The main aim of our site is to purify The Seerah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ from weak and fabricated narrations using the works of the scholars of Islam. We may add other beneficial material as well.
أسلم أبو طلحة زيد بن سهل بن الأسود بن حرام بن عمرو بن زيد مناة بن عدي بن عمرو بن مالك بن النجار قبل بيعة العقبة الثانية، حين ذهب لخطبة أم سليم بنت ملحان بعد وفاة زوجها أبو أنس بن مالك، فقالت: «يا أبا طلحة، ما مثلك يُردّ، ولكنك امرؤ كافر، وأنا مسلمة لا تحلّ لي، فإن تسلم فذلك مهري»، فأسلم، فكان ذلك مهرها. (الإصابة في تمييز الصحابة – زيد بن سهل)
Abu Talhah Zaid bin Sahl bin Al-Aswad bin Haraam bin ‘Amr bin Zaid Manath bin ‘Adi bin ‘Amr bin Malik bin An-Najjaar, he accepted Islam before the ‘Second Pledge of Al-‘Aqabah’. After the death of Umm Sulaim bint Milhaan’s husband- the father of Anas bin Malik (Malik bin An-Nadr), he sent her a proposal of marriage.
She said, “O Abu Talhah! The likes of aren’t rejected, but you are a disbeliever, and I am a Muslimah and I am not permissible for you (in marriage), if you accept Islam then that is my Mahr (dowry).”
He accepted Islam, and that became her Mahr.
(Al-Isaba Fee Tamayyiz As-Sahaba, under ‘Zaid bin Sahl’) [See Sunan An-Nasai 3341, authenticated by Al-Albani, Muqbil and Shuaib Al-Arnauut]
-Translated by Abu Muaaz Mohammed bin Thajammul Hussain Manna
Alhamdulillah, Nahmaduhu was Nusalli Ala Rasoolil-Kareem.
The book ‘Ar-Raheequl- Makhtoum’ (The Sealed Nectar) is a good summary of the Prophet’s Biography ﷺ.
The reason it was awarded by the World Muslim League (Makkah) was because it summarized the Seerah well. However the book has some weak and fabricated narrations.
Even Shaikh Safi-ur-Rehman Mubarakpuri Rahimahullah never claimed that his book is entirely authentic or based only on authentically confirmed reports.
In order to know about the unauthentic narrations in the book ‘The Sealed Nectar’, refer to the following books:
1. Taleeq Ala Ar-Raheeqil-Makhtoum by Shaikh Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Malaah in Arabic in one volume. In this book the Shaikh mentions some of the weak narrations in the ‘Sealed Nectar’.
2. ‘Ma Sha Wa Lam Yathbut Fis Seerah An-Nabawiyyah’ (Arabic) and translated and summarized into the English language as ‘Famous But Unauthentic Stories From The Seerah of The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ’ (by Mohammed bin Thajammul Hussain Manna).
This book mentions around 110 famous but unauthentic narrations from the Seerah. Some of the fabricated and extremely weak narrations mentioned here are also found in Ar-Raheequl-Makhtoum.
May Allah reward all of us with Khair. Aameen.
Note , the PDF link of the second book:
Famous But Unauthentic Stories From The Seerah of The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ by Shaikh Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Ushan (translated and summarized into English by Mohammed bin Thajammul Hussain Manna)
Some of my humble compilations: 1. The Biography of The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ From Reliable And Credibly Established Narrations (Three Volumes), 2. Famous But Unauthentic Stories From The Seerah, 3. The Authentic Biography of Bilal bin Rabah (رضي الله عنه).
الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وعلى اله واصحابه اجمعين…
Haram bin Milhan (رضي الله عنه) was sent as an envoy of the Prophet ﷺ with a letter to Amir bin At-Tufayl, the disbelieving chief of Banu Amir. Amir did not read the message but rather as the letter was being read, he ordered a man to stab Haram bin Milhan with a spear from the back. As the spear came out from the other end of his chest, Haram bin Milhan gathered the blood in his cupped palms and said, before he breathed his last…. الله اكبر! فزت ورب الكعبه! “Allahu Akbar! I have become successful! By The Lord of The Kabah!”
الحمد لله والصلاه والسلام على رسول الله وعلى اله واصحابه اجمعين ومن تبعهم باحسان الى يوم الدين اما بعد…
A sister sent me this question which was asked to Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem hafidhahullah and she asked me to comment on that.
(The) QUESTION: It is not permissible for women to ride bike amongst nonmehrarn, but can she sit behind her male mahram on bike?
ANSWER: This is not permissible as this is dangerous for her to get exposed if she were to fall and also her body curves would be “too visible”. End Quote from Shaikh Assim Al-Hakeem.
We will be referencing three Ahadith:
Hadith 1:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The best women are the riders of the camels and the righteous among the women of Quraish. They are the kindest women to their children in their childhood and the more careful women of the property of their husbands.” (Al-Bukhari 5082)
Hadith 2:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) while returning from ‘Usfan, and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was riding his she-camel keeping Safiya bint Huyay riding behind him. His she-camel slipped and both of them fell down. Abu Talha jumped from his camel and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! May Allah sacrifice me for you.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Take care of the lady.” So, Abu Talha covered his face with a garment and went to Safiya and covered her with it, and then he set right the condition of their shecamel so that both of them rode, and we were encircling Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) like a cover. When we approached Medina, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “We are returning with repentance and worshipping and praising our Lord.” He kept on saying this till he entered Medina. (Al-Bukhari 3085)
Hadith 3:
On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
Verily Allah has pardoned [or been lenient with] for me my ummah: their mistakes, their forgetfulness, and that which they have been forced to do under duress. A hasan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah, and al-Bayhaqee and others. (Arbain An-Nawawi)
Quran:”And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their chastity, and not to reveal their adornments except what normally appears”. (Quran 24:31)
Points:
The Ahadith I shared show the mistakes in Ustadh Assim Al-Hakeem’s answer:
One of the ‘virtues’ of Qurayshi women was that they rode camels. This shows that riding an animal for women is a ‘virtue’ not something Haram.
There’s no Ayah or Hadith that clearly states that riding animals for women is Haram.
The second Hadith alludes to the fact that even though women can fall from camels, that doesn’t disallow them from riding on them.
Women may ‘accidentally’ become uncovered and this not something they can avoid. (Hadith 3)
Women in the times of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ would ride on camels in the presence of men mahram and non-mahram. (Hadith 2)
Women should try their best not to show their curves, but if even after trying their best, i.e. following the proper Hijab, making it loose, opaque etc., if their ‘curves’ are shown they’re forgiven for that as it is something they can’t go out of the way and hide. (See Quran 24:31)
7. So as long as Muslim women wear an appropriate Hijab according to the Quran and Sunnah and they’re generally safe in the place where they’re riding, it is allowed in the Shariah for them to ride on bikes and motorcycles.
واخر دعوانا ان الحمد لله رب العالمين.
-Abu Muaaz Mohammed Manna (16th/Jan/2021)
Also see:
Shaykh Al Albani On Women Driving
Questioner: Is it permissible for a woman to drive a car?
Answer:If it is permissible for her to ride upon a (female) donkey then it is permissible for her to drive a
Questioner: But there is a difference between a donkey and a car.
Sh Al-Albaanee: Which is more concealing – riding upon a donkey or in a car? I would suggest (riding in) a car.
Saheehus-Seerah 