بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وعن السدي الصغير، عن الكلبي، عن أبي صالح، عن ابن عباس، أن معاذ بن جبل وثعلبة بن علمة قالا : يا رَسُول الله ما بَالُ الهلال يبدو أو يطلع دقيقاً مثل الخيط، ثم يزيد حتَّى يَعْظُم ويستوي ويستدير ، ثم لا يزال ينقص ويدق حتى يعود كما كان، لا يكون علىContinue reading “Weak narrations – Mu’ādh & Tha’labah asking the Messenger about the new moons”
Category Archives: Ḥadīth
Weak & fabricated narrations pertaining to the month of Rajab – part 1.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Shaykh ibn al-‘Uthaymīn said: “It has not been established that the month of Rajab has been specified from among them (i.e. acts of worship) with anything – neither fasting nor standing (in prayer). So if a person specifies this month with something from the acts of worship without this being establishedContinue reading “Weak & fabricated narrations pertaining to the month of Rajab – part 1.”
“Allāh does not accept from any deed except that which was purely for Him and through which His Face was sought” – explanation by Imām Al-Ithyūbī
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Nasā’ī said: Chapter 24 – One Who Campaigns (in Jihād) Seeking Reward and Renown ʿĪsā ibn Hilāl al-Himsī informed us, he said: Muhammad ibn Humayr narrated to us, he said: Muʿāwiyah ibn Sallām narrated to us, from ʿIkrimah ibn ʿAmmār, from Shaddād Abū ʿAmmār, from Abū Umāmah al-Bāhilī, he said:Continue reading ““Allāh does not accept from any deed except that which was purely for Him and through which His Face was sought” – explanation by Imām Al-Ithyūbī”
Hadīth simplified: The Sahīh hadīth, it’s meaning, conditions, ruling
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The meaning of hadīth Al-Sakhāwī said: “(al-hadīth) linguistically: the opposite of ancient (qadīm), and technically: what is attributed to the Prophet (ﷺ) as his statement, action, approval, or description – even movements and stillness during wakefulness and sleep.” (Fath al-Mughīth 1/36) The linguistic meaning of Sahīh al-Sahīh is derived from al-sihhahContinue reading “Hadīth simplified: The Sahīh hadīth, it’s meaning, conditions, ruling”
Who was Imām al-Bukhārī: his name, birth, lineage, life, trials, quest for knowledge, his virtues, people testing him in Baghdād, compiling his book “al-Sahīh”
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم His Birth and Lineage Abū ‘Abd Allāh al-Bukhārī, Muhammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Mughīrah ibn Bardizbah, and it is (also) said Badhdizbah, which is a Bukhāran word meaning “the farmer.” Bardizbah was a Persian [Magian] who followed his people’s religion, then embraced Islām at the hands of al-Yamān al-Ju’fī –Continue reading “Who was Imām al-Bukhārī: his name, birth, lineage, life, trials, quest for knowledge, his virtues, people testing him in Baghdād, compiling his book “al-Sahīh””
Weak hadīth: saying Bismillah wa barakatillah before eating
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū al-‘Abbās Qāsim ibn al-Qāsim al-Sayyārī informed us in Marw, Abū al-Muwajjih [informed] us, ‘Abdān [informed] us, al-Fadl ibn Mūsā [informed] us, ‘Abd Allāh ibn Kaysān narrated to us, ‘Ikrimah narrated to us, from Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allāh be pleased with them both) that: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ رَضِيَContinue reading “Weak hadīth: saying Bismillah wa barakatillah before eating”
Acting upon and using the weak hadith as evidence – Part 3: al-Shawkānī, al-Dawānī, al-Qanūjī, al-Hilālī
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Shawkānī said: “What has been explicitly declared authentic (Sahīh) or good (Hasan) is permissible to be acted upon, and what has been explicitly declared weak is not permitted to be acted upon.” (Nayl al-Awtār 1/15) Imām Al-Shawkānī also said: “The legal (Sharī’ah) rulings are equal in footing, there is noContinue reading “Acting upon and using the weak hadith as evidence – Part 3: al-Shawkānī, al-Dawānī, al-Qanūjī, al-Hilālī”
Acting upon weak hadīth – part 2: what did Imām Ahmad and others intend by allowing acting upon weak hadīth – Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, Ibn ‘Allān, Ahmad Shākir
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Part 1: the opinions of Yahyā ibn Ma’īn, Bukhārī, Muslim, Ibn al-‘Arabī’, Al-Albānī on acting upon weak hadīth https://fawaaids.com/2025/05/11/can-we-act-upon-weak-hadith/ Ibn Taymiyyahs and Ahmad Shākirs position on acting upon weak hadith Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah said: “It is not permissible to rely in the Sharī’ah on weak hadīth that are neither authenticContinue reading “Acting upon weak hadīth – part 2: what did Imām Ahmad and others intend by allowing acting upon weak hadīth – Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, Ibn ‘Allān, Ahmad Shākir”
When does a weak hadeeth become hasan & the authenticity of calling adhaan/iqaamah in newborns ear
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Intro: When does a weak hadīth become Hasan Meaning of hasan li-ghayrihi: “…it is the hadīth that contains weakness that is not severe, such as its narrator being weak (but) not descending below the rank of one who is considered (for supporting evidence), or a mudallis [one who practices tadlīs] whoContinue reading “When does a weak hadeeth become hasan & the authenticity of calling adhaan/iqaamah in newborns ear”
Evidence that face and hands of the woman are not awrah – part 2; Tafsīr of al-Ahzāb:59 & clarification of what’s authentic from Ibn ‘Abbās
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم For part 1 – containing ahādīth which show the women uncovering their face and hands during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ), responses to some of the doubts/objections, and the tafsīr of Sūrah al-Nūr verse 31 – click here: https://fawaaids.com/2025/07/12/evidence-that-the-face-hands-of-the-woman-is-not-awrah-part-1/ Tafsīr of Sūrah al-Ahzāb:59 Allāh says: يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ قُل لِّأَزۡوَٰجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَContinue reading “Evidence that face and hands of the woman are not awrah – part 2; Tafsīr of al-Ahzāb:59 & clarification of what’s authentic from Ibn ‘Abbās”
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