghreb) until the order comes from Allaah. .. More

  • When husband and wife hold hands, their sins fall away...

    Assalaamu alaykum. I want to know the authenticity of the following hadith: When the husband and wife hold hands, their sins fall away from between their fingers. .. More

  • Whoever says Laa ilaaha ill-Allah, seeking the Face of Allah, as his final action...

    Is the hadith that is mentioned below authentic or not? May Allaah reward you. It was narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,said, “Whoever says Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah (there is no god but Allaah) seeking the Face of Allaah and that was his final action will enter Paradise. Whoever fasts one day seeking the Face of Allaah and that.. More

  • Correct methodology in classifying Hadeeth

    One of the Hadith verifiers mentioned their methodology in checking, saying (in summary): “The hadiths of the Sunan are either (a) in Bukhari or Muslim or (b) they are not, and are thus in need of checking. If I declared a hadith to be weak, I provided the weakness, and if I declared it to be good or authentic, then I mentioned another Hadith scholar.. More

  • 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