Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, slaughtered a single cow for the house of Muhammad during his farewell pilgrimage. Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1750 …
Hadith on Beef: Permission to eat cow’s meat in moderation Read More »
Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, enter my dwelling at Sarif while I was crying. The Prophet said, “What is the matter? Are you …
Hadith on Menses: Women performing Hajj will menstruating Read More »
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 …
Hadith on Sujud: Looking at place of prostration in prayer Read More »
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 …
Hasan on Debate: Scholars do argue with fools or heretics Read More »
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 …
Hadith on Janazah: Four takbirat in the funeral prayer Read More »
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 …
Hadith on Graves: Permission to set up a humble tombstone Read More »
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 …
Salaf on Fatwa: Hesitancy in legal verdicts unless necessary Read More »
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 …
Hadith on Dhikr: Remembering Allah loudly or softly after prayer Read More »
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.” …
Hadith on Vows: Permission only to vow in righteousness Read More »
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 …
Junayd on Tasawwuf: True Sufism based on Quran, Sunnah, and Fiqh Read More »
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 …
Hadith on Salat: Praying with and for every Muslim Read More »
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 …
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 …
Hadith on Nubuwwa: The Prophet is given five unique blessings Read More »
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 …
Ibrahim on Dua: No harm in asking Allah to guide non-Muslims Read More »
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, …
Hadith on Trade: Business dealings with unbelievers, idolaters Read More »
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, …
Hadith on Duha: Forenoon prayer better in late morning Read More »
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 …
Hadith on Witr: Separating raka’at of Witr from previous prayers Read More »
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 …
Ibn Mas’ud on Salat: Catching up with the Imam in prayer Read More »
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 …
Hadith on Ignorance: Sins excused if one genuinely does not know Read More »
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 …
Umar on Wudu: The Caliph’s ablution from Christian’s jar Read More »