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Archives for November 2003

Narrative regarding Eating Garlic, Onion and Leek in Cooked Form

November 29, 2003

روي أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى عن هاتين الشجرتين وقال من أكلهما فلا يقربن مسجدنا وقال إن كنتم لا بد من آكليهما فأميتوهما طبخا. قال: يعني: البصل والثوم. It is narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) directed people to refrain from these two trees and said: Whoever eats of these two trees should not […]

Filed Under: Cleansing and Purification, Hadith, Social Issues

Narrative Regarding an Exception Relating to the Said Etiquette

November 28, 2003

قال مغيرة بن شعبة رضي الله عنه: أكلت ثوما فأتيت مصلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وقد سبقت بركعة فلما دخلت المسجد وجد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ريح الثوم. فلما قضى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلاته قال: من أكل من هذه الشجرة فلا يقربنا حتى يذهب ريحها. فلما قضيت الصلاة جئت إلى […]

Filed Under: Cleansing and Purification, Hadith, Social Issues, Sources of Islam, Worship and Fasting

Narrative Regarding an Etiquette Relating to Visiting the Mosque

November 27, 2003

روي أنه وجد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ريح ثوم في المسجد فقال: من أكل من هذه الشجرة فلا يغشانا في مسجدنا – يؤذينا بريح الثوم – حتى يذهب ريحها، فإن الملائكة تأذى مما يتأذى منه الإنس. It is reported that [once, when] the Prophet (pbuh) sensed the odor of garlic1 in the mosque, he […]

Filed Under: Hadith, Social Issues, Sources of Islam, Worship and Fasting

Face Covering

November 20, 2003

َQuestion I asked a friend who cover’s her face to provide me with some hadith that emphasize on face covering and she provided me with the following: Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 6, Book 60, Hadith # 282 Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba (Radhiallaahu ‘anha)  “Aisha (Radhiallaahu ‘anha) used to say: “When (the Verse): “They should draw their […]

Filed Under: Q & A, Social Issues

Narrative Regarding God Shall Fill Paradise and Hell in the Hereafter

November 18, 2003

روي أنه قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: اختصمت الجنة والنار إلى ربهما. فقالت النار: أوثرت بالمتكبرين والمتجبرين وقالت الجنة: ما لي لا يدخلني إلا ضعفاء الناس وسقطهم وعجزهم. قال الله تبارك وتعالى للجنة: أنت رحمتي، أرحم بك من أشاء من عبادي. وقال للنار: إنما أنت عذابي أعذب بك من أشاء من عبادي. ولكل […]

Filed Under: Hadith, Islamic Beliefs

What is the View of a Muslim Woman Marrying a Christian Man?

November 18, 2003

Question If a couple love each other and decide that they would like to marry and spend the rest of their lives together what are the obstacles to that union? The christian man (myself) respects completely the beliefs of his prospective wife and she would without question continue as a muslim and I would be […]

Filed Under: Discussions, Other Religions, Social Issues

Narrative Regarding the Prophet’s Time for Zuh’r Prayers During Summers and Winters

November 13, 2003

روي أنه كان قدر صلاة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الظهر في الصيف ثلاثة أقدام إلى خمسة أقدام وفي الشتاء خمسة أقدام إلى سبعة أقدام. It is narrated that the approximate time of the Prophet’s Zuh’r prayers was [when the shadows were] three to five feet long during summers and five to seven feet […]

Filed Under: Hadith, Worship and Fasting

Narrative Regarding Two Blows Allowed to the Hellfire

November 12, 2003

روى أنه قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: اشتكت النار إلى ربها فقالت ربي أكل بعضي بعضا فأذن لي أتنفس. فأذن لها بنفسين: نفس في الشتاء ونفس في الصيف. فأشد ما تجدون من الحر فمن نفس جهنم، وأشد ما تجدون من الزمهرير فمن نفس جهنم. It is narrated that that Prophet (pbuh) said: [Once,] […]

Filed Under: Hadith, Islamic Beliefs, Sources of Islam

Regarding the Status of Hadith

November 12, 2003

Question To my understanding, Hadith cannot give us any teachings or laws which are not mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah. However in one of your articles regarding the hadith about delaying the Zuhr prayer, you mentioned that it is mentioned that Zuhr can be delayed under intense heat1. So I was just wondering whether […]

Filed Under: Q & A, Sources of Islam

Narrative Regarding Seasonal Variations in Prayer Timings

November 11, 2003

روي أنه كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا اشتد البرد بكر بالصلاة وإذا اشتد الحر أبرد بالصلاة. It is reported that the Prophet (pbuh) used to offer his prayers early in the severe cold [of winters], while he would cool his prayers [delaying them] during the severe heat [of summers]1. General Notes: It is […]

Filed Under: Hadith, Worship and Fasting

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