Hadith and Authenticity
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What is the authenticity of the hadith "The water of Zamzam is for whatever it is drunk for," and the hadith "Whoever is afflicted by a calamity and says: 'Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return…'," and does the second hadith include a worldly compensation?
Who is Muhammad ibn 'Amr, mentioned in al-Tirmidhi's chain of narration regarding a wife's prostration to her husband? Is he trustworthy, and did he hear narrations from Abu Salamah? What is the status of al-Tirmidhi's shaykh, Mahmud ibn Ghaylan?
What is the ruling on a husband remaining with his wife after discovering her infidelity and the proven paternity of a child to another man, given his intense attachment to the child and his eagerness not to expose the mother in front of her daughters?
What should a Muslim do if he comes across a concise prohibitory Hadith that contradicts a Hadith permitting that prohibited matter?
Is it true that Khalid ibn Sinan was a messenger between Muhammad and Jesus, as stated in Fatwa No. 66030, which did not mention this information?
What is the authenticity of the the aforementioned Hadith that describes prayer as the pillar of the religion, mentions the ten qualities found within it, and states that whoever establishes it has established the religion, and whoever abandons it has demolished the religion?
Is knowing the gender of the fetus, derived from an ancient Chinese calendar, considered a science or charlatanism, and what is the ruling on using it?
What is the authenticity of Ibn Umar's narration about the creaking of the Kursi when Allah sits on it, and how can it be reconciled with the Hadith: "The just ones will be with Allah on pulpits of light to the right of the Most Merciful, and both His hands are Right," and His saying: "Allah will fold the heavens on the Day of Resurrection... then He will fold the earths with His left hand"?
Is a Muslim rewarded by the number of Allah's creatures mentioned, such as sand and soldiers, when performing Tasbeeh and Hamd with these formulas? Is there any شرعي (legal/religious) impediment in that? And what are the remembrances upon which many rewards and good deeds are accrued?
What is the ruling on vocalizing adhkar loudly and with chanting, and what is the authenticity of the virtue of the dhikr: "O Allah, as I have entered this evening, I call You to witness, and I call to witness the bearers of Your Throne..." concerning liberation from the Fire if said four times in the morning and evening?
What is the authenticity of the prophetic prohibition of whistling, even for a shepherd?
Is it Islamically permissible for a person to ask their Lord to show them in a dream the image of the girl who will become their wife, and how can one be sure that what they see in the dream is from Allah and not just confused dreams?
How authentic is the mentioned Hadith: "A time will come upon people when their main concern is their stomachs, their honor is their possessions, their qiblah is their women, and their religion is their dirhams and dinars. Those are the worst of creation, having no share with Allah Almighty"?
What is the degree of authenticity and explanation of the Hadith: "I used to suffer great hardship and difficulty from madhy (pre-seminal fluid), and I used to bathe frequently. So I mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, whereupon he said: 'Wudu is sufficient for you from that.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what about what affects my garment from it?' He said: 'It is sufficient for you to take a handful of water and sprinkle it on your garment wherever you see that it has been affected by it'"?
How can we reconcile the Hadith, "Were it not that I would cause hardship for my Ummah, I would have ordered them to use the Siwak," with the Hadith, "When I command you to do something, do as much of it as you can"?
What are the hadiths reported concerning the Witr prayer, specifically the hadith "Whoever does not pray Witr is not one of us," and is the Tasbih prayer invalid?
Is the authenticity of the Hadith "Whoever lives amongst the disbelievers, I am free of him" established, and what is its interpretation if it is authentic?
Is there a prophetic Hadith stating that 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf will enter Paradise crawling, and what is the authenticity of this Hadith if it exists?
Is it permissible to dye hair black if the hair's original color is black?
Is it true that the Messenger of Allah asked God to make the sun set so that he could pray Fajr, after Imam Ali had slept until morning?
How is the Christian claim—that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, was not illiterate—refuted, given their reliance on God’s saying: "Recite in the name of your Lord who created," to which the Messenger replied: "I am not a reciter," and on Aisha’s tradition: "Bring me a shoulder blade or a tablet so I may write a letter for Abu Bakr"?
Is a father entitled to refrain from achieving financial equality between his children (his married daughter and his son) on the grounds that his daughter is married and has a husband who provides for her?
What is the authenticity of the hadith "May Allah give rest to her bones" and the hadith "Evil was created on Tuesday," both attributed to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "The hungry is satiated, the thirsty is quenched, but I am never satiated with the love of prayer and women"?