Category: Hadith
The weak hadith that the Ummah receives with acceptance
Qarinah # 2 When the Ummah receives a hadith with acceptance it is necessary to act on it even if its chain is weak. Hafiz…
Supporting Chains of a Weak Hadith
Qarinah # 1 When a weak hadith is supported by another weak one it is elevated to the rank of a sound narration. This is…
Placing hands on the Chest in Salah
Part 1 Shaikh Albani states in his ‘Asl Sifatis Salah:’ ‘Placing the hands on the chest is what is established from the Messenger (صلى الله…
The permissibility of using weak hadith as proof when it is supported by circumstantial evidences
Previously we mentioned that classifying hadith as authentic and weak is an ijtihaadi issue. Therefore if a hadith is graded as dhaeef, it does not…
Classification of Ahadith as authentic, sound, weak or fabricated is an issue of Ijtihad
Ijtihad is the expenditure of mental and intellectual effort to solve an issue. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) says: “When a judge…
Best day of the week
The best day of the week is the day of Jum’ah. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) has said: “Of your days the best is Friday….
No contradiction between Hadith of Fasting and Spending on Aashuraa
Question: There seems to be a contradiction between the hadith of fasting on the 10th of Muharram and the hadith that encourages free spending on…
Status of the Hadith concerning spending freely on Aashura
من وسّع على عياله يوم عاشوراء وسع الله عليه سائر سنته ‘Allah will grant prosperity throughout the year to the person who spends freely on…
Muharram The Month Of Allah
مُحَرَّمْ Muharram is a very significant month in the life of a Muslim. It marks the beginning of a new year and reminds us of…
Difference between a Dhaeef Hadith and a Mawdu' Hadith
The great Muhaddith and Usulul Hadith scholar, Hafiz Ibn Salah states in his monumental Usulul Hadith work, U’lumul Hadith: “When they (the muhadditheen) say regarding…