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  • Clarifying some misconceptions about Sufi innovations

    Assalamu alaykum, Sufi scholars who justify celebrating milad, congregational dua after every prayer etc. as good Bidah justify that it is permissible to do bidah hasanah as there are evidences from ahadith. The folowing are the evidences they give. (1) Bukhari and Muslim relate from Abu Hurayra (Allah be well pleased with him) that at the dawn prayer.. More

  • A Hadeeth about the five things given to Muslims in Ramadan

    Assalam u alaikum...Is this hadith authentic? Abu Huraira narrates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "In relation to Ramadan, my ummah has been given 5 things never granted to any previous ummah: 1) The smell from the fasting person’s mouth is more beloved to Allah than the fragrance of musk. 2) Until iftar, the fish in the sea keep seeking.. More

  • Taking the Mawqoof Hadeeth as evidence

    assalamu alaykum, Are Mawqoof ahadith taken as evidence in Islam?. I read below from an article that it is not taken as evidence. Can you please clarify which is the correct position in this regard. The 'Allamah Jamalud-Din al-Qasimi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: "The saying/action of a Sahabi is not a proof, according to what is more correct.".. More

  • Authenticity of Hadeeth about praying four Rak'ahs before 'Asr

    I have read the following hadith of Prophet SAW and would like to know if it is authentic? "May Allah have mercy upon a person who observes four rak'ahs (nafl) before Asr (afternoon prayer)" .. More

  • Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler

    Assalamu'alaykum Narrated Mujahid: 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said, "Allah's Apostle took hold of my shoulder and said, 'Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler." ... Sahih Bukhari- Chapter -76-“To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)” - Hadeeth 425 Could you please explain in detail the above hadeeth on the basis of Qur'an, Sunnah and the.. More

  • Imaam Maalik's statement about the good innovation

    assalamu alikum you have quoted the fatwa of Imaam maalik in Fatwa No : 25513 that Imaam Maalik was reported to have said that whoever invents a new thing in religion and claims it to be good is in fact accusing Muhammad , of betraying the Message (of Islam). He mentioned as evidence of this the Saying of Allaah the Almighty (that means): {This day.. More

  • A statement falsely attributed to 'Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him

    Asslam O Alaikum, Respected Sheikh, I want to verify the authenticity of one statement which is attributed to Caliph Umer (May Allah please with him) ie He Said: " Dont narrate from Prophet anything except which is related to acts of Worship" means Hadiths which are related to Beliefs are NOT to be narrated from Prophet. In this respect, kindly answer.. More

  • Asking Allaah to be pleased with the Companions is not Bid'ah

    Assalaam alaikum, question is regarding bidah The people of innovation question us, Why do you forbid us to recite the salaat before adhaan saying it is bidah but you yourself keep reciting dua everytime after the name of sahabee Saying May Allaah be pleased with him specifically when this was not known during the time of prophet or the time of sahabah... More

  • This supplication is authentic

    As-salamualaikum Is the following dua authentic: Allahumma innee a’udhu bika min Jaaris Suu, wa min zawjin tusheebuni qablal masheeb, wa min waladin yakoonu alaiyya rabban, wa min maalin yakoonu alaiyya ‘adhaaban, wa min khaleelin maakirin, ‘ainuhu taraanee, wa qalbuhu yar’aanee, in yaraa hasanatan dafanahaa, wa in yaraa sayyi’a’tan adhaa’ahaa.. More

  • Hadeeth about offering advice to the ruler

    you have mentioned this hadith and i want it reference and authenticity . the hadith is "Sa‘eed ibn Jubayr, may Allaah be pleased with him, once asked Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with them both, whether or not he was obligated to enjoin the ruler to do what is good, and forbid him from doing what is evil. Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased.. More

  • Some people keep lagging behind until Allaah deprives them…

    The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Proceed and pray follow me in prayer and those who come after you should follow you. Some people keep lagging behind until Allaah Causes them to lag behind.” Do the people who lag behind mentioned in this Hadeeth include those people who do not attend congregational prayer at all or those who.. More

  • Why the ten Companions promised Paradise have few Hadeeth narrations

    Despite the fact that the four Rightly-Guided Caliphs and the other six Companions who were given the glad tidings of entering Paradise were the nearest people to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, they did not have many narrated Hadeeths in terms of interpreting the verses of the Quran in books like Tafseer by Ibn Katheer and the like. However,.. More

  • Contradiction of prophetic Ahaadeeth is a misconception

    I want to know the difference between the two following Hadeeths: First: Once a Companion said to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, “What is your opinion if one of us enters his home and finds a strange man, consequently, he kills him? The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, answered: “If you kill him, we will kill.. More

  • Meaning of subjection of men

    I just want to know the meaning of “the subjection of men” which is often said in the supplication; “Allaahumma inni A‘oothu bika min ghalabati Ad-Dayn wa Qahri-r-Rijaal (O Allaah I seek refuge in You from being overcome by debt and from the subjection of men.)” Does it mean to be oppressed by other men or to oppress other men and women? Is.. More

  • The Hadeeth: We have more claim to doubt…

    I need a very brief explanation of the following Hadeeth in points. Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “We (i.e. the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) have more right to doubt than Ibraaheem (Abraham, May Allaah Exalt his mention), when he said, {"My Lord,.. More