Sihhah
Sihhah names an act or contract that met every pillar and condition required, so its intended legal effect applies in full.
What it means for me: Sihhah tells you an act or contract produced its intended legal effect. It says nothing on its own about whether the person involved acted honestly or with care.
Example: Someone asks about a past sale. The answer says the contract is sahih, meaning ownership transferred and its effects apply. That is a separate question from whether the seller was fair to the buyer.
Do not confuse with: Sahih, the hadith grading. Sihhah describes an act or contract meeting its requirements. Sahih, in hadith, describes a chain of narrators judged reliable: related words, different subjects.
If scholars differ: The majority use a two-way division: an act or contract is either sihhah or batil, void. The Hanafi school adds a third category in transactions, fasid, for a sound act carrying one defective condition. This is explored further in why you should learn a contract's ruling before you sign it.
See the term in context
How sound is the Hadith: "If Allah had willed not to be disobeyed, He would not have created Iblis," and is Al-Albani's statement that Ibn Taymiyyah was mistaken in deeming it weak correct?
The hadith containing a dialogue between Abu Bakr and Umar - may Allah be pleased with them both - in the presence of the Prophet, peace be upon him, concerning good deeds and evil deeds from Allah, and what was…
What is the definition of an Ahad Hadith, and approximately how many of them are there in the authentic collections (kutub al-Sihah)? Is its authenticity presumptive (dhanni al-thubut)? Is it acted upon in matters of aqidah (creed), fiqh (jurisprudence), stories of the prophets, and the Sirah (Prophet's biography)? Who are the scholars who accepted it and who rejected it, and what is the evidence for each group? Is it permissible to reject it if it contradicts the general rules and fundamental principles of Sharia?
The correct view is that khabar al-ahad (a solitary narration) is acted upon in matters of creed (aqidah), jurisprudence (fiqh), stories, and biographies. The vast majority of scholars, both early and late, have held…
Should I say "Amen" after reciting Al-Fatihah silently while the Imam is reciting the Surah, knowing that saying "Amen" is commendable and listening attentively is obligatory? And does the prayer of one who says a commendable remembrance, such as the opening supplication or "Amen," invalidate while the Imam is reciting the Surah after Al-Fatihah?
Saying "Ameen" (Amin) is recommended after reciting Al-Fatiha, both within and outside of prayer. It is recommended for the worshiper to say "Ameen" after Al-Fatiha, even if the Imam is reciting a Surah, because it does…
Questions that use it
Is my prayer valid if I recite Al-Fatihah silently more than once in a single رک’ah?
How is a congregational prayer completed according to the Maliki school for someone who missed a Raka'ah that was to be recited aloud: by reciting Al-Fatihah silently or by reciting Al-Fatihah and a Surah aloud?
What is the ruling for someone who started reciting Surat Al-Fatihah silently, then remembered in the middle of it that it should be recited aloud; does he continue the recitation or restart?