Hadith



Narrations concerning the words and deeds of Prophet Muhammad (s) and their understanding and interpretation.


How Does Hadith Get Graded a Forgery?

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: I’m not very good when it comes to the details of the grades of traditions. Is it a forgery because one of its narrators is rejected? What you think are the reasons an author would include it in his book when the status of a hadith is highly doubtful?
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Praying for the Dead and What Benefits Them

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

There is a hadith from Abu Hurayrah (R) saying that the “Prophet (S) saying only three acts benefit a deceased when he dies. Those being knowledge he gave, charity he spent, or the prayers of a pious son.”… Continue reading →

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