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Hadiths on Khulʿ and Divorce
There is no authentic hadith disparaging Khulʿ or Divorce. There is a famous hadith that says that ‘Divorce (talaq) is the most loathed by God of permissible things.’ Imam Abu Dawud narrated it in his Sunan in two ways, starting with the disconnected version, to point out that it is the more correct version, followed…
The Hairstyle Not Allowed for Men
Many Muslims today find it easy to claim that things are fobidden in Islam, without understanding. One widespread example is the prohibition on a hairstyle called qazaʿ : Abdullah Ibn Umar (may God be pleased with him) said, ‘I heard God’s Messenger ﷺ telling people not to do the qazaʿ.’ (Sahih Bukhari) I did not…
What We Can and Cannot Say about the Night of Mid-Shaban
Introduction: The Night of Mid-Sha’ban Revisited Almost 10 years ago in 2014 (we are now in Feb 2024), I wrote an article called ‘Muadh ibn Jabal and the Night of Mid-Sha’ban’. In this article I gave a new insight into why the hadiths on the virtue of that night might be authentic despite not being…
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