Sending Blessings
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What is the ruling on citing weak hadiths as evidence?
Has the word "falaq" (as in Surat Al-Falaq) been mentioned with the meaning of "prison" in any authentic hadith?
Is what is mentioned in the alleged dialogue between a Bedouin and Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, which includes various religious questions and their answers, considered a Hadith?
How do we differentiate between the use of the word "Sunnah" in the context of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) affairs and its use to differentiate between Fard (obligatory) and Nafl (supererogatory)?
What is the authenticity of the following hadiths: 1- "Whoever sends blessings upon me a thousand times will not die until he is given glad tidings of Paradise." 2- "Whoever sends blessings upon me a hundred times a day, Allah will fulfill for him a hundred needs, seventy of them in the Hereafter and thirty in this world." 3- "Whoever sends blessings upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening, my intercession will reach him on the Day of Resurrection." 4- "Whoever sends one blessing upon me, Allah will send ten blessings upon him, erase ten sins from him, and raise him ten degrees." 5- "There is no one who greets me but Allah returns my soul to me so that I may return his greeting." 6- "Indeed, the people most deserving of me on the Day of Resurrection are those who send the most blessings upon me." 7- "There will come a time upon my Ummah when they will love five things and forget five: they will love the world and forget the Hereafter; they will love money and forget the reckoning; they will love creatures and forget the Creator; they will love palaces and forget graves; they will love disobedience and forget repentance. If this is the case, Allah will afflict them with inflation, epidemics, sudden death, and the tyranny of rulers." 8- "Whoever commits adultery, adultery will be committed against his family." 9- "If I were to command anyone to prostrate to anyone, I would command the wife to prostrate to her husband." 10- "Whoever says: 'There is no god but Allah, the Glorious, the Compeller; there is no god but Allah, the One, the Subduer; there is no god but Allah, the Generous, the Concealer; there is no god but Allah, the Great, the Most High; and there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, a single God, a Lord and a Witness, One, Self-Sufficient, and we are Muslims to Him; and there is no god but Allah, without partner, a single God, a Lord, a Witness, One, Self-Sufficient, and we are His worshippers; there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, a single God, and a Lord, a Witness, and we are patient for Him; and there is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, to You I have entrusted my affair, and upon You I have relied, O Most Merciful of the merciful,' it is as if he has performed 360 Hajj pilgrimages, recited 360 complete Qur'ans, freed 360 slaves, given 360 dinars in charity, and relieved 360 distressed persons. And I guarantee him seven things: I will remove poverty from him, secure him from the questioning of Munkar and Nakir, make him pass over the Sirat, protect him from sudden death, forbid hellfire from him, protect him from the squeezing of the grave, and protect him from the wrath of the unjust and tyrannical ruler"?
How authentic is this Hadith: "Whoever is content with My decree, I will give him according to My measure"?
Is the following Hadith authentic: "Leaving a single daniq of haram (unlawful gain) is better than eighty Hajj pilgrimages after embracing Islam"?
Is not the Hadith, "There is no prophet after me," mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari, contradictory to what has been authentically established that Jesus, peace be upon him, will descend and kill the Dajjal? And if it is said that he will rule according to the Sharia of Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, then why will he not impose the jizya and give people the choice between Islam or death? Is this a change in the Prophet's Sharia, or is what is in Bukhari not authentic?
To what extent may a Muslim interfere in the affairs of his Muslim brother?
Why are many hadiths narrated from some Companions, such as Abu Hurairah and Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and few from the great Companions, such as Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali (may Allah be pleased with them), even though they had more companionship with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Is it established that the reason for the revelation of Surah Al-Ikhlas was the request of the polytheists of Quraysh to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to tell them about the lineage of Allah, and that the reason for the revelation of Surah Al-Kafirun was the offer of the disbelievers of Quraysh to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he worship their gods for a year and they worship his God for a year?
How did the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, command the Sunnah, even though a command implies obligation, and the definition of the Sunnah does not necessitate punishment for one who abandons it?
Why do you say that Muhammad is the best of God's creation? The best of God's creation should not have sins, the devil should have no power over him, the devil should not cast verses on his tongue, he should not go against the command of God, magic should not affect him, his parents should not be polytheists, and he should not spread his religion by sword or wealth.
How authentic is the Qudsi Hadith: "Whoever is returned to a stray, I shall record him under the leg of the Throne as a master, and whoever I record as a master, I shall never punish him," which was mentioned by the Friday preacher?
What is the meaning of our saying, "narrated by the Shaykhayn (two Shaykhs)"? And who are they?
To what extent is the hadith "No Muslim servant says when he awakens and when he retires, three times: 'I am content with Allah as Lord, and with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as a Prophet,' except that it is a right upon Allah to make him content on the Day of Resurrection" authentic? And does it contradict the authentic hadith: "Whoever says: 'I am content with Allah as Lord, and with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as a Prophet,' Paradise is guaranteed for him"?
How could the Prophet (PBUH) become angry with someone who shames a Muslim, while the Holy Quran shamed Al-Walid ibn Al-Mughirah by Allah's saying: "Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender"?
How did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sit between Ali and Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with them both, to the extent that Fatimah felt the coolness of his feet on her chest, as was mentioned in the Hadith of her complaint about the pain of the grinding mill?
Is the following Hadith authentic: "Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), on the night of his Ascension (Isra'), saw a tall man whose head could barely be seen in the sky. He asked, 'Is this an angel?' He was told, 'No.' He asked, 'A prophet?' He was told, 'No.' He asked, 'Then who is it?' He was told, 'This is a man whose tongue never ceased to be moist with the remembrance of Allah, and who never caused his parents to be insulted'"?
What is the ruling regarding a man saying that hadiths which contradict the Qur’an and reason are false and fabricated, even if they are in Bukhari and Muslim, considering Bukhari and others to be like distorted heavenly books, and that what is valid is the Qur’an and whatever hadiths agree with it, even if they are weak?
Is there evidence in the Hadith mentioned in Sahih al-Jami' al-Saghir for seeking intercession through the dead, and how can it be understood and responded to?
Is it permissible to supplicate using a wording that appeared in a weak or fabricated hadith, provided it does not contain any Sharia-prohibited elements, and without considering it an act of worship?
Is there a contradiction between the hastening of punishment in this world for one whom God wills good, and well-being (al-ʿāfiyah), which is the absence of punishment in this world and the Hereafter?
Why is the phrase "Say, O Muhammad" repeated in English translations of the meanings of the Qur’an, and are the verses that begin with "Say" addressed solely to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, or to us, or to both?