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This page deals with contradictions in the [[Hadith]]. | This page deals with contradictions in the [[Hadith]]. | ||
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{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|4|161}}| Narrated Humran: | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|4|161}}| Narrated Humran: | ||
(the slave of 'Uthman) I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan asking for a tumbler of water (and when it was brought) he poured water over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. then he washed his face and forearrlns up to the elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his head and washed his feet up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, "Allah's Apostle said 'If anyone Performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at prayer during which he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven.' " After performing the ablution 'Uthman said, "I am going to tell you a Hadith which I would not have told you, had I not been compelled by a certain Holy Verse (the sub narrator 'Urwa said: This verse is: "Verily, those who conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent down...)" (2:159). I heard the Prophet saying, 'If a man performs ablution perfectly and then offers the compulsory congregational prayer, Allah will forgive his sins committed between that (prayer) and the (next) prayer till he offers it. }} | (the slave of 'Uthman) I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan asking for a tumbler of water (and when it was brought) he poured water over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. then he washed his face and forearrlns up to the elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his head and washed his feet up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, "Allah's Apostle said 'If anyone Performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at prayer during which he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven.' " After performing the ablution 'Uthman said, "I am going to tell you a Hadith which I would not have told you, had I not been compelled by a certain Holy Verse (the sub narrator 'Urwa said: This verse is: "Verily, those who conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent down...)" (2:159). I heard the Prophet saying, 'If a man performs ablution perfectly and then offers the compulsory congregational prayer, Allah will forgive his sins committed between that (prayer) and the (next) prayer till he offers it. }} | ||
===Do those with faith as small as a mustard seed ever enter the fire?=== | |||
Both hadiths use the same Arabic phrase "faith the weight of a mustard seed" (مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةِ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ). | |||
Yes | |||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|8|76|565}}|Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When the people of Paradise have entered Paradise, and the people of the Fire have entered the Fire, Allah will say. 'Take out (of the Fire) whoever has got faith equal to a mustard seed in his heart.' They will come out, and by that time they would have burnt and became like coal, and then they will be thrown into the river of Al-Hayyat (life) and they will spring up just as a seed grows on the bank of a rainwater stream." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Don't you see that the germinating seed comes out yellow and twisted?"}} | |||
No | |||
{{Quote|{{Muslim|1|165}}| It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: | |||
None shall enter the Fire (of Hell) who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of Iman and none shall enter Paradise who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride.}} | |||
===Do evil omens exist?=== | ===Do evil omens exist?=== | ||
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Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Messenger said, "there is neither 'Adha nor Tiyara, | Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Messenger said, "there is neither 'Adha nor Tiyara, | ||
and an evil omen is only in three: a horse, a woman and a house."}} | and an evil omen is only in three: a horse, a woman and a house."}} | ||
===Protection from Dajjal=== | ===Protection from Dajjal=== | ||
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This hadith has been transmitted by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters. But Shu'ba (one of the narrators) said: At the end of Surah al-Kahf, but Hammam said: At the beginning of Surah al-Kahf.}} | This hadith has been transmitted by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters. But Shu'ba (one of the narrators) said: At the end of Surah al-Kahf, but Hammam said: At the beginning of Surah al-Kahf.}} | ||
=== Two rak'ats after Asr=== | ===Two rak'ats after Asr=== | ||
It's recommended to offer two rak'ats | It's recommended to offer two rak'ats | ||
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Zaid) as he had no offspring .}} | Zaid) as he had no offspring .}} | ||
=== Prayer=== | ===Prayer=== | ||
25 times or 27 times superior? | 25 times or 27 times superior? | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|11|618}}| Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "The prayer in congregation is twenty seven times superior to the prayer offered by person alone." }} | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|11|618}}| Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "The prayer in congregation is twenty seven times superior to the prayer offered by person alone." }} | ||
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*A Hadith recorded by Bukhari and Abu Dawud suggests that drawing blood violates one's [[fasting|fast]], while another Hadith recorded by the same scholars suggests Muhammad had his blood drawn while fasting.<ref name="nineteeners">Quranic.org, [http://www.quranic.org/quran_article/7/contradictory_hadiths.htm Contradictory Hadiths]</ref> | *A Hadith recorded by Bukhari and Abu Dawud suggests that drawing blood violates one's [[fasting|fast]], while another Hadith recorded by the same scholars suggests Muhammad had his blood drawn while fasting.<ref name="nineteeners">Quranic.org, [http://www.quranic.org/quran_article/7/contradictory_hadiths.htm Contradictory Hadiths]</ref> | ||
*Hanbal recorded a Hadith where Muhammad forbid the people to face towards the Qibla while relieving themselves, while Bukhari recorded the opposite, that Muhammad had his own toilet point towards the Qiblah in order to discourage superstition.<ref name="nineteeners"/> | *Hanbal recorded a Hadith where Muhammad forbid the people to face towards the Qibla while relieving themselves, while Bukhari recorded the opposite, that Muhammad had his own toilet point towards the Qiblah in order to discourage superstition.<ref name="nineteeners" /> | ||
