Unanswered Questions
117 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Is there a narration about the following story related to the Day of Judgement?
It goes along the lines of what is mentioned in a lecture and on the internet, which is not the Hadith mentioned in Sahih Muslim (190a), but is still somehow similar to this following narration (if it ...
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When calculating moon phases and prayer times found acceptance among the scholars?
After posting the question Are questions on the historical inauguration of some "utilities" or "methods" on topic? on meta I finally decided to ask ask it here:
I'm pretty sure ...
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When is the time of response mentioned in this following hadith?
I have read a hadith that says, every night there is an hour when no Muslim asks Allah of anything and he will be given that. Can anyone tell me is there any record or authentic opinion about when ...
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Did Imam Ibn Jarir al Tabari say women can be Imams of prayer?
Whenever I searched about the issue of the permissibility of a woman leading a prayer, I find that many people cite al Tabari as having given a verdict that women can indeed lead the prayer. But I ...
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Why did al-Albani grade as authentic the hadith of Asma regarding the permission of showing the hands and face?
Islamqa says that this hadith is weak:
narrated by Abu Dawood (4104) from al-Waleed from Sa’eed ibn Basheer
from Qataadah from Khaalid ibn Durayk from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be
pleased with her), that ...
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The Nature of the Hadith in Ash Shifa
There is a Hadith in Page 48 of Ash Shifa which speaks of the musk of the Prophet. I can’t find the Arabic but I will like to know the authenticity of the report and it’s legitimacy if it can be ...
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What is the Islamic view of 'Chimera'? Who will their children belong to as per Sharia?
A chimera is essentially a single organism that's made up of cells from two or more "individuals"—that is, it contains two sets of DNA, with the code to make two separate organisms. One way ...
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Where can I find this hadith on shaking hands?
It is possible that this hadith is from a Shia Hadith Book, but I am not sure. I have not been able to find it yet.
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) is reported to have said: "It is not ...
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Ideas of Causality in ISLAM
Currently I am working on a philosophy paper, exploring the correlation between cause and effect, or in other words how present knowledge is wholly dependent upon past knowledge.
I was thinking of ...
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Islamic views on GENETIC ENGINEERING (ie CRISPER technology for personal gains)
I am currently working on a presentation for my school, tackling the ethical issues with regards CRISPER technology, where one essentially manipulate the genetic code and modify them for children at ...
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What is the authenticity of this hadith about an incident during the battle of Khandaq?
In his al-Bidaya wa-Nihaya ibn Kathir quotes a hadith he says that only al-Bazzar أبو بكر البزار has compiled it:
وقال الحافظ أبو بكر البزار : حدثنا محمد بن معمر ، حدثنا مؤمل ، يعني ابن إسماعيل ،...
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Is the hadith of non-renewal of ablution after cupping authentic?
Daraqutni recorded a hadith about prophet not renewing ablution after cupping and blood flowed from that cut. Is this narration authentic or fair (Hasan)?
Anas (Radiya Allahu Anhu) narrated that &...
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Does the hadith describing "benevolent love towards people" exist?
Does this hadith exist? What is its source?
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught us that the best deed after believing there is no deity worthy of worship except God is "benevolent love ...
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Are the texts of tafsir al-kashshaf authentic?
Wikipedia lists a tafsir named Al-Kashaaf. It says:
Al-Kashshaaf ('The Revealer') by Al-Zamakhshari (d. 1144CE). Al-Zamakhshari belonged to the Mu'tazili school of theology, but nevertheless this ...
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Has anyone ever been punished for making up hadiths?
Salam everyone
There has always been a lot of discussion about which hadiths are authentic and which are not. The presence of non authentic hadiths suggests that some people modified or made up ...