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This page lists various contradictions in the [[Hadith]].  


===Did Muhammad see Allah?===
===Did Muhammad see Allah?===
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No
No


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|4|159}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||157|darussalam}}|
Narrated Masruq:
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.'"}}
'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.'"}}
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Yes
Yes


{{Quote|{{Muslim|1|334}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim||176a|reference}}|
It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he (the Holy Prophet) saw (Allah) with, his heart}}
It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he (the Holy Prophet) saw (Allah) with, his heart}}


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You should wash once
You should wash once
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|4|159}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||157|darussalam}}|
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts only once.}}
The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts only once.}}


You should wash twice
You should wash twice
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|4|160}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||158|darussalam}}|
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid:
The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts twice.}}
The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts twice.}}


You should wash thrice
You should wash thrice
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|4|161}}| Narrated Humran:
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||159|darussalam}}| 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 evil omens exist?===
===Do those with faith as small as a mustard seed ever enter the fire?===


No.
Both hadiths use the same Arabic phrase "faith the weight of a mustard seed" (مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةِ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ).
 
{{Quote|{{Muslim|26|5508}}|
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
Yes


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|7|71|666}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||6560|darussalam}}|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?"}}
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."}}


===How may wives did Solomon have?===
No


One-hundred
{{Quote|{{Muslim||91b|reference}}| 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.}}


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|7|62|169}}|
===Do evil omens exist?===
Narrated Abu Huraira:"Tonight I will go round (i.e. have sexual relations with) one hundred women (my wives) }}


Ninety
No.


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|8|78|634}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim||2220b|reference}}|
Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Apostle said, "(The Prophet) Solomon once said, 'Tonight I will sleep with ninety women, each of whom will bring forth a (would-be) cavalier who will fight in Allah's Cause}}
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…}}


Seventy
Yes


{{Quote|{{Muslim|15|4069}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||5772|darussalam}}|
Narrated Abu Huraira Abu Huraira reported that Sulaiman b. Dawud said: I will certainly have intercourse with seventy wives during the night, and every wife amongst them will give birth to a child, who will fight in the cause of Allah. It was said to him: Say:" Insha' Allah" (God willing), but he did not say so and forgot it.}}
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."}}
Sixty
 
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|9|93|561}}|
Narrated Abu Huraira; Allah's Prophet Solomon who had sixty wives, once said, "Tonight I will have sexual relation (sleep) with all my wives so that each of them will become pregnant and bring forth (a boy who will grow into) a cavalier and will fight in Allah's Cause."}}
 
===Who was Dajjal?===
 
A beast
 
{{Quote|{{Muslim|41|7028}}|
There was a beast with long thick hair (and because of these) they could not distinguish his face from his back}}
 
A boy
 
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|9|92|453}}| Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir:
I saw Jabir bin 'Abdullah swearing by Allah that Ibn Sayyad was the Dajjal}}


===Protection from Dajjal===
===Protection from Dajjal===
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The first ten al-Kahf verses
The first ten al-Kahf verses


{{Quote|{{Muslim|4|1766}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim||809a|reference}}|
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 }}
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?
The end al-Kahf?


{{Quote|{{Muslim|4|1767}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim||809b|reference}}|
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


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|10|566}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||592|darussalam}}|
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Messenger never missed two Rakat before the Fajr prayer and after the Asr
Allah’s Messenger never missed two Rakat before the Fajr prayer and after the Asr
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It's forbidden to offer two rak'ats
It's forbidden to offer two rak'ats


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|10|566}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||592|darussalam}}|
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Messenger forbade the offering of two prayers:
Allah’s Messenger forbade the offering of two prayers:
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Right eye
Right eye


{{Quote|{{Muslim|41|7005}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim||169e|reference}}|
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.}}
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
Left eye


{{Quote|{{Muslim|41|7010}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim||2934a|reference}}|
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.}}
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.}}


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Forbidden
Forbidden


{{Quote|{{Muslim|23|5017}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim||2024a|reference}}|
Anas reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) disapproved the drinking of water while standing.}}
Anas reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) disapproved the drinking of water while standing.}}


Recommended
Recommended


{{Quote|{{Muslim|23|5023}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim||2027a|reference}}|
Ibn Abbas reported: I served. (water of) Zamzam to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and he drank it while standing.}}
Ibn Abbas reported: I served. (water of) Zamzam to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and he drank it while standing.}}


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Ten years
Ten years


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|7|72|787}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||5900|darussalam}}|
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet was neither conspicuously tall, nor short; neither, very white, nor tawny.
The Prophet was neither conspicuously tall, nor short; neither, very white, nor tawny.
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Thirteen years
Thirteen years


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|5|58|242}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||3902|darussalam}}|
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Allah's Messenger started receiving the Divine Inspiration at the age of forty. Then he
Allah's Messenger started receiving the Divine Inspiration at the age of forty. Then he
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Fifteen years
Fifteen years


{{Quote|{{Muslim|30|5809}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim||2353e|reference}}|
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) stayed in Makkah
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
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
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.}}
revelation for ten years, and he stayed in Medina for ten years.}}
===Drinking honey===
With Zaynab
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|6|60|434}}|
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Messenger used to drink honey in the house of Zainab, the daughter of
Jahsh}}
With Hafsa
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|5|58|242}}|
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Messenger used to like sweets and also used to like honey, and whenever he
finished the 'Asr prayer, he used to visit his wives and stay with them. Once he visited
Hafsa and remained with her longer than the period he used to stay,}}


===Gold and Silver===
===Gold and Silver===


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|3|34|344}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||2134|darussalam}}|
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah's Messenger said, "The bartering of gold for
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 amount}}
silver is Riba (usury), except if it is from hand to hand and equal in amount}}


