Hadith and Authenticity
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What is the ruling on Ammar marrying one of the questioner's daughters, knowing that the questioner's wife, Amina, breastfed one of his brother's sons (Anas or Ammar) once or thrice, and that the questioner's mother, Aisha, and his maternal aunt, Zaynab, confirmed that it was Anas who was breastfed once?
Is it true that a British spy stole a piece of the Black Stone to prove it is not of earthly stones, and it was thus proven to be a unique meteorite?
How can one reconcile the saying "Were Allah to draw near to the cosmos, the splendors of the light of His countenance would incinerate all that His gaze reaches" with the Hadith "Indeed, Allah descends every night to the lowest heaven"?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "On the Day of Resurrection, a neck will emerge from the Fire, having two eyes that see, two ears that hear, and a tongue that speaks. It will say: 'I have been entrusted with three: every arrogant tyrant, everyone who invoked another god with Allah, and the picture-makers (Al-Musawwirun)'"? And what is meant by "Al-Musawwirun" in it?
Is selling "Ivory Caps" capsules and dealing with their money unlawful, knowing that they are antioxidants and help to lighten the skin, and their harm has not been proven yet?
Must I inform my teacher that the information I mentioned to him about musical instruments during middle school was incorrect?
Is there a Hadith stating that "if forty men gather to remember Allah or supplicate to Him, there will be at least one among them whose supplication is accepted, and Allah will accept the rest due to his virtue," and what is the authenticity of this Hadith?
Is it possible for the books "Mukhtasar Sahih al-Bukhari," "Fath al-Bari," or "Sahih Muslim" to contain unauthentic hadiths, especially given the ruling "weak isnad due to a point of suspension (ta'liq)" for a hadith found in "Sahih al-Bukhari," despite it being classified as "sahih"?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Do not cast the pearls of wisdom before swine, for you would wrong them, nor withhold them from their rightful recipients, for you would wrong them"?
What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "A thief was brought to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, so his hand was cut off, then he commanded it, and it was hung around his neck"?
Did the Mahdi fight alongside the bearers of the Black Banners, or was he merely compelled to accompany them? And why would he denounce their actions if they were in the right? Is there a similarity between the Mahdi's reform of his nation and the Prophet's reform of his people? And which conflict is more severe: the fighting of the banner-bearers against the Muslims, or the fighting of the Muslims against the Romans?
What is meant by "Khardalah" in Ibn Abbas's saying, "The seven heavens and the seven earths are in the hand of the Most Merciful like nothing but a mustard seed in the hand of one of you"? Is it the small atom used in science, or the insect? And is Paradise considered small in the hand of the Most Merciful like a mustard seed? And is Ibn Abbas's saying a Hadith from the Prophet, peace be upon him, and what is its authenticity?
Does performing supererogatory prayers between Maghrib and 'Isha count as part of Qiyam al-Layl (night vigil prayer)? And does reading a hundred or a thousand verses during this time make the worshipper among the Qaniteen (devout) or Muqantireen (those rewarded with a Qintar), based on the mentioned Hadiths?
What is the correct saying upon hearing the muezzin say "qad qāmati al-ṣalāh" (the prayer has begun)? Is it "aqāmahā Allāhu wa adāmahā" (may Allah establish it and perpetuate it) or repeating "qad qāmati al-ṣalāh"? And what are the hadiths indicating this, along with mentioning their narrators and authenticity?
Is it true that speaking evil, such as a woman saying, "I will not marry off my daughters; rather, I will keep them with me," and then they do not get married, is considered a cause for evil to occur based on people's words?
Is it permissible to act upon a weak hadith, and what is the authenticity of the hadith: "Hold fast to night prayer, for it was the practice of the righteous before you, and indeed, night prayer is a means of drawing closer to Allah, a deterrent from sin, an expiation for misdeeds, and a repeller of illness from the body"?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "O my dear daughter, be patient, for if a woman has a righteous husband, and then he dies, and she does not marry after him, they will be reunited in Paradise"? And what is the authenticity of the hadith: "Good character has taken away the good of this world and the Hereafter"? And who will be a man's wife in Paradise if he was married to four women in this world?
Are there contemporary Hadith scholars who possess an uninterrupted chain of narration (sanad muttasil) back to the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, with narrators who are not unknown (ghayr majahil)?
Did Sheikh Muhammad ibn Uthaymeen deny the Hadith of Al-Jassasah, and why do some scholars adhere to it if that is the case?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "A people will never succeed who entrust their affairs to a woman," and does it contradict the Prophet's consultation with his wives and demean women, especially considering that developed countries are governed by women?
What is the authenticity of this Hadith: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) passed by a group of people and asked: 'Why have you gathered?' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, this is a madman who has seizures, so we gathered around him.' He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: 'This is not a madman, but rather one who is afflicted,' and he added: 'Shall I not inform you of the truly insane one?' They said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah!' He said: 'The one who struts in his walk, looking haughtily from side to side, swaying his shoulders, who desires Allah’s Paradise while disobeying Him, whose evil is not safe from, and whose good is not hoped for. That is the madman, and this is the afflicted one'"? And is it permissible to disseminate it?
To whom is the charity mentioned in the Hadith, "Then give in charity its weight in silver in the way of Allah," given?
Why did the first man who offered a fly go to Hell? Was he not compelled to do so?
What is the authenticity of Umm Ma'bad's hadith describing the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, during his migration, and what are the sayings and rulings of hadith scholars regarding it?