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BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents Hadith regarding the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam touching Aisha while she was menstruating   The Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said to Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha, “Come close to me, uncover your thighs.” She replied: “I am menstruating!”   This hadith is narrated by Abu Dawood and al Bayhaqi with the same chain. ‘Abdul Rahman ibn Ziyad al Afriqi — from […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Inform me when you reach (the verse), “Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers…”   Inform me when you reach (the verse):   حٰفِظُوْا عَلَى الصَّلَوٰتِ وَالصَّلٰوةِ الوُسْطٰى وَقُوْمُوْا لِلّٰهِ قٰنِتِيْنَ Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle [i.e., ‘asr] prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.[1]   The full narration appears like this:   حدثنا يحي بن يحي التميمي […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents    If you see Muawiyah on my pulpit, then kill him.   إذا رأيتم معاوية على منبري فاقتلوه This hadith is mawdu’ (forged). It has many chains of narration all of which are completely baseless. All scholars have rejected this hadith, including: Ayub al Sijastani[1], Imam Ahmed[2], Abu Zur’ah al Razi[3], Ibn Hibban[4], Ibn ‘Adi[5], al Dhahabi[6], Ibn Kathir[7], and many other great hadith […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Hadith regarding Allah’s descent between the adhan and iqamah on the Day of Jumu’ah—adorning a cloak   عن أبي حفص بن سلمون، ثنا عمرو بن عثمان، ثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يوسف الأصبهاني، ثنا شعيب بن بيان الصفار، ثنا عمران القطان، عن قتادة، عن أنس رضي الله عنه مرفوعا ” إذا كان يوم الجمعة ينزل الله بين الأذان و الإقامة عليه رداء مكتوب […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   When a brother of yours passes away, scatter dry soil over him.   The hadith continues, فليقم احدكم عند راسه وليقل يا فلان بن فلانة One of you should stand by his head and say, “O so and so, the son of such and such a woman.”[1] (Hadith of Talqin)   This hadith was deemed weak by a number of scholars, including: Ibn […]