Hadith and Authenticity
3,461 questions
How authentic is the Hadith: "O Khadijah, I was poor, and Allah enriched me through you"?
What is the authenticity and explanation of the Hadith that describes the Sirat (Bridge) as being like the edge of a razor, and that the angels ask, "Whom will You allow to pass over this?" so it is said, "Whomever I wish from My creation," whereupon the angels say, "Glory be to You, we have not worshipped You as You deserve to be worshipped"?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "For a man to jostle a pig wallowing in mud or mire is better for him than for his shoulder to jostle the shoulder of a woman unlawful to him," and what is its intended meaning?
Is it possible for the teachings and rulings of Islam, such as the ruling on adultery, to be distorted? And is it possible for the Sunnah to be distorted, such that a rejected hadith is thought to be authentic?
Is the Hadith, "The happiest of people on the Day of Resurrection to receive my intercession will be he who says, 'La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah),' sincerely from his heart," authentic, and is it permissible to disseminate it after it has been published on the internet?
Is the Hadith, "There will come a time upon my Ummah when the wealthy will wear the clothes of the poor at the most exorbitant prices," authentic?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Does lawful wealth diminish, O Messenger of Allah..."?
How can we reconcile the secret sin that eradicates good deeds with the fact that Allah does not waste the reward of those who do good?
Is it permissible to keep the child or to abort it, and is it permissible to marry the girl after immorality while she is pregnant?
To what extent is the hadith of Hind ibn Abi Halah, which begins with, "The Messenger of Allah was majestic and greatly honored," authentic, and has anyone authenticated or deemed itحسن with a mention of the complete hadith?
What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "My love for you is like a rope's knot, no one can untie it," narrated from the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, to Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her?
What is the guidance between the fact that prolongation (tarsul) in the adhan is a Sunnah, and that its desirability (istihbab) is established by a weak hadith, and your quoting of Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah's consensus that desirability is not established by a weak hadith, and does desirability fall under the category of "virtues of deeds"?
What is the authenticity of the story of the Bedouin who divorced his wife by saying: "You are divorced until a time," and then went to ask the Companions – including Ali ibn Abi Talib – whereupon the Messenger commanded him to seek Ali's fatwa, and is the hadith: "My Companions are like stars; by whichever of them you are guided, you will be rightly guided," authentic or weak?
Will a man be rewarded for raising a daughter who is not his biological child if he provides for her, knowing that the hadith states: "The child is for the bed"?
What is the explanation for and authenticity of the Hadith that states: "Be chaste regarding the women of others, and your women will be chaste; and be dutiful to your fathers, and your sons will be dutiful to you. And whoever's brother comes to him apologizing, let him accept that from him, whether he be in the right or in the wrong. For if he does not, he will not come to me at the Hawd (Cistern)"?
Is the aforementioned Hadith, narrated by Jabir, which includes the Prophet’s — may Allah bless him and grant him peace — command to kill a thief upon whom the order to amputate was repeated four times, then he was ordered to be killed on the fifth, an authentic Hadith, and how could the Messenger — may Allah bless him and grant him peace — have said such a thing?
What is the authenticity of the hadith or story that says the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered a poor man working for wages to reduce his wage until it was sufficient for him?
Is the Hadith: "On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will call out: 'Where are My neighbors?'" authentic?
What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "You will not abandon anything for the sake of Allah إلا أعطاك الله خيراً منه (except that Allah will give you something better than it)"?
Why did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "If there were to be a prophet after me, it would have been Umar," and not say: "It would have been Abu Bakr," even though Abu Bakr is superior to Umar?
Is there a hadith stating that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to a man who hit his head against a wall as a punishment for looking at a woman, that this was the recompense for his gaze? And is ghusl valid if the person performing it forgets to wash his foot?
What is the authenticity of the saying attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib: "Do not associate with a soul that has been sated after hunger, for the good in it is extraneous. Rather, associate with a soul that has hungered after satiety, for the good in it is intrinsic"?
What is the authenticity of the hadith narrated in Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari's Jami' al-Usul, number 2344, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, elevated [to the Prophet], that the supplication of the people of Yunus was: "O Living, O Self-Subsisting! O Living when there was no living! O Giver of life, O Bringer of death! O Possessor of majesty and honor!"?
Is the saying of the Prophet (PBUH), "And whoever seeks patience, Allah will grant him patience," specific to patience regarding begging people, or does it include patience in its broader sense?