Category: commentary

The Special Night Bukhâri narrates on the authority of ʿAbdullah ibn ʿUmar that the Prophet ﷺ was leading ʿAishâ’ in salah [one night] near the end of his life and after he had said ‘salâm’ [in completion of his ṣalâh], he stood up…

MÛSA IBN ISMÂʿÎl related to us, saying: Abû ʿAwânah related to us, saying: Mûsâ ibn Abî ʿÂ’isha related to us, saying: Saʿîd ibn Jubayr related to us, on the authority of Ibn ʿAbbâs regarding the Word of the Most High: Do not move your…

ABÛ HURAIRAH NARRATED that the Prophet said: There shall be no envying of anyone save two (types): A man to whom Allah has taught the Quran and who recites it in the watches of the night and the watches of the day.…

Translation of the Text of the Hadith (as Literally as Possible) BUKHÂRI NARRATED IN his book Ṣaḥîḥ Al-Bukhâri on the authority of Abû Hurayrah that the Prophet ﷺ said: Indeed the Religion is easy. And none tries to overtake it except that…

The Heading Have you not seen Al-Lât and Al-ʿUzza… [Sûrat Al-Najm, 53:19]   The Human Chain of Narration for Hadith 4859 Bukhâri narrates: Muslim ibn Ibrâhîm told us that Abû Al-Ash-hab told us that Abû’l–Jawzâ’ told us that On the authority of…

The Narrators (1) Abû’l-Yamân Al-Ḥakam ibn Nâfiʿnarrated to us, saying: (2) Shuʿayb informed us on the authority of (3) Al-Zuhr who said: (4) ʿUbaydallah ibn ʿAbdallah ibn ʿUtâbah ibn Masʿûd informed me that (5) ʿAbdallah ibn ʿAbbâs informed him that (6) Abû…

IN THIS EPISODE we will continue our translation and reflection on Heraclius’ interrogation of the Quraishite chief, Abû Sufyân, about Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The first question [Heraclius] posed to me [Abû Sufyân] was this: “What is the standing of his family among you?” “I…

THE ḤADÎTH OF Heraclius continues, and Heraclius says to Abû Sufyân, after the latter answers his questions: If what you say is true, then his [that is, the Messenger of Allah’s ﷺ] kingdom will reach where my very feet are standing. And, indeed, I…