Hadith and Authenticity
3,461 questions
What is the meaning of a Gharib Hadith, what are the classifications of Hadith, and which of them are accepted and which are not?
What does the letter "Lām" mean in "Teach your children the prayer at [the age of] seven"?
How authentic is the Hadith: "May Allah have mercy on a person who prays four rak'ahs before Asr," and is praying four rak'ahs after the Adhan of Asr and before the Asr prayer valid, or is what is meant that this prayer should be between Dhuhr and Asr?
Is the circulating story true regarding the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, imagining his mother after Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, may God be pleased with him, was injured, and where was it mentioned?
Is the Prophetic Hadith: "We have sent down wealth as a servant and religion as that which is to be served," authentic? And what is the intent behind seeking provision?
Is what happened to the husband—his knowing of his wife's relationship with another man, without it reaching the point of adultery—considered a trial for him, for which he must be patient and seek reward from Allah, especially since she has repented and become righteous, and they have three children?
How sound is the attribution of the saying "I was blessed with her love" to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, concerning Aisha, may God be pleased with her, and what is the ruling on changing it to "I was blessed with his love" for use in gifts?
How sound is the Hadith that prohibits a man from praying in trousers without an outer garment?
Is "My servant, you have not thanked Me as long as you have not thanked those through whose hands I have bestowed blessings upon you" a Hadith, or another's saying?
Does shaving or shortening the beard prevent one from reaching the Basin of the Prophet (peace be upon him)?
To what extent are the hadiths that condemn the Berbers authentic, namely: "Indeed, a prophet came to this people before me, and they slaughtered him, cooked him, ate his flesh, and drank his broth," and "Indeed, faith does not go beyond their throats," and "Whoever brings forth charity and finds no one but a Berber, let him return it," and "Wickedness is seventy parts; sixty-nine parts are for the Berbers, and one part is for jinn and humans," and "Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. From Shem descended the Arabs, Persians, and Romans, and goodness is in them. From Ham descended the Copts and Berbers, and there is no goodness in them"?
How authentic is the saying, "Were it not for Ali, Umar would have perished," and is it authentically reported that Umar ibn al-Khattab said it?
Is this a sound hadith: "Whoever speaks Arabic is an Arab"?
Did the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, curse the "saltaa" who neither dyes her hands with henna nor applies kohl to her eyes?
Is what is narrated about Ibn Mas'ud – may Allah be pleased with him – regarding the incident of Abu Jahl in Mecca and the event of his killing in the Battle of Badr, including Abu Jahl's torture of him, Ibn Mas'ud's ascent upon Abu Jahl's chest after he was wounded, the cutting off of his head, and the Prophet's – peace and blessings be upon him – saying: "Indeed, O Ibn Mas'ud, an ear for an ear, and the head is extra," authentic?
Is the Hadith, "Gabriel (peace be upon him) came to me in his best form, laughing and joyful, and said: 'O Muhammad, the Most High, the Exalted, sends you greetings and says: "Verily, for everything there is a lineage, and My lineage is 'Say: He is Allah, [the] One.' So, whoever from your nation comes to Me having recited 'Say: He is Allah, [the] One' a thousand times in his lifetime, I will obligate him to My abode and the dwelling of My Throne, and I will grant him intercession for seventy of those for whom punishment is due. And were it not that I have sworn upon Myself that every soul shall taste death, I would not have taken his soul," authentic?
What is the degree of authenticity of the hadith: "Whatever is decreed for your molars to chew, let them chew"?
To what extent is the authenticity of the Hadith Qudsi: "Allah revealed to David (peace be upon him): 'The servant will come on the Day of Resurrection with a good deed, and I will make him rule thereby in Paradise.' David said: 'O Lord, who is this servant?' He said: 'A believer who strives for his believing brother in his need, loving its fulfillment, whether it is fulfilled through his hands or not'?"
What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "Whoever seeks forgiveness for the believing men and women twenty-seven times every day will be among those whose prayers are answered and through whom the inhabitants of the earth are provided sustenance"?
What is the definition of a madhhab, and what is the reason for the اختلاف (disagreement) among madhhabs and the prohibition by some of what others do not prohibit, even though the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, is one?
Has it been reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) that those who will confront the Antichrist (Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal) are men from Banu Tamim?
What is the authenticity of the Prophetic Hadith: "Take a siesta, for Satan does not take a siesta"?
What is the authenticity of the hadith by Buhaysah, on the authority of her father, when he asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about things whose prohibition is not permissible, and he mentioned water, salt, and doing good?
What is the authenticity and explanation of the narration attributed to Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, elevated to the Prophet (marfu‘): "The Hour will not be established until the heads of some people are crushed by planets from the sky, due to their legitimizing the عمل قوم لوط (the practice of the people of Lot)?"