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Does Ibn Umar define Qaza in Sunan Abu Dawud 4193?(Sunnah.com reference)

The definition of Qaza' is at least the statement of Nafi' who narrated this hadith from Ibn Umar, as seen in the version of Saheeh Muslim: قال قلت لنافع وما القزع قال يحلق بعض رأس الصبي ويترك بعض I ...
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Ex-muslim claiming that our prophet was being raped in his childhood by one of his cousin...? Is it true..?

No, it is not true. The event you are referring to is recorded in Mustadrak al-Hakim, and also in works on Seerah, such as by Ibn Ishaq and recorded by Ibn Hisham, Tabari, Ibn Kathir etc. It is ...
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Is it obligatory to have Ghusl for the Friday Congregational Prayer?

Whether or not ghusl on Friday is obligatory is disagreed upon. The majority of the jurists have adopted the stance that it is Mustahab, Sunnah or Sunnah Mu'akkadah and not Wajib. While some such as ...
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Question about guest of hazrat A'isha R.A?

I will add to goldPseudo's answer that the literal hadith only says that the man was hosted as a guest of Aisha. This does not mean that he was lodged in the same house where Aisha lived and slept ...
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Question about guest of hazrat A'isha R.A?

What's to explain? The Qur'an is very clear about this: 4 And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses - lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them testimony ...
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About the hadith of Jibril a.s. putting mud into the mouth of Firaun

The hadith is as follows: The Prophet (SAW) said: When Allah drowned Firawn, he said, "I believe that there is no god except the one Bani Israel believes in." And Jibril said (to me): You ...
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Can Muslim women hold leadership positions in a company?

The full version of the hadith you mentioned is the following: لقَدْ نَفَعَنِي اللَّهُ بكَلِمَةٍ سَمِعْتُها مِن رَسولِ اللَّهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّمَ أيَّامَ الجَمَلِ، بَعْدَما كِدْتُ أنْ ألْحَقَ ...
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What other explanations of the hadith of combining prayers (Sahih Muslim 1636) are given by Muslim scholars?

In short they explain such ahadith as follows: It was because of a valid excuse (such as travel, illness, rain or fear). Note that the majority of the madhabs allow for combining prayers due to one ...
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How to apply of Istighfar?

The hadith in question is one out of many which highly recommend performing istighfar (seeking forgiveness or repenting to Allah). There are versions speaking about "a hundred of times", &...
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Is this hadith about the prohibiton of Khazz authentic?

The hadith chain has been classed as sahih by a number of scholars including al-Albani, al-Arnaa’oot, Zubair Ali Zai etc. Bukhari has recorded a version of the hadith through a slightly different ...
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How is Takfir permissible in Islam?

Abdullah ibn Ubayy (the head of the hypocrites) used to offer Salah, faced the Qiblah and ate halal food of the Muslims. Was he a Muslim or a Kafir? If you say that he was a Muslim then you yourself ...
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Does the Muwatta Maalik contain the story of Aisha getting married to the Prophet as a girl of six or seven years?

This isn't what Malik wrote. Al-Muwatta' is the part of the Hadith, Athar and fatwa statements of Imam Malik which is related to rulings of fiqh topics. Any reports narrated by imam Malik covering ...
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Was Khalid ibn Walid a bad Muslim?

According to Shiite view, Khalid Ibn Walid was not a good Muslim. Prophet sent Malik ibn Nuwayra to collect alms taxes. However, before he could returned, the prophet (p.b.u.h.) had already passed ...
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Was Khalid ibn Walid a bad Muslim?

According to the Ahl al-Sunnah, Khalid bin Waleed was a good Muslim, further he was a Sahabi and the sword of Allah - which is the title that the Prophet ﷺ gave to him. نعم عبد الله وأخو العشيرة خالد ...
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Why does the hadith "none alive today survive after one hundred years" not prove that Jesus (as) is dead?

The main answer is already present in the question. The complete wording of the hadith is: أرأيتكم ليلتكم هذه، فإن رأس مائة سنة منها لا يبقى ممن هو على ظهر الأرض أحد Nobody present on the surface of ...
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Can the Caliph be only from tribe of Qurayish?

Yes, according to the Ahl al-Sunnah if the caliph is chosen by the people voluntarily by giving of allegiance, then he should belong to the tribe of Quraish, and this hadith is among the evidence ...
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Is the belief of distortion of quran kufr? How scholars interpret narrations hinting about such? What should a common Muslim do questioning his faith?

Yes, believing that Quran was distorted is qufr (according to the sunni scholarship), because there are direct ayats in the Quran that are saying that Quran will be saved by Allah himself, so not ...
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Who was Abu Sirma al-Khudri, the hadith narrator or collector?

As stated by @UmH in the given answer the translation used on sunnah.com here was inconsistent and didn't mention the real narrator of the narration from Sahih Muslim. Because the narration is a ...
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Who was Abu Sirma al-Khudri, the hadith narrator or collector?

Are you asking about this hadith? The translation on sunnah.com does not mention it, but the setting mentioned in the hadith is as follows: عن ابن محيريز، أنه قال دخلت أنا وأبو صرمة على أبي سعيد ...
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What is meant when 'wonder' (عجبت) is used for Allah?

It essentially means that Allah is pleased with something, or considers it significant. Allah's 'wonder' does not mean that He is surprised or lacked of knowledge of it beforehand, since it is ...
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What is the meaning of this hadith on the caliphate?

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ died in the month of Rabi' al-Awwal in the year 11 AH. Hassan ibn Ali abdicated in favor of Mu'aawiyah around the month of Rabi' al-Awwal in the year 41 AH. The time period ...
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What is the meaning of "bring them with chains on their necks till they embrace Islam"?

This tradition is an explanation of the Quranic verse: كنتم خير أمة أخرجت للناس تأمرون بالمعروف وتنهون عن المنكر وتؤمنون بالله You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin ...
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the implications of Jesus abolishing Jizya?

The following interpretations exist of this hadith: يضع does not mean abolish, rather it can mean place or enforce. The meaning is that Jesus will overpower all the disbelievers and enforce Jizyah ...
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Are these two ahadith in Bukhari about guardian marriage contradicting each other?

The first hadith is not present in Bukhari, although Bukhari has a chapter named after this hadith. It can be explained in multiple ways: It is possible that the woman did not have any relative who ...
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What are the consequences for refusal of non-Muslims to pay Jizya?

Firstly the reason for non-payment will be considered, for example a Dhimmi is excused from paying Jizyah if he is unable to pay it because of poverty. The below only applies on refusal to pay without ...
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