Hadith and Authenticity
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How do we know if a Hadith is fabricated or not?
Have there been any Hadith narrated concerning the Jews demolishing Al-Aqsa Mosque?
How authentic and meaningful is the hadith: "Would that I knew which one of you, the rider of the shaggy camel, will emerge and be barked at by the dogs of Hawʾab, and many will be slain to her right and to her left, then she will escape after almost being captured"?
How do we respond to the specious argument of one who denies the authenticity of the Hadith of al-Jassasah, citing the Prophet's (peace be upon him) words in the hadith: "No, indeed he is in the sea of Sham or the sea of Yemen. No, rather from the direction of the East. What is it? From the direction of the East. What is it? From the direction of the East," and he gestured with his hand towards the East, considering that this hesitation is unbecoming of the speech of a Prophet supported by revelation?
What is the authenticity of the mentioned narration, and if it is authentic, how is the difference in Surat al-Nasr therein from the Masahif to be understood, and is that considered an alteration from the seven حروف (readings)?
Is it permissible to act upon the hadith: "Yā Sīn, for whatever it is recited for," considering the permissibility of acting upon weak hadiths regarding the virtues of deeds, or is the hadith exceedingly weak and therefore not to be acted upon, and how can a layperson act upon a weak hadith when he cannot properly apply its three conditions, or should he abandon it?
How authentic is the Hadith: "For everything there is a proportion, and the proportion of Allah is: 'Say, He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent'"?
What is the authenticity of the narrations mentioned on the authority of Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding seeking forgiveness seventy times at the time of pre-dawn?
Is it true that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stated that supplicating for one's parents brings provision, and what is incumbent upon one who disseminates this hadith before verifying its authenticity?
What is the authenticity and interpretation of the Hadith: "Behold, the mill of Islam is turning, so turn with the Book wherever it turns. Behold, the Book of Allah and the Sultan will differ, so do not abandon the Book. Behold, there will be rulers over you who will approve for themselves what they do not approve for you. If you obey them, they will lead you astray, and if you disobey them, they will kill you"?
What is the ruling on narrating stories that contain admonition and lessons without verifying their source or authenticity? And should their topics be closed, or left open for admonition with a disclaimer about their unverified authenticity?
Is the Sheikh's deduction that whoever repeats the Adhan after the Muezzin of the Haram will have a reward similar to that of whoever prayed with him in the Haram correct?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to wrap her head covering (tarhah) twice or more around her head and under her chin, or is this considered imitating men’s turbans and thus forbidden, based on Umm Salamah’s narration reported by Abu Dawud, which states: "one wrapping, not two"?
What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "Whoever swears by other than Allah has nothing to do with Allah"?
Have the parts of the Hadith that describe the people of Paradise as having white skin and curly hair to the point of beauty been abrogated, and what is the reason for that?
Is it obligatory to return the salary increase that was taken without the partners' knowledge, and what is the amount that must be returned to each partner, whether it is the full amount or one-third of it, especially after the company's liquidation and the inquirer's desire to absolve himself?
What is the authenticity of interpreting the phrase "هتك عرضي" (he disgraced my honor) as referring to satire in the hadith "As for my cousin, he disgraced my honor," and why was it used with Abu Sufyan ibn Al-Harith and not with others who satirized the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, or who slandered Lady Aisha in the incident of the slander? And what is the saying that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, referred to by his words: "He is the one who said to me in Mecca what he said"?
Are the recitations of three verses from Surat Al-Hashr in the Fajr prayer, Surat Ad-Dukhan on Thursday, and ten verses from Surat Al-Baqarah, authentic Hadith or an innovation?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Ask Allah for Firdaws, for it is the navel of Paradise, and the people of Firdaws will hear the creaking of the Throne"? And what is the meaning of the "creaking of the Throne"? And what is Firdaws, and what distinguishes it from Paradise?
Is the widespread message that begins with: "O عبد الله (Abdullah)! If you rise at night and do not perform ablution (wudu) and do not pray, then you have betrayed My trust; and if you perform ablution, pray, and supplicate to Me, but I do not respond to you, then I have betrayed My trust," a Qudsi Hadith, and what is the extent of its authenticity?
Are the two hadiths that narrate the story of Ibn ʿUmar divorcing his wife sound, and how can they be reconciled, given that one mentions ʿUmar went to the Prophet and the other mentions Ibn ʿUmar went to the Prophet, in addition to a difference in the way the Prophet gave the command to divorce?
Is it possible for a Hadith's chain of narration (sanad) to be sound while its text (matn) is weak, or does the soundness of the sanad necessitate the soundness of the matn? Are there examples of a Hadith being deemed weak based on its text despite its chain of narration being sound?
Did Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) go beyond Sidrat al-Muntaha on the journey of Al-Mi'raj, while Jibreel (peace be upon him) did not exceed it because he was unable to do so, and what is the authenticity of Jibreel's saying to the Prophet: "O Muhammad, you advance, for if I advance, I would burn"?
Is the Hadith, "We are a people who do not eat until we are hungry, and when we eat, we do not eat to satiety," authentic, and what is its source?