*Ibn Kutayba wrote a book dealing solely with contradictory Hadith, such as one in which Muhammad kissed his wives while fasting, and one in which he answered a query by stating that kissing one's wife violated a fast.<ref name="nineteeners"/> | *Ibn Kutayba wrote a book dealing solely with contradictory Hadith, such as one in which Muhammad kissed his wives while fasting, and one in which he answered a query by stating that kissing one's wife violated a fast.<ref name="nineteeners" /> | ||
*Although Bukhari records a Hadith where Muhammad urinated while standing, Sunneni Nesei stated that "if someone says to you that the Prophet urinated standing, do not believe him".<ref name="nineteeners"/> | *Although Bukhari records a Hadith where Muhammad urinated while standing, Sunneni Nesei stated that "if someone says to you that the Prophet urinated standing, do not believe him".<ref name="nineteeners" /> | ||
*Abu Dawud recorded two Hadith, one in which the speaker says he saw the Prophet standing and drinking water "like you and me", and another in which he forbids drinking water while standing upright.<ref name="nineteeners"/> | *Abu Dawud recorded two Hadith, one in which the speaker says he saw the Prophet standing and drinking water "like you and me", and another in which he forbids drinking water while standing upright.<ref name="nineteeners" /> | ||
*Hadith states that Muhammad had forbidden people to perform marriages, or seek spouses, while performing the [[Hajj]]. Yet he is believed to have married Maymuna bint al-Harith while performing the pilgrimage himself.<ref name="nineteeners"/> | *Hadith states that Muhammad had forbidden people to perform marriages, or seek spouses, while performing the [[Hajj]]. Yet he is believed to have married Maymuna bint al-Harith while performing the pilgrimage himself.<ref name="nineteeners" /> | ||
*While Tahzibut Tazhib records that Muhammad ordered his followers to cover their calves as they were a part of their genitals, Hanbal recorded that Umar and Muhammad were both reclining with their calves uncovered when Abu Bakr requested entrance to their domicile, and was granted access and that they did not cover themselves.<ref name="nineteeners"/> | *While Tahzibut Tazhib records that Muhammad ordered his followers to cover their calves as they were a part of their genitals, Hanbal recorded that Umar and Muhammad were both reclining with their calves uncovered when Abu Bakr requested entrance to their domicile, and was granted access and that they did not cover themselves.<ref name="nineteeners" /> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{Hub4|Hadith|Hadith}} | {{Hub4|Hadith|Hadith}} | ||
[[Category:Hadith]] | |||
[[Category:Apologetics]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Hadith]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Criticism of Islam]] | ||
[[Category:Apologetics]] | |||
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This page deals with contradictions in the Hadith.
Did Muhammad see Allah?
No
Narrated Masruq:
'Aisha said, "If anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen his Lord, he is a liar, for Allah says: 'No vision can grasp Him.' (6.103) And if anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen the Unseen, he is a liar, for Allah says: 'None has the knowledge of the Unseen but Allah.'"Yes
It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he (the Holy Prophet) saw (Allah) with, his heart
Wudhu
You should wash once
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts only once.You should wash twice
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid:
The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts twice.You should wash thrice
Narrated Humran:
(the slave of 'Uthman) I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan asking for a tumbler of water (and when it was brought) he poured water over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. then he washed his face and forearrlns up to the elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his head and washed his feet up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, "Allah's Apostle said 'If anyone Performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at prayer during which he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven.' " After performing the ablution 'Uthman said, "I am going to tell you a Hadith which I would not have told you, had I not been compelled by a certain Holy Verse (the sub narrator 'Urwa said: This verse is: "Verily, those who conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent down...)" (2:159). I heard the Prophet saying, 'If a man performs ablution perfectly and then offers the compulsory congregational prayer, Allah will forgive his sins committed between that (prayer) and the (next) prayer till he offers it.
Do those with faith as small as a mustard seed ever enter the fire?
Both hadiths use the same Arabic phrase "faith the weight of a mustard seed" (مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةِ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ).
Yes
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When the people of Paradise have entered Paradise, and the people of the Fire have entered the Fire, Allah will say. 'Take out (of the Fire) whoever has got faith equal to a mustard seed in his heart.' They will come out, and by that time they would have burnt and became like coal, and then they will be thrown into the river of Al-Hayyat (life) and they will spring up just as a seed grows on the bank of a rainwater stream." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Don't you see that the germinating seed comes out yellow and twisted?"
No
It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed:
None shall enter the Fire (of Hell) who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of Iman and none shall enter Paradise who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride.
Do evil omens exist?
No.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There is
no transitive disease, no evil omen, no safar, no hama…Yes
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Messenger said, "there is neither 'Adha nor Tiyara,
and an evil omen is only in three: a horse, a woman and a house."Protection from Dajjal
The first ten al-Kahf verses
Abu Darda' reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Surah al-Kahf, he will be protected from the Dajja
Or the end al-Kahf?
