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Prophets are called as عليه السلام and Sahaba are called as رضي الله عنه. What is the logic behind it?
This is proper adab that is taught by Quran.
For Muhammad:
إِنَّ اللَّـهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا 33:56
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Why can't our Sunni brothers agree to the curse of Muawiya ibn Abu Sufyan
Aisha reported: The Prophet (SAW) said, “Do not abuse the dead, for they have reached what they put forward.”
In another narration, the Prophet said, “When your companion dies, then leave him alone ...
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Did the Sahabah and the Tabi‘un permit masturbation?
The noble Sahabah had too much Taqwa (fear of God) to be lying against Allah's (ﷻ) religion.
But the same cannot be said for random unknown Wikipedia writers. For example, they say the statement of ...
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Why bilal R.A name was not included in the names of ten sahabas to enter paradise?
Note that the hadith narrated by imam at-Tirmidhi in three versions (here the 3rd, while the 2nd is only a commentary on the first saying that 'Abdurrahman ibn 'Awf narrated it once without quoting ...
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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 the Quran really preserved or are there missing parts of the Quran?
First of all Allah the Almighty Himself has made a promise (HE even has sworn) to preserve it (15:9):
Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.
We only know ...
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Is there an explanation how abu Hurairah managed to narrate more than 5K hadith?
Abu Hurairah (RA)'s large amount of narrations are due to multiple reasons working together. We have to also keep in mind the following statement by Abdullah ibn Umar (RA), the second highest narrator,...
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Contradictory hadiths on the most beloved individuals to the Holy Prophet in Jami at-Tirmidhi
All perfect praise be to Allah
First of all i would like to encourage you on starting exploration of ahadees, but i would like to add that you need to keep in contact with a good shiekh al hadith for ...
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Which Sahaba were Jews and Christians before they became Muslim?
Among those sahaba i could find so far with the help of the list of sahaba provided by the Arabic wikipedia:
Former Jews
There are from the former Jews of bani Quraidhah/Qurayzah:
Assad ibn Ka'ab al-...
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How many sahaba's are declared that they are going to heaven when they alive
Neither the number of companions of the Prophet ﷺ who were told of their place in Paradise while they were still alive is known, nor are all their names. In addition to the well-known hadith about the ...
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Why is Abu Bakr (R) called Abu Bakr, when out of his sons none is named Bakr?
This is indeed a strange but acceptable kunyah or surname knowing that abu Bakr (whos real name is Abdullah ibn abi Quhafah) had three sons: Abdurrahman, Abudllah and Muhammad and three daughters: ...
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Why did Umar bin Al-Khataab sentence a lunatic woman to death?
The scholar Al-Khattabi said about this hadith:
قلت لم يأمر عمررضي الله عنه برجم مجنونه مطبق عليها في الجنون ولا يجوز أن يخفى هذا ولا على أحد ممن بحضرته،
ولكن هذه امرأة كانت تجن مرة وتفيق أخرى فرأى ...
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Did Ibn Taymiyyah say Ibn Umar was an innovator in religion?
Yes, the partial quote provided is by Ibn Taymiyyah, but as typically is the case, the quote is either chopped, taken out of context, or misquoted altogether. The quote is from Iqtidā' al-Ṡerāt al-...
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Who was the first person to lead prayer in Madina?
Note that the mosque in medina was only built after the hijra of the Prophet (), so one can only tell (assume) that the sahaba or sahabi who were/was sent to teach the people of Yatrib about Islam and ...
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Looking for a statement attributed to 'Omar ibn al-Khattab about how to really know a person
The athar attributed to Umar was documented in Sharh Zād al-Mustaqni' by Mohammad al-Mukhtār ash-Sahanqīti. It is about when 'Umar was judging a case in court. When he told one of the witnesses that ...
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On what basis are the Sahaba considered trustworthy narrators of Hadeeth?
