Rulings on Hadith

Reprimanding Men for Denying the Athar of Ibn ‘Abbas

By 'Allamah 'Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi
August 3, 2010
Reprimanding Men for Denying the Athar of Ibn ‘Abbas

The one whose only manual work is the acquisition of sins, and only profession is the perpetuation of misdeeds, the one hopeful of the pardon of his Lord, Possessor of Grace and Bestowals, Abu 'l-Hasanat Muhammad 'Abd al-Hayy, the Lucknawi by homeland, the Hanafi by madhhab, the Ansari and Ayyubi by lineage, the son of the ocean, full of treasures, and the rain, pouring forth, Mawlana Hafiz Muhammad 'Abd al-Halim (Allah admit him into the Abode of Bliss), says: This is a beneficial treatise and...
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Regarding the Shadow of the Messenger

By Mufti Muhammad Shafi' 'Uthmani
August 1, 2009
Regarding the Shadow of the Messenger

If it is established with an authentic chain of transmission that, as a miracle, the Blessed Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) did not have a shadow, no Muslim will hesitate in accepting this fact. However, there are no reports with a reliable chain of transmission on this issue. There is no mention of such a hadith regarding this issue in the well-known hadith compilations such as the Sihah Sittah, etc. However, there is a single narration mentioned by Imam...
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