This hadith has been transmitted by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters. But Shu'ba (one of the narrators) said: At the end of Surah al-Kahf, but Hammam said: At the beginning of Surah al-Kahf.
Two rak'ats after Asr
It's recommended to offer two rak'ats
Narrated ‘Aisha: Allah’s Messenger never missed two Rakat before the Fajr prayer and after the Asr
prayer openly and secretlyIt's forbidden to offer two rak'ats
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger forbade the offering of two prayers: 1. after the morning prayer till the sunrises.
2. after the ‘Asr prayer till the sun sets.Dajjal blind in which eye?
Right eye
Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). made a mention of Dajjil in the presence of the people and said: Allah is not one-eyed and behold that Dajjal is blind of the right eye and his eye would be like a floating grape.
Left eye
Hudhalfa reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Dajjal is blind of left eye with thick hair and there would be a garden and fire with him and his fire would be a garden and his garden would be fire.
Standing while drinking something
Forbidden
Anas reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) disapproved the drinking of water while standing.
Recommended
Ibn Abbas reported: I served. (water of) Zamzam to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and he drank it while standing.
How long was Muhammad in Mecca for?
Ten years
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet was neither conspicuously tall, nor short; neither, very white, nor tawny. His hair was neither much curled, nor very straight. Allah sent him (as an Messenger) at the age of forty (and after that) he stayed for ten years in Makkah, and for ten more years in Medina. Allah took him unto Him at the age of sixty, and he scarcely had
ten white hairs on his head and in his beardThirteen years
Narrated Ibn Abbas: Allah's Messenger started receiving the Divine Inspiration at the age of forty. Then he stayed in Makkah for thirteen years, receiving the Divine Revelation. Then he was ordered to migrate and he lived as an Emigrant for ten years and then died at the age
of sixty-three (years).Fifteen years
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) stayed in Makkah for fifteen years (after his advent as a Prophet) and he heard the voice of Gabriel and saw his radiance for seven years but did not see any visible form, and then received
revelation for ten years, and he stayed in Medina for ten years.Gold and Silver
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah's Messenger said, "The bartering of gold for
silver is Riba (usury), except if it is from hand to hand and equal in amountNarrated Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakra: that his father said, "The Prophet forbade the selling of gold for gold and silver for silver except if they are equivalent in weight, and allowed us to sell gold for silver and vice versa as we
wished.Narrated Abu Bakra: Allah's Messenger said, "Don't sell gold for gold unless equal in weight, nor silver for silver unless equal in weight, but you could sell gold for silver
or silver for gold as you like."Ubida b. al-Simit (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (peace be
upon him) as saying: [u]Gold is to be paid for by gold, silver by silverWho collected the Quran?
Narrated Qatada: I asked Anas bin Malik: Who collected the Qur'an at the time of the
Prophet ? He replied, Four, all of whom were from the Ansar, Ubai bin Ka'b, Muadh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid.Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the Prophet died, none had collected the Qur'an but four persons: Abu Ad Darda, Mu'adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid. We were the inheritor (of Abu
Zaid) as he had no offspring .Prayer
25 times or 27 times superior?
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "The prayer in congregation is twenty seven times superior to the prayer offered by person alone."
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "The prayer in congregation is twenty five times superior to the prayer offered by person alone.
Others
- A Hadith recorded by Bukhari and Abu Dawud suggests that drawing blood violates one's fast, while another Hadith recorded by the same scholars suggests Muhammad had his blood drawn while fasting.[1]
- Hanbal recorded a Hadith where Muhammad forbid the people to face towards the Qibla while relieving themselves, while Bukhari recorded the opposite, that Muhammad had his own toilet point towards the Qiblah in order to discourage superstition.[1]
- Ibn Kutayba wrote a book dealing solely with contradictory Hadith, such as one in which Muhammad kissed his wives while fasting, and one in which he answered a query by stating that kissing one's wife violated a fast.[1]
- Although Bukhari records a Hadith where Muhammad urinated while standing, Sunneni Nesei stated that "if someone says to you that the Prophet urinated standing, do not believe him".[1]
- Abu Dawud recorded two Hadith, one in which the speaker says he saw the Prophet standing and drinking water "like you and me", and another in which he forbids drinking water while standing upright.[1]
- Hadith states that Muhammad had forbidden people to perform marriages, or seek spouses, while performing the Hajj. Yet he is believed to have married Maymuna bint al-Harith while performing the pilgrimage himself.[1]
- While Tahzibut Tazhib records that Muhammad ordered his followers to cover their calves as they were a part of their genitals, Hanbal recorded that Umar and Muhammad were both reclining with their calves uncovered when Abu Bakr requested entrance to their domicile, and was granted access and that they did not cover themselves.[1]
See Also
- Hadith - A hub page that leads to other articles related to Hadith