The following famous story which has no authentic chains is narrated as: In the nineteenth year after the Hijrah, ‘Umar dispatched an army to fight against the Byzantines. In it was ‘Abdullah ibn Hudhafah As-Sahmi. News of the Muslim force reached the Byzantine emperor, Heraclius. He had heard of their sincerity of faith, and theirContinue reading “Unauthentic Story of Abdullah bin Hudafa As-Sahmi and the Roman Emperor”
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Scholars who authenticated Ahadith on four Rak’ahs Sunnah before Salatul-Asr (A small list)
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: May Allah show mercy to a man who prays four rak’ahs before the afternoon prayer. (Translation from sunnah.com) 1. Imam Ahmad Shakir Rahimahullah: A Saheeh Chain. [عن عبدالله بن عمر:] رحِم اللهُ امرأً صلى قبلَالعصرِ أربعًا أحمد شاكر (١٣٧٧ هـ)، مسند أحمد ٨/١٨٣ • إسناده صحيح • أخرجه أبو داود (١٢٧١)،Continue reading “Scholars who authenticated Ahadith on four Rak’ahs Sunnah before Salatul-Asr (A small list)”
Why don’t we celebrate the mourning of Hussain bin Ali (عليه السلام )?
Why don’t we celebrate the mourning of Hussain bin Ali (عليه السلام )? السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته الحمد لله و الصلاة و السلام على رسول الله و على آله و صحبه أجمعين، Hussain bin Ali (عليه السلام ) was brutally martyred by the army of Ubaidullah bin Ziyad and betrayed by theContinue reading “Why don’t we celebrate the mourning of Hussain bin Ali (عليه السلام )?”
A Fabricated Hadith on The Virtue of Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه)
[عن عائشة أم المؤمنين:] بينا رأسُ النبيِّ – ﷺ – في حجري في ليلةٍ ضاحيةٍ؛ إذ قلتُ: يا رسولَ اللهِ ! هل يكون لأحدٍ من الحسنات عددُ نجومِ السماءِ؟ ! قال: نعم،عمرُ، قلت: فأين حسناتُ أبي بكرٍ؟ ! قال: إنما جميعُحسناتِ عمرَ كحسنةٍ واحدةٍ من حسناتِ أبي بكرٍ. الألباني (١٤٢٠ هـ)، تخريج مشكاة المصابيح ٦٠١٣Continue reading “A Fabricated Hadith on The Virtue of Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه)”
Some comments on ‘The Golden (Scientific) Era of Islam’ …
Do you think that the glorious past of the Muslim ummah in the field of education was without any compromise with the Islamic beliefs and values? بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد الله و الصلاة والسلام على رسول و على آله وصحبه أجمعين أما بعد When we as Muslims speak of the ‘glorious scientific past’ ofContinue reading “Some comments on ‘The Golden (Scientific) Era of Islam’ …”