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|6|60|434}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||4912|darussalam}}|
Narrated Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakra: that his father said, "The Prophet forbade
Narrated 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
the selling of gold for gold and silver for silver except if they are equivalent in
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wished.}}
wished.}}


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|6|60|434}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||4912|darussalam}}|
Narrated Abu Bakra: Allah's Messenger said, "Don't sell gold for gold unless equal in
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
weight, nor silver for silver unless equal in weight, but you could sell gold for silver
or silver for gold as you like."}}
or silver for gold as you like."}}


{{Quote|{{Muslim|30|5809}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim||2353e|reference}}|
Ubida b. al-Simit (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (peace be
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 silver }}
upon him) as saying: [u]Gold is to be paid for by gold, silver by silver }}
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===Who collected the Quran?===
===Who collected the Quran?===


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|6|61|525}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||5003|darussalam}}|
Narrated Qatada: I asked Anas bin Malik: Who collected the Qur'an at the time of the
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'''.}}
Prophet ? He replied, Four, all of whom were from the Ansar, '''Ubai bin Ka'b, Muadh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid'''.}}


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|6|61|526}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||5004|darussalam}}|
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
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
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 .}}
Zaid) as he had no offspring .}}


===Is music okay?===
===Prayer===
 
Is the prayer of a congregation 25 times or 27 times superior to the prayer of an individual?
Yes
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||645|darussalam}}| 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|6|61|568}}|
Narrated Abu Musa:
That the Prophet said to him' ‘O Abu Musa! You have been given one of the musical wind-instruments of the family of David .’” }}
 
No


{{Quote|{{Bukhari|7|69|494}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|||646|darussalam}}|  Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "The prayer in congregation is twenty five times superior to the prayer offered by person alone. }}
Narrated Abu 'Amir or Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari: that he heard the Prophet saying, "From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful. And there will be some people who will stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection." }}
 
=== Prayer===
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|619}}|  Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "The prayer in congregation is twenty five times superior to the prayer offered by person alone. }}
 
===Mut'ah===
Mut'ah means temporary marriage. Here it is legal;
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|7|62|51}}|  Narrated Abu Jamra: I heard Ibn Abbas (giving a verdict) when he was asked about the Mut'a with the women, and he permitted it (Nikah-al-Mut'a). On that a freed slave of his said to him, "That is only when it is very badly needed and women are scarce." On that, Ibn 'Abbas said, "Yes." }}
 
{{Quote|{{Muslim|8|3247}}|
Salama b. al. Akwa' and Jabir b. Abdullah reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) came to us and permitted us to contract temporary marriage.}}
 
But here its illegal;
{{Quote|{{Muslim|7|2874}}| Abd Nadra reported: While I was in the company of Jibir, a person came and said: There is difference of opinion amomg Ibn Abbas and Ibn Zubair about two Mut'as (benefits, Tamattul in Hajj and temporary marriage with women), whereupon jibir said: We have been doing this during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him), and then 'Umar forbade us to do so, and we never resorted to them.}}


===Others===
===Others===
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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 forbade the people to face towards the Qiblah 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]]. However, 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 though they were 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; he was granted access and they did not cover themselves.<ref name="nineteeners" />


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==See Also==
==See Also==


{{Hub4|Hadith|Hadith}}
{{Hub4|Hadith|Hadith}}
{{Hub4|Contradictions and Errors|Contradictions and Errors}}
 
[[Category:Hadith]]
[[Category:Apologetics]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
 
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[[Category:Inconsistencies]]
[[Category:Criticism of Islam]]
[[Category:Apologetics]]

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This page lists various 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.'"
Sahih Bukhari 157

Yes

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he (the Holy Prophet) saw (Allah) with, his heart
Sahih Muslim 176a

Wudhu

You should wash once

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts only once.
Sahih Bukhari 157

You should wash twice

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid:

The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts twice.
Sahih Bukhari 158

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.
Sahih Bukhari 159

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?"
Sahih Bukhari 6560

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.
Sahih Muslim 91b

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…
Sahih Muslim 2220b

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."
Sahih Bukhari 5772

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
Sahih Muslim 809a

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.
Sahih Muslim 809b

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 secretly
Sahih Bukhari 592

It'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.
Sahih Bukhari 592

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.
Sahih Muslim 169e

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.
Sahih Muslim 2934a

Standing while drinking something

Forbidden

Anas reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) disapproved the drinking of water while standing.
Sahih Muslim 2024a

Recommended

Ibn Abbas reported: I served. (water of) Zamzam to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and he drank it while standing.
Sahih Muslim 2027a

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 beard
Sahih Bukhari 5900

Thirteen 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).
Sahih Bukhari 3902

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.
Sahih Muslim 2353e

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 amount
Sahih Bukhari 2134

Narrated 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.
Sahih Bukhari 4912

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."
Sahih Bukhari 4912

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 silver
Sahih Muslim 2353e

Who 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.
Sahih Bukhari 5003

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 .
Sahih Bukhari 5004

Prayer

Is the prayer of a congregation 25 times or 27 times superior to the prayer of an individual?

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "The prayer in congregation is twenty seven times superior to the prayer offered by person alone."
Sahih Bukhari 645
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "The prayer in congregation is twenty five times superior to the prayer offered by person alone.
Sahih Bukhari 646

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 forbade the people to face towards the Qiblah 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. However, 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 though they were 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; he was granted access and they did not cover themselves.[1]

See Also

  • Hadith - A hub page that leads to other articles related to Hadith

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Quranic.org, Contradictory Hadiths
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