بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Sunnah.com is arguably the most popular and go-to website for referring to the aḥādīth of the prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The website is an off-shoot of the popular Quran.com website. It is highly beneficial but there are some drawbacks such as missing sections (see for …
Read More »Celebrations of Muslims
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In this article, we shall be discussing with evidences which all celebrations that are reoccurring (whether yearly, monthly or weekly) are allowed for us Muslims to engage in and celebrate thereby. ||Meaning of ‘Eid|| Al-Azhari (D. 370) said in Tahdhīb al-Lughah (3/84): “And ‘eid for the …
Read More »Najd – The horn of Shaytan?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم We have witnessed many people quote the ḥadith in question that it is meant thereby Muḥammad bin ‘Abd al-Wahhāb al-Tamīmī (D. 1206). No one from the Muslim quoted this ḥadith in this context before his birth and no one described it as meaning modern-day Najd until …
Read More »Authenticity of reciting Surat al-Kahf on Friday
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: Is a ḥadīth regarding the recital of Sūrat al-Kahf on Friday proven? Please clarify with evidences (Muḥammad Na’īm Sājid) Answer: The following narration is reported concerning the recital of Sūrat al-Kahf on Friday: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيْدٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، ثَنَا أَبُو هَاشِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيْ مِجْلَزٍ، عَنْ …
Read More »The ‘Aqīdah (belief) of Sufyān al-Thawrī (D. 161)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قال ابن المخَلِّص:ـ حدثنا أبو الفضل شعيب بن محمد بن الراجيان قال: حدثنا علي بن حرب الطائي الموصلي بسر من رأى في سنة تسع وخمسين ومئتين قال: سمعت شعيب بن حرب يقول: قلت: لأبي عبد الله سفيان بن سعيد بن منذر الثوري: حدثني بحديث من السنة …
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