Hadith

Q: The Hadeeth about a person trying to die in Madinah, if he can, does not negate taqdeer. How can this be explained?

Q: I received a message wherein the following Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was mentioned:

Hazrat Anas bin Maalik (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “If food is served and the Iqaamah for salaah is given, then start with the food.”

The question that I wish to ask is that if one is at home and partaking of meals or one is at a function (e.g. waleemah or a braai etc.) and the food is being served, and the jamaat salaah in the musjid is about to commence, then what should a person do? Should one give preference to partaking of the food or should one attend the jamaat salaah in the musjid, as we have understood from this hadith that one should give preference to the food?

Q: I read a hadith in the authentic hadith books that the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) commanded the Sahaabah to kill dogs. Why did he order us to kill dogs?

Q: "People whose hearts are like the hearts of birds will enter Paradise" [Saheeh Muslim].

Is this a saheeh hadith? What does this hadith mean?

Q: I received the following Hadith:

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The one who recites ten aayaat at night will not be written from those who are unmindful (of the remembrance of Allah Ta’ala).”

I would like to know which ten aayaat of the Holy Quraan are supposed to be recited.

Q: There is a Hadith about women entering Jahannum on account of them being "clothed yet naked" in the world. Is the Hadith referring to women wearing tight/short/transparent clothes in public in front of non-mahrams, or is the Hadith referring to those women who wear such dresses in front of mahrams and other women?

Q: I have a question regarding the following Hadith narrated by Hazrat Abu Huraira (radhiallahu anhu):

“The poor Muslims will enter Paradise before the rich by half of a day, the length of which is five hundred years.”

Generally, women don’t possess much wealth but enjoy the luxuries by their family’s wealth. Would these women be regarded as poor, since the wealth is not theirs? The women passed away before they could inherit (passing away before family), due to which their family’s wealth did not fall in their hands. What if, despite her family being wealthy, she does not own much and refuses to enjoy the luxuries of this world by her family’s wealth?

Q: What does Islam say about the rare diseases which doesn’t have any cure or still research is going on? How should a person believe in the process of Allah and be patient and keep fighting with the disease?

Q: In the Qur'an, Allah said that no one will be burdened with the sins of another on the day of judgement but a hadith in Sahih Muslim said that the Jews and Christains will burdened with the sins of the Muslims on the day of judgement.

Abu Burdah (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reported the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) as saying: There would come people amongst the Muslims on the day of resurrection with sins heavy as a mountain and Allah would forgive them and he would place in their stead the Jews and Christains. Sahih muslim 2767d Sahih muslim, vol 6 , book of repentance, hadith 6668. 

Please clear this contradiction.

Q: The Hadith of Rasulullah Sallallahu alayhi wasallam states: "He who defends the honour of his (Muslim) brother, Allah will secure his face against the Fire on the Day of Resurrection." [Jami al-Tirmidhi]

1. I have been in situations where Muslims (especially Ulama) are defamed. This sometimes happens in face to face conversations and sometimes on social media. I feel that it is my duty to defend my Muslim brother. However, a person told me that if I do not know the background to the entire situation/incident, I should keep silent and I should not defend my Muslim brother.

I wish to ascertain whether or not I should defend my Muslim brother in such situations despite my insufficient knowledge of the entire background.

2. The person who told me this explains that if I do defend my Muslim brother in such a situation without full knowledge of the background, I am indirectly defaming and doubting the person who passed on the information. Is this the correct understanding?