Saturday, January 1, 2011

Hadith of the week

1545. Hazrat Ibn 'Umar (R.A.A.) says that the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said: “The worst of lies is to pretend to have seen something which he has not seen.”
(Bukhari)

Commentary: This hadith strongly condemns falsehood, whether it relates to a dream or to the real world. It is a great sin in both cases.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Hadith of the week

Aslamualaykum,


61. Abu Dharr and Mu`adh bin Jabal (May Allah be pleased with them) reported that: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Fear Allah wherever you are, do good deeds after doing bad ones, the former will wipe out the latter, and behave decently towards people".
(Tirmidhi, Riyadh us Salihieen, Number 61)


Commentary: Fear Allah can mean having God consciousness, wherever we go. Virtue obliterates vice means that virtue becomes an atonement for sin. But this applies to minor sins only because major ones will not be forgiven without sincere repentance. Similar is the case of encroachment on public rights which will not be forgiven without their compensation.

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Naadir

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Hadith of the week (Last Ten Nights)

Aslamualaykum,





975. Narrated Ibn Abbas (R.A.A.) The Prophet (S.A.W.) said “Look for the Night of Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan on the night when nine or seven or five nights remain out of the last ten nights of Ramadan [i.e. 21st, 23rd, 25th, (27th, 29th) respectively].”

(Bukhari: Book # 33, Chapter # 32, Hadith # 975)





1223. Ayesha (R.A.A.) reported: When the last ten nights (of Ramadan) would begin, the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) would keep awake at night (for prayer and devotion), awaken his family and prepare himself to be more diligent in worship.

(Bukhari and Muslim: Riyadh-us-Saliheen, Hadith # 1223)





1189. Abu Hurairah (R.A.A.) reported: The Prophet (S.A.W.) said, "Whosoever performs Qiyam during Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree), with Faith and being hopeful of Allah's reward, will have his former sins forgiven.''

(Bukhari and Muslim: Riyadh-us-Saliheen, Hadith # 1189)





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Naadir

Monday, August 24, 2009

Hadith of the week (Praying Faithfully)

Aslamualakum,



Narrated Abu Huraira (R.A.A.): Allah's Apostle (S.A.W.) said: "Whoever establishes prayers during the nights of Ramadan faithfully out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not for showing off), all his past sins will be forgiven."

(Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 36)


Commentery: The word “sins” applies to minor sins only because major ones will not be forgiven without sincere repentance.


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Naadir

Friday, July 31, 2009

Hadith of the week

Aslamualaykum,





563. Jabir bin `Abdullah (R.A.A.) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Beware of oppression, for oppression will be darkness on the Day of Resurrection; and beware of stinginess because it destroyed those who were before you. It incited them to shed their blood and deem unlawful as lawful.''

(Muslim) (Riyadh-us-Saliheen, Hadith No. 563)







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Naadir

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Hadith of the week

Aslamualaykum,



184. Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (R.A.A.) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Whoever amongst you sees an evil, he must change it with his hand; if he is unable to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is unable to do so, then with his heart; and that is the weakest form of Faith".
(Muslim)

Commentary: This Hadith contains a very important prescription to prevent the Muslim society from all things which are forbidden in Islam. So long as Muslims adhered to it and ceaselessly and fearlessly performed their obligation of enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong, their society was largely safe from many evils and sins.


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Naadir

Monday, June 29, 2009

Hadith of the week

Aslamualaykum,





1023. Abu Hurairah (R.A.A.) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Any group of people that assemble in one of the Houses of Allah to study the Qur'an, tranquility will descend upon them, mercy will engulf them, angels will surround them and Allah will make mention of them to those (the angels) in His proximity.''

(Muslim)



Commentary: The meaning of the Hadith is that they teach one another by discussing the Quranic sciences, and knowledge the Qur'an contains. This meaning is correct because both these acts are auspicious and are means of gaining the Pleasure of Allah. This Hadith, however, does not tell us in any way that this group of people recite the Qur'an all at once. This is Bid`ah for this was not the practice of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH).









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Naadir