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Narration about Prophet's kissing private parts of grandson is weak
Assalaamu alaykum. I hope this email finds the shaykh in good spirits. I have two questions regarding a disgusting narration which mentions that the Prophet 
kissed the private parts of Imam Hassan or Imam Hussein, may Allah be pleased with them.
1. Do any scholars accept the narration?
2. Does the narration carry.. More
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Hadeeth reporters from Basrah
I had some questions about Hadith knowledge:
1. What was the status of the people of Basrah?
2. What is the status of the narrator ‘Ali ibn Zayd? I have heard some say that he was a Shiite, so is he considered extremely weak or slightly weak?
3. Are the narrations of very weak reports written down?
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Ahaadeeth saying that afflictions are result of sins
Dear brother, I have a question regarding the authenticity of some narrations. These hadiths are the following:
1. The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,explained the Tafseer (explanation) of this verse to ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, thus, "O ‘Ali, whatever calamity befalls you, illness, afflication, or any worldly.. More
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Hadeeth of Masrooq about visiting ‘Aa’ishah on day of Arafah
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. Please, can you inform me of the grade of authenticity of the following hadith:
It is mentioned in Baihaqi and Musannaf Ibn ‘Abd Ar-Razzaaq that Masrooq, may Allah be pleased with him, went to ‘Aa’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her,on the day of Arafah. ‘Aa’ishah, may Allah be pleased.. More
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Authenticity of hadith about virtues of night prayer
Dear Sir. Thankyou for your help with regards to hadiths. May I know whether the following hadith is authentic?Salman Al-Faarisi quoted the Prophet, sallallahu ʻalayhi wa sallam,as having said: “Observe the night prayer; it was the practice of the righteous before you, and it brings you closer to your Lord, and it is penance for evil deeds and.. More
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Misunderstanding Ibn Taymiyyah's statement about Ibn ‘Umar
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. My friend sent me a saying of Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, found in his book Iqtidhaa’ As-Siraat Al-Mustaqeem, pp. 351-352. My friend said that Ibn Taymiyyah said that the Companion Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, is an innovator. Is this claim true? May Allah reward you.
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Weak ahaadeeth about Paradise
I was wondering; if there is a weak hadith that describes something aboutbeing in Paradise, can it be taken as evidence according to the scholars? You have not answered this question on your site yet, so please do not refer me to an existing fatwa. Thank you.
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Weak ahaadeeth about virtuous deeds accepted
Scholars, I had some queries regarding weak hadiths: 1. Are weak hadiths acceptable in biographies or histories of the Companions for their merits? 2. If they are, then does that mean, in such instance, that the weak hadith is considered authentic/reliable?
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Reconciling narrations about time of Allah's descent to the nearest heaven
Assalaamu alaykum. I know that there are hadiths that say that Allah decends to the lower heaven in the last third of the night. However, in one hadith in Saheeh Muslim, it says that Allah decends after passing one third of the night. How can I reconcile between them?
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Hadeeth about eating food of generous and miserly
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykhs. Is it true that the food of a generous person cures disease? If yes, is it permissible to eat more than one third if the food is of a generous person with the intention of wanting to get cured? I read about an incident about Imam Ash-Shaafi‘i in which he when to visit Imam Ahmad and he mentioned.. More
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Mawdhoo‘ narration can never be authentic
Regarding this narration:
‘Abdullaah ibn Mas‘ood narrated that the Prophet,sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,said, "Indeed, a woman from the wives of the people of Paradise, the whiteness of her shin is visible through seventy garments until her marrow is seen, and that is because Allaah, the Exalted, says: 'As if they are corundum and Marjan.' So.. More
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Publishing books that contain a weak or false hadeeth
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a publisher, and one of the books published by us is Science & Technology in the Golden Age of the Muslim World. It has been printed and sold to some booksellers now, but it includes one weak/unreliable hadith, which goes something like: "The Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam,said to seek knowledge as far as China." (There.. More
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Meaning of woman being created from (crooked) rib
Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. Can you explain the following hadith please, because I do not want to misunderstand it.
"Treat women kindly. The woman has been created from a rib (the rib is crooked), and the most crooked part of the rib is in the upper region. If you try to make it straight, you will break it; and if you leave it as it is, it will remain.. More
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Hadeeth about gifting a milch she-goat
In another narration, the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,said: "There are forty kinds of virtue, the highest of which is to gift a (milch) she-goat. The one who practices any of these virtues, expecting its reward (from Allaah) and believing in the truth of the promise made for it, will enter Paradise.'' [Al-Bukhari] What does this mean?
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Studying textbook that might contain inauthentic ahaadeeth
I am preparing for css exams and the text book for Islamic studies contains various hadiths. The problem is that I do not know if those hadiths are authentic or not. My question is: can I learn from that book and answer the exam questions according to what it says?
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