The Sahaba (who comprise of the Muhajirun and Ansar) are deemed trustworthy for many reasons:
Allah attests to their truthfulness and success
لِلْفُقَرَاء الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِن ...
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Authenticity of story of Umar ibn al Khattab allowing Christian to beat his head with whip?
It depends on what you mean by "authenticity". This story is narrated as an athar (anecdote), where authenticity for historical quotation is not held to the same level as hadith, nor follow the same ...
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Prohibition of Animal Fights in Islam
Animal fighting is forbidden in Islam. There is a hadith on it in Sunan Abu Dawud and Jamee at-Tirmizhi:
نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن التحريش بين البهائم
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ...
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Did Muhammad (saw) ever recite the entire Quran in front of the sahaba?
The word entire must be the word responsible for not attracting any answers (maybe in fear of down-votes also). But excluding the word entire, the answer is obvious.
Prophet PBUH used to recite the ...
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Did Umar have more than four wives after Muhammad revealed the restriction on men to having at most four?
After the revelation of verse 4:3
... then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. ...
None of the sahaba had more than four wives as even those who converted later ...
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Does using abusive and bad words for the companions of Muhammad take one out of the fold of Islam?
Yes, it makes them a hypocrite
First of all, no one should have any reason to disrespect the Sahaba(Companions of the Prophet). They are the ones who supported Islam, fought the Mushrikeen, ...
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Sahaba who married Christians and Jews
From the Tafsir: Ahkam ul Quran by Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Ali Al-Razi Al-Jassas
Surah Maidah, section on marriage with the people of the Book:
وروي أن عثمان بْن عفان تزوج نائلة بنت الفرافصة الكلبية وهي ...
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Prohibition of Animal Fights in Islam
Some of the instructions during halal slaughter are concerned with the animal not experiencing too much pain , or panicking as a result of seeing another animal being slaughtered , if Islam worries ...
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How many sahaba's are declared that they are going to heaven when they alive
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Abu Bakr is in Paradise, 'Umar is in Paradise, 'Uthman is in Paradise, 'Ali is in Paradise, Talhah is in Paradise, Az-Zubair is in Paradise, 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf is ...
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How many sahaba's are declared that they are going to heaven when they alive
There are 10 Sahabas whom the prophet said they will be in paradise
The prophet said:
Abu Bakr will be in Paradise, ‘Umar will be in Paradise, ‘Uthmaan will be in Paradise, ‘Ali will be in ...
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Sahabi who got sick after reading a surah
One very weak narration I came across is this mentioned in tafsir ibn Kathir:
Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Ad-Dunya recorded that Ja'far bin Zayd Al-'Abdi said, "One night, in Al-Madinah, 'Umar ...
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Did anyone other than Muhammad (sallahu alahi wa sallam) see Jibreel (alaihi salam)?
No one other the Prophet ﷺ saw Jibrīl in the form that Allah had created him. We know of only two instances when the Prophet ﷺ saw Jibrīl in his true angelic as the Prophet ﷺ reported in this long ...
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Is there a difference between taxes and customs in Islam?
On the history
To answer your last question there's no report saying that the Prophet () or the rashidun caliphs have imposed any custom on Muslims. Note that 'Omar has imposed some duty customs on ...
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Did Hazrat Owais Qarni(May Allah be pleased with him) lies in the category of sahaba?
As Uways ibn ‘Aamir ibn Juz’ ibn Maalik al-Qarni al-Muraadi al-Yamaani أويس بن عامر بن جزء بن مالك القرني المرادي اليماني (short Uwais al-Qarni) accepted Islam during the time of the prophet (), ...
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Name the sihabi whose four generation are sihabih?
The best and noblest companion of Hazrat Mohammad (s.a.w) "hazrat abu bakr(r.a)"
His(r.a) proper and real name was Abdullah or Abul-Kaaba and "Abu Bakr" was his kunya
whose parents,children and ...
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