A "hadith" is a "saying". When used in the context of Islam, a hadith means "a report of what the Holy Prophet Muhammad said or did on a certain occasion".
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Parents apologising to their own children?
What does Islam say about parents apologising to children.
I posted a thread previously about differences in cultures. Again, I am part of 2 cultures, and based on 1 of them, parents apologising to ...
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Calling people by their first name
Is calling people by their first name considered disrespectful in Islam?
For example, I am part of 2 cultures. 1 culture considered it respectful to call people by their first name no matter who ...
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How should the neck-slapping hadith be understood?
He (Hadrat 'Umar) said: I would say something which would make the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) laugh, so he said: Messenger of Allah, I wish you had seen (the treatment meted out to) the ...
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Is playing with dolls allowed in islam?
My sister's daughter is 5 years old and she likes to play with barbie dolls and I bought her a barbie doll for playing. But my cousin told that it is not allowed in Islam to play with these type of ...
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Hadith of Abu Lahab's Punishment Lightened on Mondays
Some people claim that Abu Lahab's punishment in Hellfire will be lightened. This is an exact statement which I found online while reading tafseer of Surah Lahab (Surah Masad):
The hadith of Abu ...
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Hadith related to marriage and provision
Recently, I heard from someone that a person came to the Prophet and told him that he was very poor. The Prophet suggested that he get married. He went, got married and became poorer. He came back to ...
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What does islam say about blood donation?
Is it permitted to donate blood to blood banks?
What does Islam say about blood donation?
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Referring to fellow muslims as your brothers or sisters
Why do muslims call fellow non related muslims brothers or sisters?
It seems strange that you get married to someone who you referred to (in the passed) as your brother or sister?
Is this encouraged ...
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Investing in Gold EFTs
I've noticed that the stocks and shares market gives investers the ability to invest in physical gold without having to have the physical gold, i.e. view EFT's such as LON:PHGP.
ETFS Physical Gold ...
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What is the Islamic definition of music?
Based on answers from questions like (Music in Islam?), it seems that music is haraam.
My question is, has Islamdefined for muslims what music is?
For example, is music:
singing without musical ...
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Invitation to Islam by the Salaf(pious predecessors)
How did the prophet pbuh and the first three generations of Muslims invited people to Islam. Please provide as many example hadith and narrations from that time.
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Are you supposed to delay your salah until the bleeding stops? (Sunni view)
I understand that bleeding breaks the rules of purity and nullifies Wudhu– which means you cannot make salat. But are you supposed to delay your salat until the bleeding stops?
Sunni view please with ...
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How many Sahih(Authentic) Hadith are there?
From the size of the major Hadith collections, I'd estimate that there are only around 80 thousand at most, including overlapping Hadith. Some links (quite unreliable) seem to put the number closer to ...
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Why is Interest such a bad thing according to Islam?
Source of quoted texts: islamqa.com.
"Those who eat Ribaa will not stand (on the Day of Resurrection)
except like the standing of a person beaten by Shaytaan (Satan)
leading him to insanity. ...
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Is magic really real?
I hear and read a lot about magic in islam, but I've never known anyone who knows how to do it?
Does islam have some sample magic that one can try out?
For example, I was given a quranic cures book ...
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Is wearing ring a sunnah for men?
Is wearing ring a sunnah of Prophet(PBUH) for men?
If yes:
What are the etiquettes in that(ie,which type of ring, in which hand,
in which finger...)?
If NO:
Why many of the muslim ...
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What are the terms in which a weak (Da'if) Hadith can be strengthened?
If a narrator is weak in his righteousness (عدالته) the hadith cannot be strengthened, but if the weakness is in a narrator's accurateness (ضبطه) the narration/hadith can be strengthened but under ...
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What are the criteria for a Hadeeth to be not authentic?
Many Muslims defend Islam by reasoning that a particular Hadith is weak and therefore not authentic when an obvious flaw is pointed in the Hadith. Example1 and Example2
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Does the Quran contain all of Allah's revelations? (Sunni view)
Source: islamhelpline.com
Hadith-e-Qudsi is a term used which signifies that the meaning of the
hadith is from Allah Subhanah, and the words are related from the
Messenger of Allah (saws), ...
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Hadith about Muslims who follow one Sunnah in 14th Islamic century
I read a hadith a long time ago which has a meaning similar to the following:
In the 14th Islamic century when the whole world will be going in the wrong direction, if a Muslim follows one sunnah ...
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Has mu'tah been forbidden via the Quran? (Sunni view)
I understand that the Sunni view regarding mu'tah is that it is no longer permissible:
It was narrated from al-Rabee’ ibn Sabrah al-Juhani that his father
told him that he was with the Messenger ...
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Where does it say that what is halal cannot be mixed with that which is haraam?
I'm looking for the source of the hadith quoted in this fatwa. Translated, it means:
ASN and ASB are involved in investments that mixes that which is syaria' compliant and that which is not ...
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Who are the three infants who talk at their cradle period?
I heard a speech about hazrat eeshah (A.W).
In the bayan
Hazarat eeshah (A.W) is one of the three infants in the history who
talk at their cradle period
It's in quran that eeshah (A.W) talked ...
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Etiquettes while listening to Friday khutbah
What are the etiquettes in Islam of listening to the Friday khutbah?
For example, is it allowed to sleep while the khutbah is going on? Is it allowed to pray sunnah salaat during it?
What are the ...
