Month: October 2013
Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (1244 AH – 1323 AH) (1826 AD – 1905 AD) Maulana was known as Qutbul Irshad and Alim-e-Rabbaani. Hadhrat Maulana Rashid…
Oil in the hair does not prevent ghusl
Question: Does oil in the hair prevent water from reaching the skin? Is it necessary to use soap or any other cleansing agent that will…
RULING OF A SAHEEH AND HASAN HADITH
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. The scholars of the ummah all agree that both saheeh and hasan ahadith are used as evidence…
DEFINITION OF HASAN (SOUND) HADITH
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. Hasan literally means good. Technically: A hasan hadith is one which has a connected chain of upright narrators,…
DEFINITION OF SAHEEH (AUTHENTIC) HADITH
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. DEFINITION OF SAHEEH (AUTHENTIC) HADITH Saheeh literally means healthy. A saheeh hadith is one which has…
Definition of Fabricated (Mawdu') Hadith
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. Literally: Mawdu’ is something that is attached. Technically it is a lie that is forged and…
DEFINITION OF DHAEEF (WEAK) HADITH
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. Literally dhaeef means weak. Technically according to the muhadditheen: It is that hadith which is missing…
Definition of Fiqh
Fiqh: literally means to understand and comprehend. Allah says in the Quran Majeed: قَالُوا يَا شُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا تَقُولُ “They said, O Shuaib!…