Hadith and Authenticity
3,461 questions
How can we reconcile the fact that the disobedient (non-polytheist) is subject to God's will on the Day of Judgment with the rights of the oppressed? And does God forgive the oppressor even if he has not fulfilled the rights of His servants? And what is the extent of the authenticity of the hadith that refers to this, and can it be relied upon?
What is the validity of the reports stating that the Greatest Name of Allah is "Ya Hu Ya Man La Hu Illa Hu"?
Is the Hadith mentioned in "Musnad Ahmad," number (860), regarding the Companions' dancing before the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, authentic? And is it permissible to dance and jump in such a manner to please Allah, especially since some Sufis use it as proof for their dancing?
Is it authentically established in the Sunnah that one should raise the hands between the two prostrations, especially given the existence of narrations that affirm raising them and others that negate it?
Are the commandments of Al-Khidr to Moses (peace be upon them both) mentioned in the question authentic, or are they fabricated or from the Israʼiliyyat, such as: "Do not reproach anyone for a sin," and "Adhere to that which nothing can harm you with," and "O son of Imran, do not open a door that you do not know how to close"?
Are the Prophet's — may God bless him and grant him peace — admonitions to his daughter Fatimah, which include the virtues of housework, the reward of a husband's satisfaction, and some warnings, authentic?
Is it narrated from the Righteous Caliphs that they did not raise their hands with the takbir in prayer?
What is the difference between the muhaqqiq (verifier/editor) and the mukhrij (referrer/indexer) in hadith books, and what is the task of the muhaqqiq; and does the muhaqqiq change the ruling of the mukhrij on hadiths?
What is the difference between the Hadith of musical instruments in Sahih al-Bukhari and other suspended hadiths, if a suspended hadith is weak?
Is the Hadith: "Three things a person cannot escape: envy, suspicion, and omens" present in Sunan al-Tirmidhi? And if so, where is its exact location?
How can it be said that Sahih al-Bukhari is the most authentic book after the Book of Allah, when Abu Hatim and Abu Zur'ah preferred Muslim over him in knowing the authentic from the Hadith, and is the consensus on that limited by a specific time?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "If you criticize people, they will criticize you; and if you leave them, they will leave you," narrated from Abu al-Darda' on the authority of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and where can it be found?
Are the hadiths mentioned concerning four traits that sicken the body, four that exhaust the body, four that cause the face to lose its luster, four that increase the face's radiance and happiness, four that prevent provision, and four that increase provision, authentic from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
Did this حديث occur between our master Yusuf and the wife of Al-Aziz, and is there a continuation to it, or is something missing from it?
Is Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn A'yan Al-Harrani abandoned because of Abu Hatim Al-Razi's statement: "I met him, but I did not write from him"? And is his copy from Ma'qil ibn 'Ubaydullah, from Abu Al-Zubair Al-Makki, from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), flawed and weak, even though Imam Muslim narrated from him with this chain of transmission in his Sahih?
What is the ruling on lying about the Prophet (peace be upon him) with the intention of warning against an evil, and does this include distorting Prophetic hadiths with the intention of simplifying them for the general public?
To what extent is the hadith authentic: "A severe tribulation from their ruler will descend upon my Ummah at the end of time..."?
Has it been reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) bathed with salt water?
What is the validity of the saying: "Al-Tahiyyat (greetings) is the name of a bird in Paradise, on a tree named Al-Tayyibat (good things), and beside it is a river named Al-Salawat (prayers). So, when a servant says: 'Al-Tahiyyat لله wa Al-Salawat wa Al-Tayyibat,' the bird descends from the tree, immerses itself in the river, then shakes its feathers, and for every drop that falls from it, Allah creates an angel who seeks forgiveness for him until the Day of Resurrection"?
What is the ruling (soundness, goodness, weakness) on the two mentioned hadiths: 1. Al-Darimi's hadith: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade two dirhams for one dirham." 2. Malik's hadith: "Ubada ibn al-Samit used to lead a people in prayer. One day he went out for the Fajr prayer, and the muezzin called for the Fajr prayer, but Ubada silenced him until he prayed witr, then he led them in the Fajr prayer." And can you guide me to a book that specializes in ruling on hadiths in Sunan al-Darimi and Muwatta Malik?
Does the permissibility of attributing what is known as the story of the Gharaniq (cranes/idols) to the Prophet contradict his saying to Abdullah ibn Amr: "Write, for by Him in Whose Hand is my soul, nothing but the truth comes out of him"?
What is the authenticity of the interpretation of the Hadith which indicates the proximity of the Hour with the death of the young boy, and does that mean that the Hour will commence before he grows up?
What is the authenticity of the hadiths mentioned concerning the virtue of intellect and its possessor, among which are: "the best of them in intellect," "do not marvel at a man's Islam until you see the knot of his intellect," and "the first thing Allah created was the Pen... then He created the intellect and said: 'By My might, I shall surely perfect you in whomever I love, and I shall surely diminish you in whomever I detest'"?
What is the authenticity of the interpretation of the Hadith which mentions that the Jews will say on the Day of Judgment that Ezra is the son of God—given our knowledge that the Jews do not believe in his divinity—and is the reason for the revelation of the verse, "And the Jews say, 'Ezra is the son of Allah'" weak?