Hadith and Authenticity
3,461 questions
I would like to know the meaning of "Satanic Verses" and whether they exist.
How authentic is the Hadith: "If the 'Sikkah' (plowshare/coulter), a part of the farming tool, enters a house, Allah will humiliate it"?
What is the meaning of the Hadith: "He becomes a disbeliever in the morning and a believer in the evening, and a believer in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening"?
What is the meaning of the phrases: "ولا تمشوا ببريء إلى ذي سلطان" (And do not walk with an innocent person to one in authority), "ولا تقذفوا المحصنة" (And do not accuse a chaste woman), "ولا تولوا يوم الزحف" (And do not turn your backs on the day of the battle), and "عليكم خاصة يهود أن لا تعدوا في السبت" (It is incumbent upon you, O Jews, in particular, not to transgress on the Sabbath)?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "By Him in whose hand is my soul, Allah does not bestow His mercy except upon one who is merciful," which is interpreted as showing mercy to all people?
What is the text of the "Five Hardships in the Life of Propagators" Hadith, and where can its interpretation be found?
Is the Hadith: "He who teaches me a letter, I become his slave" authentic, and is its meaning sound?
How can the authenticity of the Prophetic hadiths be proven and how can one refute those who claim that they are not a revelation from God, that they contradict the Qur'an, and that they were written for political purposes long after the Prophet's death?
To what extent is the story true that some sheikhs narrate about the encounter between Omar ibn al-Khattab and Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, the essence of which is that Ibn al-Zubayr said to Omar: "The path is not narrow for me to widen it for you, and I am not a transgressor to fear you," knowing that Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr was born in the first year of the Hijra and Omar's caliphate was in the thirteenth year of the Hijra?
What is the ruling on the narrations of a trustworthy narrator whom scholars have agreed "has delusions and anomalies" and not rarely so? Should they be considered sound, or must one pause until certainty of the absence of his delusion is attained?
What is the meaning of "Al-Baghy" (transgression/oppression) mentioned in the Hadith: "There is no sin more deserving that punishment be hastened for its perpetrator, in addition to what is stored for him [in the Hereafter], than Al-Baghy and cutting off the ties of kinship"? And does it include oppressing people in their lives, properties, and honor, as mentioned by Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah?
What is the explanation of the Hadith: "Indeed, the worst people in rank before Allah on the Day of Resurrection are those whom people abandoned due to fear of their evil," especially if the oppressor avoids the oppressed out of fear that the oppressed might be someone whose evil is to be feared?
What is the authenticity of the story of Prophet Jacob weeping for forty years and saying in his prostration: "O Lord, will You not have mercy on my weakness? Will You not have mercy on my old age? Will You not have mercy on my advanced years? Will You not have mercy on my humiliation? Will You not have mercy on my poverty?" And what is the authenticity of God's response to him: "O Jacob, by My might, My majesty, and My elevation above My creation, if Joseph were dead, I would bring him back to life for you?"
What is the ruling on a grandmother giving up a portion of her property to one of her grandchildren, and is it permissible for the grandchild to benefit from this money after the grandmother's death?
Why were the Prophet's hadiths not collected and written down during his lifetime, and how can one distinguish between the authentic and the weak among them?
How authentic is the Hadith of Ibn Mas'ud which states: "Beware of sins, for a servant may commit a sin by which he is deprived of a provision that had been prepared for him"?
Is the story of the Gharaniq an isolated (mursal) narration, and did it meet the conditions of Imam Al-Shafi'i for accepting mursal narrations?
Is the aforementioned Hadith regarding Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, may Allah be pleased with him, which includes the Prophet’s —peace and blessings of Allah be upon him— conversation with the moon when he was an infant, his knowledge of the Preserved Tablet while he was in the darkness of the womb, his being a prophet before reaching the age of forty, in addition to the story of the creation of seven mountains from angels on the night of his birth—authentic?
Is the Hadith, "A man's sitting with his family is more beloved to Allah Almighty than secluding oneself in I'tikaf in this mosque of mine," authentic?
Is the aforementioned method for marriage, which includes praying two rak'ahs, reciting Surat Al-Inshirah 314 times, and a specific supplication on Friday night, correct and proven by a Prophetic hadith, or is it an innovation (bid'ah)?
Is the Hadith, "All people are dead except for the scholars, and all scholars are asleep except for those who act [upon their knowledge], and all those who act are deluded except for the sincere! And the sincere are in great danger," authentic?
Is it true that there is a Hadith stating that the first to be held accountable is Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, and how will he be held accountable when he was martyred?
Is it true that Ibn Mas'ud or one of the Companions said: "Had Allah not recounted the story of the people of Lot in the Qur'an, it would not have occurred to me that a man would come to a man"?
How can one reconcile the Hadith, "It is not fitting for a believer to humiliate himself" by exposing himself to an affliction he cannot bear, with the Hadiths and verses that urge patience, steadfastness, sacrifice, and enduring hardships?