Hadith and Authenticity
3,461 questions
What is the wisdom behind the existence of weak and authentic hadiths, and why were not all hadiths preserved like the Qur’an?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Every soul from the children of Adam is a master (sayyid): the man is the master (sayyid) of his family, and the woman is the mistress (sayyidah) of her house"? Does it indicate that the man is the master of his family outside the home and the woman is the mistress of her house, and that her mastery within the home includes the man? Does this contradict qawamah (guardianship/maintenance)? And does qawamah have regulations? Is it permissible to address a Christian with the title "Sayyid" (Mr./Master)?
Is the story of some Companions complaining about Bilal's adhan, and the sun being held back until he gave the adhan, authentic and does it have a reliable source?
Is "Nothing that began on a Wednesday was ever completed" a Prophetic Hadith, and what is its chain of narration, its degree of authenticity, and the name of the book in which it was mentioned?
Is what the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said about women true?
Does Allah accept the Islam of a man who declared his conversion to Islam in order to marry a Muslim woman, even if it was not out of genuine faith, given that this increases the number of Muslims and his children will be Muslims?
What is the ruling on someone who propagated hadiths they thought were authentic, then discovered they were not authentic? Is it sufficient for them to delete them, or are they obligated to inform those to whom they sent them?
Is it true that the Ifadah circumambulation (Tawaf al-Ifadah) must be performed on the day of Eid before sunset, and that whoever does not circumambulate before sunset must return to the state of Ihram and is not permitted to wear sewn clothes or use perfume until he performs the circumambulation?
How is the condition for using stones (istijmar) to be an odd number (three or more than three) when there is a narration in Sahih al-Bukhari that the Prophet used two stones for istijmar?
Is what was read on one of the websites about a bright light appearing every night from one of the graves in the Martyrs' Cemetery next to Mount Uhud, and believed to be the grave of the Companion Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, may Allah be pleased with him, true?
Is it permissible for spouses to look at each other's private parts, and what is the authenticity of what was narrated from Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, that she said: "I never saw the private parts of the Messenger of Allah - may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him - at all"?
How can Goldschier's claim that a continuous (mutawatir) hadith cannot be authenticated or verified be refuted?
Is the saying "Whoever eats seven dates in the morning, they will glorify Allah in his stomach throughout the day" authentic?
To what extent is the ḥadīth sound: “If you see black banners, cling to the ground, and do not move your hands or your feet. Then, a people will emerge who are weak and unheeded; their hearts are like iron filings. They are the ‘people of the state’; they fulfill neither covenant nor treaty. They call to the truth, but they are not of its people. Their names are patronymics, their lineage is from villages, and their hair is long like women’s hair, until they disagree among themselves, then…,” and is it permissible to assert that it applies to the so-called Islamic State?
How authentic is this Hadith: (A house in which there are no dates—its people are hungry)?
Is what is stated in the book "Ta'wil Mukhtalif al-Hadith" regarding the hadith "If a fly falls into a vessel, immerse it" — where it is sometimes considered absurd and other times a sound hadith — a contradiction or a lack of understanding on the part of the reader?
Is "Al-Waseelah" the highest rank in the uppermost Paradise of Firdaws, and has it been established that the people of Al-Baqi' will be resurrected with the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the land of resurrection?
What is the authenticity of the hadith narrated by Aisha regarding the details of the Prophet's ritual bath and death?
What is the authenticity of the mentioned hadith, and what is the meaning of Abu Bakr's saying: "Thus we were, then hearts hardened"? Is the explanation that it means "they became strong and tranquil through the knowledge of God" correct, or is Al-Alusi's explanation that "the first generation of Companions would weep out of fear of God when verses were recited to them, and that those who came after them had their hearts hardened" more correct?
Did Ali ibn al-Husayn hear from Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with them both)?
How sound is the narration reported from Ali ibn Abi Talib in defining tartil as "beautifying the letters and knowing the pauses"?
What are the sayings of the scholars regarding the meaning of the Hadith of Rifaa? And did his wife's skin really turn green from the severity of the beating? And what is the meaning of Aisha's statement: "I have not seen anything like what the believing women endure"? And what happened to the woman and Rifaa after their matter reached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?
How authentic is the Hadith: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would seek forgiveness for the believing men and believing women, and the Muslim men and Muslim women, every Friday"?
Is what the Rafidah say—that Imam al-Bukhari is a fabricator [of hadith] and that he omits or inserts certain phrases, such as "blank here," "I forgot," or "so and so,"—a correct statement?