by Muhamet Ziberi | Nov 27, 2022 | Articles
There is an assumption among many people that the number of Abu Hurayra’s (r) narrations is more than 5000. Many contemporary scholars have gone through Abu Hurayra’s (r) narrations found in the nine books, which are considered the antecedents to Hadith...
by Muhamet Ziberi | Nov 13, 2022 | Articles
The Sunnah is the second primary source of Islamic jurisprudence after the Quran. Both were revealed by Allah, but they differ in that the Qur’an is Allah’s literal speech, while the wording of the hadiths are by the Prophet (ṣ). Although, there is a type...
by Muhamet Ziberi | Nov 10, 2022 | Articles
The most widely held opinion with regards to the Messenger of Allah’s (s) date of birth is that he was born on the 12th of Rabīʿ al-ʾAwwal in the Year of the Elephant (571 CE).[1] Most hadith scholars and historians agree about his birth year. Ibn Al-Qayyim (d....
by Muhamet Ziberi | Nov 10, 2022 | Articles
Abu Rāfiʿ reports that he saw the Prophet (ṣ) calling the call to prayer (adhān) into Ḥasan’s ear promptly after Fāṭimah, the Prophet’s daughter, gave birth to him. This hadith is transmitted by Imām Aḥmad in the Musnad (no. 23869), Abu Dāwūd in the Sunan (no....
by Muhamet Ziberi | Nov 10, 2022 | Articles
In the reign of Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb, a man came to him with his son. Upon seeing the two, ʿUmar (r), the caliph, was amazed at the resemblance between the two. The man said, “He was born while his mother was dead!” Skeptical, ʿUmar (r) replied, “Woe to you! Report to...