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I Need an arabic quote from fath al bari
I am looking for the original explanation by Ibn Hajr of a hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari in which he says the following (translation):
Hafiz Ibn al-Hajr al-Asqalani says in his Fath al Bari , (in ...
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Teachers hitting children?
Are teachers allowed to hit children according to Islam?
In the passed, when I was very little, my parents used to send me to Quranic class. I noticed that teachers would hit the students for many ...
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looking for a hadith - “buildings of mecca will reach the mountain tops”
looking for a hadith - "you will see the building of mecca reach the mountain tops"
in arabic
"itha ra'aitun mecca bu'ijat katha'ima, wa ya-tasawa bunyahnuha ru'usa jibaliha, faqad athalati ...
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Teaching daughters to be self reliant?
Very often I see daughters who are not taught to look after themselves and/or how to provide for themselves, i.e. to be self reliant. I'm not sure if this is a cultural thing or an Islamic thing, but ...
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Shares in company which manufactures non haraam products
If I become a partial owner of a company via investment, i.e. I buy 100 shares in a company which gives me 1% ownership. If the company sells non haraam products, i.e. metal, but has a loan on which ...
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What is the definition of nearest country for prayer timing where day length is very long
This question asks about how to handle prayer times in countries where days length is very long, the accepted answer says
They should estimate their times based on the nearest country in which
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Shia Imam's Authentic Hadith on building Mausoleums \Shrines and Dargahs
All Muslim jurists have ruled that it is Haram to raise the grave or make it pucca. I was also reading the Fatimid Dynasty Shia Ismaili book of Fiqh "Daimul Islam" by Qazi Nomaan which is very popular ...
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Sunni view on the Twelver Shia Imams? (Hadeeth request)
During a visit to Medinah I interestingly saw the names of the twelve Shi'a Imams (i.e. of the Twelvers, the mainstream Shi'a) —peace be upon them— with their reputations, around two ...
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Why has black hair dye been singled out?
Why has black hair dye been singled out? I find it confusing because I read in a fatwa that people should not dye their gray hair black to deceive people.
That is really confusing because it is ...
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Should a Hadith from people of Bid'at/innovations be trusted/accepted?
Should a Hadith from someone in the chain of narration (Isnad) who practices a Bid'ah be accepted? I have heard that if it supports what he is practicing of Bid'ah then it is not accepted but if it ...
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Women will break if straightened?
What does this hadith mean, which is apparently agreed apon by Muslim and Bukhari:
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "Treat women ...
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What is 7asad and 3ayn?
Due to this reference, it posted some mentions to Prophet Mohammad PBUH about being 'Saybat Al=3ayn' and 7asad are true facts, however why do some people think that they are a myths?
Is it really ...
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Was there a Bible in Prophet Muhammad's time?
I am wondering whether there was a Bible in the Prophet Muhammad (saws)'s time, and if there was, what did he say about it?
Is there a hadith about what he said about the Injil which is in the hands ...
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Hadith about dua before eating
I heard that the dua before starting to eat is
"بسم الله وعلى بركة الله" " bismillahi wa'alaa barakatillah "
In which hadith the above dua exists?
do we say it 1 time or 3 times?
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Human appearance in Jannah(Paradise)
I heard in a bayan that the age of men in jannah will be 33 and women will be 18 and their height will be nearly 60 feet.
What wil be the appearance of people in paradise?
Please, post some ...
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Did Islam has a strategic plan for future of the world? like Armageddon
I read in all religions books that they Predicting the future of the world. and they have plans and mission and vision about that. for example : they produce many products based on their mission on ...
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Were there any other religions before Islam that their followers should convert to Islam?
You could imagine that with the advent of a new religion, any followers of the last religion would be required to convert to the new religion.
Which followers of which religion converted to Islam, ...
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Muslim Health Research Statistics [closed]
many of commands in Islam help us to know and close to allah.
for example : Waking up early to pray
but another things that My mind has preoccupied itself is :
Muslims have higher age
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Would we go blind if we look up to the sky in Salat?
There are Ahadith which mentions the Prophet (May Peace and Blessings be upon Him) saying that those who look up at the sky during salat will have their sight taken from them. Some books in which ...
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Why does Nawawi's Forty Hadith contain 42 ahadith?
"An-Nawawi's Forty Hadith" has always been my favorite book of ahadith; it was the first one I ever bought and remains highly recommended reading for anyone interested in the fundamentals of Islam.
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What is the Sunnah in drinking Zam-Zam water?
According to the Sunnah what's the etiquette of drinking Zam-Zam water? For example, do we have to sit, stand, etc.?
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Islamic view on exercise
Is there any Hadith that discusses the importance of exercise, its benefits and what kind of exercise is considered good, etc.?
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Is it permitted to make insurance claims?
I've read fatwas about how insurance generally is haraam, however, if you live in countries where certain insurances are legally required, that type of insurance is not haraam. For example, car ...
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Do step by step instructions exist on how to perform the purest supplication?
I originally had a question about:
Quran - 40/60: Call upon Me; I will respond to you.
What I wanted to know was, how do you go about calling Allah? It seems I have found the answer:
Quran ...
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What are the requirements for the acceptance of a Hadith?
I know that there are requirements that those who collected ahadith like Bukhari and others to ensure the authenticity of a Hadith and accept it. For example, I hear often that the one giving the ...
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Masturbation allowed in islam?
I've been bought up in a culture where masturbation is a dirty disgusting thing, something which you never do, never talk about, and never even think about, and I have always thought that islam ...
