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Did Aisha do anything wrong by taking a bath behind a screen in the presence of two men?

Both the men were mahrams of Ayesha. Apparently the relationship of the narrator is not obvious so I'll explain that: Abu Salama was fostered by Umm Kulthum bint Abu Bakr, who was the sister of Ayesha....
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How do we reconcile the apostasy ruling with Al-Baqarah 2:256?

The reconciliation is that one is a general ruling (عموم), while the other is about a specific case (خصوص), i.e. an exception. A true contradiction would have existed if: the hadith too had a generic ...
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Hadith about beating wives

Asalamu Alaikum This hadith is weak and misinterpreted. The concept of 'majhul' (lit. unknown) applies here. Majhul is a hadith where one or more narrators are unknown. I will try to elaborate a ...
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Seeking an explanation of the hadith: "Fear the prayer of the oppressed, even if he is a disbeliever, for there is no barrier (between it and Allah).”

You are referring to a special version of this sahih hadith (al-Bukahri, and a longer Version for example in Muslim) on the supplication/curse of an oppressed دعوة المظلوم. Note the addition of "...
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Are all my deeds not accepted now?

Whether your deeds are accepted now, or were ever accepted before, or will remain accepted till you die is a question that Allah, and only Allah knows. No human can judge on the specificity of your ...
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In what sense are wives "captives" in the hadith "...they are but captives with you..."?

In both ahadith from Jami' at-Tirmdihi al-Mobarakfori or Abdurrahmaan ibn Abdarrahim Mubarakpuri (died 1953) محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عبد الرحيم المباركفوري in his tohfat al-Ahodi تحفة الأحوذي says that ...
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Is the hadith "Allah has chosen the Arabs above others" reliable, and how does it not contradict "no virtue for an Arab over a non-Arab"?

The hadith of the farewell pilgrimage is strong and well known, it is also in agreement with the Quran: يا أيها الناس إنا خلقناكم من ذكر وأنثى وجعلناكم شعوبا وقبائل لتعارفوا إن أكرمكم عند الله أتقاكم ...
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A mat is better than a barren woman?

I think it is worth explaining this long quote of abu Dawod in a bit more details: abu Dawod first quotes a hadith on the authority of ibn 'Umar, which has a high level of trust as it was reported ...
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Can't understand this hadith about Jihad

As for the part: "You will find a people who claim to have totally given themselves to Allah. Abu Bakr here is referring to monks etc.: people who left the material life with the -pretended- ...
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According to this hadith, did Muhammad add something to Qur'an verse 4:95 or was it re-revealed?

The prophet (peace be upon him) didn't add anything to the verse. It was re-revealed and the previous version of the verse was abrogated. Allah says in the Qur'an: مَا نَنسَخْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَوْ ...
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What does it mean by the marriage is valid but its condition is illegal?

One Narration/Hadith and different Additions First of all the Hadith itself ended with "Allah's Apostle forbade the Shighar." the rest of it is more or less ijtihad as it's based on a saying ...
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Why Abu Hurraira changed his narration ?

I'm sure i saw a Question about this hadith (or maybe an answer including it) here before. But the answer is simple this is a Narration from Sahih al Bukhari. And Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased ...
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Is it wrong to "sever ties of kinship" in the case of an abusive relative?

A fast review on the quoted ahadith The hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Awfa has been qualified as da'if even if it differs slightly of other sahih ahdith like your second quoted hadith which you may find in ...
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Terror In Islam

While Islam is infamous in the media for suicide bombings, the Qur'an strongly condemns both murder and suicide. But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will ...
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Was Quran 24:31 changed? "...believing women ... should draw their khimar over their breasts..."

The transliteration of your own Quran quote shows that your assumption is wrong "bikhumurihinna" (2nd line)! The Quran uses the plural of khimar خِمَار (khumur خُمُر) as it addresses a plural (women). ...
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If homosexuality should result in execution, why is it not listed in ahadith as a reason to kill someone?

Homosexual intercourse is classed as Zina according to the Shafis and Hanafis1, and given the same Hadd as Zina, i.e lashes for the unmarried and Rajm (stoning to death) for the married. Hence their ...
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If a man's marriage fulfils "half his deen", what happens with multiple wives?

The hadith you quoted has another version in Al-Tabarani's Al-Mu'jam Al-Awṣat, hadith 7647, starting with "Whoever gets married, ..." (also narrated through Anas ibn Mālik). The condition ...
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Can we have sexaul relationship with our wives while she is menstruating?

A hadith in Sahih Bukhari is not going to flatly contradict the Qur'an (in this case Qur'an 2:222 ...keep away from wives during menstruation...): the narrators of these ahadith and the author ...
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Why did Prophet Muhammad (SAW) say that a nation will fail if a woman is the ruler of that nation?

Whenever the Rasool (saw) comments on a matter and then describes it with something, the description gives us the Islamic hukm on it. For example, When the Rasool (saw) said; "The Imam (ruler) ...
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Did the Prophet (SAW) have a sex slave?

Having sex with a slave that one owns is permissible in Islam as they are "those your right hand possesses" as mentioned in the verses 23:6 and 4:3. The relation is not much different from a ...
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Why is there no capital punishment for killing a Dhimmi?

There is difference of opinion on the interpretation of this hadith, and hence there are different rulings on this issue among the madhabs. The view of the Hanafis is that a Muslim is to be killed in ...
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What is the explanation of the hadith "The child of adultery is worst of the three"?

The hadith is as follows: ولد الزنا شر الثلاثة The child of adultery is worst of the three. — Sunan Abu Dawud, Musnad Ahmad The apparent meaning of this hadith is that a child born due to Zina is ...
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Context for "there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him"

The hadith has many versions from different narrators: Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: The Jews will fight against you and you will gain ...
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Is the Quran complete? If so, why do we need Hadith?

According to your Question you regard "that the Holy Quran is the single most important source of information" as you said. I have a "sensibility" about the word "Holy" but i regard that Quran is our ...
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Does the tailbone (coccyx) not decay?

Although I haven't seen any coccyx decomposition studies, there seems to be no scientific reason to believe that the coccyx decomposes at a dissimilar rate to the rest of the human skeleton. Nor ...
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Is poetry haram or halal?

Poetry is allowed (halal) Generally speaking, poetry is allowed. And as in everything else, we learn in usul al fiqh studies if it goes to the opposite of positiveness one may argue that it is haram. ...
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How to interpret the hadith concerning Umar on direction of prayer, hijab, and advising the Prophet's wives?

The hadith that you quoted is referenced in Sahih Al-Bukhari 8/53, among other authentic sources with the same content or meaning. The hadith is an indication that 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab was succesful ...
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How can the Masjid Al-Aqsa (Temple of Jerusalem) be built 40 years after the Kaabah?

In short, the hadith is talking about the very first time both the Bait ul Muqadas (Temple of Jerusalem) and the Bait Ullah (Kaabah in Mecca) were constructed ... and this was before both Abraham and ...
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Is thunder an angel?

The aya doesn't mean that thunder is an angel: وَيُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ وَيُرْسِلُ الصَّوَاعِقَ فَيُصِيبُ بِهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ And the thunder declares ...
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