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Archives for December 2005

A Narrative Regarding the Prophet’s (pbuh) Directive to Kill an Apostate Woman

December 7, 2005

Subject Matter of the Narrative: According to Bayhaqiy’s narrative no. 16643 it is reported1: روي أن امرأة يقال لها أم مروان ارتدت عن الإسلام فأمر النبي أن يعرض عليها الإسلام فإن رجعت وإلا قتلت. It is  narrated that a woman called Umm Marwan left Islam and returned to her previous beliefs. The Prophet (pbuh) directed […]

Filed Under: Hadith, History, Penal Law, Sources of Islam

Qualities of Various Tribes & Nations

December 7, 2005

روي أنه قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: الملك في قريش، والقضاء في الأنصار، والأذان في الحبشة والأمانة في الأزد يعني اليمن. It is narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) said: The [quality of] rule is in Quraish; the [quality of] legal judgment is in the Ansaar1; the [quality of] making call to the prayers […]

Filed Under: Hadith, History, Sources of Islam

A Narrative About Four Chances of Repentance Granted to an Apostate

December 7, 2005

According to Bayhaqiy’s narrative no. 16610 it is reported: روي أن رسول الله استتاب نبهان أربع مرات وكان نبهان ارتد. It is narrated that the Prophet asked Nabhan to repent four times. Nabhan was guilty of apostasy. Similar narratives are also reported in Abu Ya`laa’s narrative no. 1785 and Abd al-Razzaq’s narrative no. 18699. Besides […]

Filed Under: Hadith, Penal Law, Sources of Islam

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