Fiqh الفقه

Hadith on Sujud: Looking at place of prostration in prayer

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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the Ka’bah and his eyesight was not diverted from his place of prostration until he exited from it. Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Bayhaqī 9726 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْكَعْبَةَ مَا خَلَّفَ …

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Hasan on Debate: Scholars do argue with fools or heretics

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Al-Ajurri reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I have never seen a jurist indulge argumentation. The believer does not debate with the foolish, not does he argue. He spreads the wisdom of Allah. If it is accepted, he praises Allah. If it is rejected, he praises Allah.” Source: Akhlāq al-‘Ulamā’ lil-Ajurrī …

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Hadith on Janazah: Four takbirat in the funeral prayer

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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings upon him, announced the news to people on the day the Negus died. The Prophet went out with them to the place of prayer, they stood in rows, and he exalted Allah with four exaltations. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1333, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 951 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi …

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Hadith on Graves: Permission to set up a humble tombstone

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Al-Mutallib reported: When Uthman ibn Madh’un died, he was brought out for his funeral and he was buried. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered a man to bring a rock but he was unable to carry it. The Prophet went to it and rolled up his sleeves, then he carried it and …

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Salaf on Fatwa: Hesitancy in legal verdicts unless necessary

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Al-Mu’afa ibn ‘Imran reported: Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I met the jurists and they disliked to answer a question or a request for a legal verdict. They would not issue a legal verdict unless no one else could be found, then they would give their judgment.” Source: Akhlāq al-ʻUlamāʼ lil-Ajurrī …

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Hadith on Dhikr: Remembering Allah loudly or softly after prayer

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Ibn Abbas reported: The people would raise their voices in remembrance as they left the obligatory prayers in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Ibn Abbas said, “I used to know when they were leaving as I heard them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 841, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 583 Grade: Mutaffaqun Alayhi (authenticity …

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Hadith on Vows: Permission only to vow in righteousness

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Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him. Whoever vows to disobey Allah, he must not disobey Him.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6700 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari Ibn Taymiyyah said, “If a person makes a vow in obedience to Allah, he must …

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Junayd on Tasawwuf: True Sufism based on Quran, Sunnah, and Fiqh

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Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali reported: Al-Junayd ibn Muhammad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Our knowledge of Tasawwuf is defined by the Book and the Sunnah. Whoever does not memorize the Quran, nor write the prophetic teachings, nor study their understanding, he is not to be followed in it.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 10/255 عن أبي …

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Hadith on Salat: Praying with and for every Muslim

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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Perform funeral prayer over whoever says there is no God but Allah. Perform prayer behind whoever says there is no God but Allah.” Source: Sunan al-Dāraquṭnī 1761 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Ibn Abdul Barr …

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Malik on Knowledge: When to say I do not know

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Abdur Rahman ibn Mahdi reported: I was with Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, as a man came and he said, “O Abu Abdullah, I have come from a distance of six months travel. The people of my land have an issue to ask you about.” Malik said, “Then ask.” The man …

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Hadith on Nubuwwa: The Prophet is given five unique blessings

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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I have been given five that were given to no one before me: every prophet was sent specifically to his people but I have been sent to every white and black person, spoils are made lawful for me and they …

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Ibrahim on Dua: No harm in asking Allah to guide non-Muslims

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Mansur reported: Ibrahim al-Nakhi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “There is nothing wrong if one says to a Jew or a Christian: May Allah guide you.” Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 29833 عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النخعي رحمه الله قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَقُولَ لِلْيَهُودِيِّ وَالنَّصْرَانِيِّ هَدَاكَ اللَّهُ 6/105 مصنف ابن أبي شيبة …

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Hadith on Trade: Business dealings with unbelievers, idolaters

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Abdur Rahman ibn Abi Bakr reported: We were with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when a tall man from the idolaters came driving sheep. The Prophet said, “Are they for sale, gift, or donation?” The man said, “No, they are for sale.” The Prophet purchased one sheep from him. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī …

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Hadith on Duha: Forenoon prayer better in late morning

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Zayd ibn Arqam reported: He saw some people performing the forenoon prayer. Zayd said, “Do they not know that the prayer is better at another time? The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The prayer of the penitent is when the young camels feel the heat of the sun.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ …

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Hadith on Witr: Separating raka’at of Witr from previous prayers

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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not perform Witr prayer with three cycles, rather perform it with five or seven. Do not make it resemble sunset prayer.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 2429 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut Al-Bayhaqi said, “We have narrated from a group …

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Ibn Mas’ud on Salat: Catching up with the Imam in prayer

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Abu al-Ahwas reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever does not catch the Imam while bowing, he has not caught that raka’ah.” Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Bayhaqī 2578 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani Al-Nawawi said, “This we have mentioned about catching the raka’ah by catching the bowing is the correct …

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Hadith on Ignorance: Sins excused if one genuinely does not know

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Abdullah ibn Abbas reported: A man presented a water-skin filled with wine to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. The Prophet said, “Do you know that Allah has forbidden it?” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1579 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim Ibn Abdul Barr said, “In this tradition is further evidence that …

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Umar on Wudu: The Caliph’s ablution from Christian’s jar

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Aslam reported: Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, performed ablution from the water of a Christian women in the jar of a Christian woman. Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Bayhaqī 129 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Nawawi Al-Shafi’i said, “There is nothing wrong with ablution from the water of an idolater or what is left over …

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Ibn Abbas on Ramadan: Old people may break fast, feed poor instead

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‘Ikramah reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Elders have been given a concession to break their fast in Ramadan and to feed a poor person for each day, without a need to make it up later.” Source: Sunan al-Dāraquṭnī 2380 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Daraqutni عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ …

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Hadith on Hypocrisy: People will be arrogant with the Quran

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Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The religion will be victorious until you pass beyond the seas and fight upon the seas in the way of Allah, then after you will come people who recite the Quran. They will say: We recite the Quran, so …

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