Hadith and Authenticity
2,058 questions
Has God cursed a people if a woman rules them?
Does a student of knowledge or a person whose outward appearance is righteous, refusing an invitation to eat in a restaurant where there are unveiled women, for fear of people's talk and falling from their esteem, or avoiding breaches of chivalry to avoid people's talk about him, count as showing off (riyaa')?
What is the meaning of the Hadith: "None of you truly believes until his inclination is in accordance with what I have brought," and what is its authenticity?
What is the authenticity of the hadith mentioned in the book "Al-Balad Al-Amin" attributed to the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, which begins with: "Whoever desires that Allah does not stop him on the Day of Resurrection for his evil deeds, nor spread out a register for him..."?
Is it permissible to recite the market supplication (du'a al-suq) at work or in a grocery store, or is it exclusively for markets?
What is the difference between the saying of the Muhaddithun (Hadith scholars) in judging a Hadith as being defective (Ma‘lul) or as being declared defective by virtue of Irsaal (disconnected narration)?
Does the Almighty's saying, "Then We made the chewed lump into bones," apply to cartilaginous bones that form to become fixed bones, especially since that aligns with the forty-day hadith? And if not, what is the scholars' interpretation of this noble verse?
Is it said: "Praise be to Allah who fed me this food and provided it to me without any strength or power from me" after drinking water?
What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "Marry the young maidens, for they are more productive in wombs, more pleasant in mouths, and purer in morals"?
Is exchanging a luxurious palm tree for two non-luxurious palm trees considered usury (riba), by analogy with the Prophet's (peace be upon him) prohibition of exchanging one saa' of good dates for two saa's of bad dates?
Does the child born of zina follow his father? And what is the authenticity of the hadith narrated by Abu Dawud concerning this matter?
What is the ruling on watching a man who imitates women in appearance and behavior at a party?
What is the ruling on buying and raising cats as pets if they are not available through other means, especially when desiring a specific breed that can only be obtained through purchase, and in a Western country?
What is the authenticity and explanation of the hadith: "Whoever satisfies his desire in this world will be prevented from his gratification in the Hereafter"?
To what extent is the authenticity of the Hadith Qudsi: "I was a hidden treasure, and I loved to be known, so I created the creation to be known"?
What is meant by Khabar al-Ahad (a solitary report), and to what extent is it permissible to act upon it? And to what extent is it permissible to act upon inauthentic hadiths, such as the weak and the fabricated? Are they to be abandoned entirely, or are they sometimes acted upon?
How many recitations of the Holy Quran were narrated from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
If the wording of the Hadith Qudsi is from Allah, then how is it not miraculous, given that the speech of Allah Almighty is not comparable to the speech of creation, in accordance with His saying, the Most High: "There is nothing like unto Him"?
Is it permissible to hire someone to recite the entire Qur’an in homes for those who are unable to read and do not adhere to the teachings of Islam?
Is this Hadith authentic: “My knowledge of my condition is sufficient for my questioning”?
What is the authenticity of the mentioned Hadith that speaks of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, refusing sieved flour presented by Umm Ayman?
What is the virtue of one who dies on a Friday due to a heart operation, and is he considered a martyr if he dies with a wound?
Do the mursal hadiths support one another absolutely, such as the hadiths narrated from Al-Hasan Al-Basri and Abdullah Al-Bahi regarding the Prophet's ﷺ stomach swelling after his death, making the hadith sound (hasan) despite its reprehensibility (nukara)?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Whoever says in the morning three times, 'I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Satan,' and recites three verses from the end of Surat al-Hashr, Allah will entrust seventy thousand angels to pray for him until the evening, and if he dies on that day, he will die as a martyr. And whoever says it in the evening will have the same status"? And should it be acted upon if it is said to be a gharib (uncommon) hadith?