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Ruling on the authenticity of a narration about as-Salfa' (an indecent woman who is not shy from men)
I've read that "‘Umar ibn al-Khatt?b said:“The foulest of women is the Salfa’.” Salfa’ is the immodest woman who mixes with men and is not shy from them." Is this authentic? Could you please elaborately explain about Salfa' from the scholars? Is a brave, outspoken yet modest woman (in clothing, manner, etc.) considered to fall into this category?
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‘Aa’ishah Was Most Beloved to Prophet: Will This Cause Enmity with His Other Wives?
prophet muhammad saw said in a hadith that the most beloved to him was aisha, wouldnt this cause enmity with his other wives? I understand that was what he felt on the inside which he can't control, but why is it shown explicitly in other instances as well, such as people sending him gifts on the days he was with her. wasn't this sad for the other wives?.. More
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Measurement is only required when buying and selling
"Had you not weighed it, you would be eating out of it and it would have remained intact for you." (Muslim 2281) How to understand this hadith. And from this hadith can i keep records of my personal or business expenses? Is not it considered as an ingratitude?
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Authenticity of some Hadeeths
Is this hadith authentic Abdullah ibn amr said there is palace in jannah called as adn in which there are 5000 doors in each door there will be 5000 hoors only nabi siddique or shaheed will enter through it (musannaf ibn shybah)?Who ever reads surah dakan friday allah will wed him to hoor on that day (sunan darmi)?How many hoors for lowest jannati as.. More
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Is hadeeth narrator Ismail ibn 'Ubayd ibn Abi Kareemah Al-Harrani reliable?
Assalam aalekum Is hadith narrator Ismail-bin-Ubayd-Bin-Abi-Karimah Al-Harrani is reliable?What is the opinion of hadith scholars on Ismail-bin-Ubayd-Bin-Abi-Karimah Al-Harrani.He has narrated hadith which is present in Sifatul jannah of ibne abi dunya hadith no 31
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A claim about Sheikh Al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyah, may Allaah have mercy upon him.
Assalamu Alaikum,A Barelwi scholar claims that Ibn Kathir in his book, Al-Bidayah wa- Nihayah mentions that Ibn Taymiyyah's students took tabarruk from the water washed from his corpse and people also read Quran before giving him bath. Is this true?Jazakallah.
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Hadith '...If He Goes Back to It a Fourth Time, Allah Will Not Accept Any Prayer from Him.'
I need help understanding the hadith that says "...Then if he goes back to it a fourth time, Allah will not accept any prayer from him for forty days, but if he repents, Allah will not accept his repentance and He will cause him to drink from the river of al-Khabaal.” It is known that Allah forgives all sins, so why does it say in this hadith that.. More
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Transmission of Hadith ‘When the Fetus Is Born’
Concerning a HadeethAl-Bukhari reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “When a person is born, Satan remains hidden from him. If one remembers Allah Almighty, he will leave. If one does not remember Allah, he will remain fixed over his heart.”I tried to search for the (above) hadeeth in Sahih al-Bukhari but I couldn’t find it.Which.. More
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Number of Saheeh Ahadeeth in Musnad Ahmad
How many saheeh hadeeth are there in Musnad Ahmad.
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Narration about Abu Bakr burning ahaadeeth he collected inauthentic
Assalaamu alaykum. We know that one of the prescribed books of Jamaa‘at At-Tableegh is Fadaa’il Al-A‘maal. Recently, I came across one story mentioned in this book. In short, the story relates that Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, collected 500 hadiths but that he later burnt them out of fear that he might have collected some hadiths which.. More
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Scholars' statements about Saheeh Ibn Khuzaymah
Was Ibn Khuzaymah lenient in Hadith according to scholars? What have they said about his Saheeh?
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Al-Adab al-Mufrad good for teaching children Islamic manners
Assalaamu alaykum. After having taught some children the basics of their creed, I would like to go through a book with them to teach them about perfecting their manners and living their lives as practising Muslims. I am stuck between Al-Adab Al-Mufrad and Ash-Shamaa'il Al-Muhammadiyyah. I can only choose one as my time with them is limited. Which of.. More
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Total number of authentic ahaadeeth
We read that Ibn Hajr (in his responce to Ibn Salah) said that the total amount of authentic hadiths, according to Ibn Qattan, Ibn Mahdi, Ahmad, and others is 4400 (or so) in number, and Ibn Rajab attributed (aproximately) 4000 to the count of Abu Daawud. Our question is: Do these reports only include what has been narrated from the Prophet, sallallaahu.. More
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Why Imaam Ahmad removed some ahaadeeth from Musnad
Assalaamu alaykum. In Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, there is a hadeeth that Imam Ahmad wanted his son Abdullah to remove from his Musnad because, in his view, it was contradictory to other ahaadeeth. The hadeeth is number 7663: Narrated Muhammad ibn Ja'afar from Shu'bah from Ibu At-Tayyaah from Abu Zur'ah that Abu Hurayrah said: "Allah's Messenger, sallallahu.. More
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Hadeeth Isnaad that contains innovators
Is it true that there is no hadith whose Isnaad does not have a narrator who is Ashari, Matureedi, or Shia? If no, then could you give an example of a hadith whose Isnaad does not contain such a narrator from among Ahlul-Bid'ah (an innovator)?
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