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Is cleaning yourself with stones or toilet paper (الاستجمار) enough for Wudhu? Yes - but don't tell your parents! They might kick you out of the house and call you a "Wahabi" 😂 Scholarly views: 1- Al-Baji Maliki says in 'Al-Muntaqa', (1/46): أنه ك...

Wood Gatherer at Night - حاطب ليل Imaam Shaafi'ee said: مثل الذي يطلب العلم بلا حجة كمثل حاطب ليل يحمل حزمة حطب وفيه أفعى تلدغه وهو لا يدري "The person who takes knowledge without Hujjah (evidence/proof/au...

Importance of History - أهمية التاريخ A man was narrating Hadiths on the authority of Khalid bin Ma'dan. Ismail bin Ayyash asked him: "In which year did you write narrations from Khalid bin Ma'dan?"...

Muhadith Al-Idlibi - الشيخ صلاح الدين الإدلبي - Age of Aisha - Moses Slapping the eye of the Angel of Death - Moses Naked - Solomon, 70 Wives & Disabled Child Muhadith al-Idlibi is a Syrian Hadith scholar and an expert in the field of matn crit...

Can Reliable Hadith Narrators (الرواة الثقات) make mistakes? Yes. Reliability does not mean Infallibility. Reliable narrators are still human beings - prone to err, forget and get confused sometimes - like a reliable witness in court. Al-Iraaqi s...

A reliable and authentic chain [سند] does not always mean the Hadith itself is authentic. There may be problems with the content [المتن]. Ibn Al-Jawzi says: ألا ترى أنه لو اجتمع خلق من الثقات، فأخبروا أن الجمل دخل في سم الخياط، لما نفعتنا ثقتهم، و...

Did the Prophet encourage beating Children? No - This Hadith is declared weak (ضعيف): "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is reported to have said: مروا أولادكم بالصلاة وهم أبناء سبع سنين، واضربوهم عليها، وهم أبناء عشر "Command your children to per...

Good Manners - أدب When someone tells you something that you already know, don't cut them off. Ataa Ibn Abi Rabah has said: إن الرجل ليحدثني بالحديث فأنصت له كأني لم أسمع هذا الحديث من قبل وقد سمعته قبل أن يولد "A young man would tell me ...

Why was Hatim al-Asam called ("Hatim, the deaf")? - حاتم الأصم It was narrated: A woman asked Hatim a question and she accidentally passed wind. She felt ashamed, so Hatim quickly said: "Raise your voice!!" He pretended that he is hard of hearin...

Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (المختار الثقفى) offered 10,000 Dinars to whoever fabricates a HADITH from the Prophet about him, prophesizing his rule and praising him. A man said: "I will not lie upon the Prophet, peace be upon him - b...