Hadith and Authenticity
3,461 questions
How authentic is the mentioned Hadith that links the recitation of certain Surahs and invocations with the accomplishment of five great things, such as reciting the entire Quran and visiting the Kaaba?
Is there a hadith that states that the deed of the young man who brought food to the worshipping sheikh in the cave is "better than the worship of that secluded one for seventy years"?
What is the grade of the hadith: "Raise your voices in prayer upon me, for it dispels hypocrisy"?
Is it permissible to raise one's hands in supplication after praying the two rak'ahs of Istikhara?
What is the authenticity of the narration mentioned about Thabit al-Bunani, and did he mean by "raising" something similar to the raising of Idris, and is his grave empty now, and is this supplication permissible?
What is the ruling on dealing with ill-gotten wealth, whether it is unlawful in itself (like stolen money) or due to its earning, when it transfers through inheritance, a gift, a grant, or a loan? What is the evidence for the view of the majority who deem it absolutely unlawful? And is one who differs from the majority in this controversial issue held accountable?
Is what the teacher said—that Allah has two hands, and both are right hands—correct, and how can this be reconciled with the hadith that mentions Allah folding the earths with His left hand?
Is it true that Uthman recited the entire Quran in one rak'ah? And who were the Companions who memorized the Quran? And does the Prophet's saying, "The most knowledgeable of people concerning lawful and unlawful matters is Mu'adh," or Ibn Mas'ud's saying, "The most knowledgeable of the Ummah concerning the Quran," mean that they were more knowledgeable than the Rightly Guided Caliphs?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Whoever's head is split open in the cause of Allah and he seeks his reward from Him, all his previous sins will be forgiven"? And is it permissible to advise with it and speak about its virtue?
Are the books of Hadith sciences [written] according to the methodology of the early scholars?
Why is Ibn Abbas considered the Companion who narrated the most hadiths in the Jawami' Al-Kalim program, when it is well-known that Abu Hurairah narrated the most?
What is the authenticity of the narrations reported from Ibn Abbas regarding the revelation of the verse: "Allah only intends to remove from you the [taint of] impurity, O people of the household," specifically concerning the wives of the Prophet (PBUH), given the weakness of their narrators such as Abu Yahya al-Himmani, Salih bin Musa al-Qurashi, Khasif, Al-Husayn bin Waqid, and Ikrimah?
How sound is the Hadith: "Whoever recites Surat Al-Ikhlas 200 times, his sins of fifty years will be forgiven"?
How sound is the Hadith: "He who holds affection for his brother in his heart, yet does not reveal it to him, has betrayed him"?
Is "Save yourself from the Fire, for I have no power of intercession except by Allah's permission" an authentic Prophetic Hadith said by the Prophet to Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her?
Is it permissible to narrate and publish a story about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) using the phrase "it is narrated" (يُروى) if it does not have an isnad (chain of transmission), and does the same ruling apply to stories about the Companions and their Successors?
What is the ruling on doubting the authenticity of the book "Sahih al-Bukhari" and the credibility of Imam al-Bukhari and other religious scholars, and is it permissible to say: "I believe in al-Bukhari"?
How sound is the Hadith: "Two Rak'ahs with a turban are better than seventy Rak'ahs without a turban"?
Is the Hadith Qudsi authentic that mentions Moses passing by the grave of a man who was tormented in the morning and comforted in the evening, and that Allah revealed to Moses that He was ashamed to punish His servant while his son was seeking forgiveness for him?
What is the ruling on denying the Hadith "Give the Fara'id (allotted shares) to their rightful recipients..." on the grounds that it contradicts the Qur'an, and that the Almighty's saying, "And if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of what he left," includes males, and on not acknowledging 'asabah (agnatic heirs) at all, and on citing the Almighty's saying, "And for his parents, each one of them is to have a sixth of what he left if he has a child," as an argument that "child" includes both male and female?
What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "Angels do not enter a house in which there is a bed for Satan," and what is its meaning if it is authentic? Is it only for warning against extravagance, and what is the ruling on one who owns another house with beds that are only used for one month a year? Does merely leaving a bed untidy prevent Satan from sleeping in it?
Could the phrase "Allah withheld the water's flow from the fish (whale)," which appears in the commentary on the Hadith of Musa and Al-Khidr in Sahih Al-Bukhari, be explained in detail?
What is the interpretation of the Almighty’s saying: (O you who have believed, fear Allah and seek means [of nearness] to Him) [Al-Ma'idah/35], to refute the Sufis in their saying regarding the permissibility of seeking intercession through prophets and saints, and concerning the narration of Adam and his committing the sin, and their saying that Al-Bayhaqi authenticated the Hadith and Al-Dhahabi praised the book?
What is Satan’s partnership with people in their wealth, as mentioned in the Almighty’s saying: “And be a partner with them in their wealth and [their] children”?