Q: I am troubled by a comment someone has made to me regarding the Fazaail Aamaal. We grew up reading it, and so did this person. But now suddenly, through the influence of another person, this person says that Fazaail Aamaal is a "Tabligh kitaab" which is unreliable as it contains weak Ahaadith.
Can you please explain to me whether Fazaail Aamaal is a reliable kitaab or not.
Q: I am teaching students in the maktab and I came across these four Ahaadith in the talimi board maktab syllabus. Someone mentioned to me that these Ahaadith are not suitable to quote. I will appreciate if the ulama can verify the authenticity of these Ahaadith and whether they can be quoted or not. The four ahaadith are listed below:
Q: What's the ruling about extinguishing your lamps, how we understand it?
It was narrated from Jabir ibn `Abd-Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“When the wings of the night spread – or when evening comes – keep your children in, for the devils come out at that time. Then when part of the night has passed, let them go. And close the doors and mention the name of Allah, for the devil does not open a closed door. And tie up your waterskins and mention the name of Allah, and cover your vessels and mention the name of Allah, even if you only put something over them, and extinguish your lamps.” (Narrated by Al-Bukhari, 3280 and Muslim, 2012)
Q: What is the authenticity of the following Hadith?
Sayyiduna Mu’adh (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: ‘Whoever taunts a brother (Muslim) with a sin (which the Muslim has committed), will not die until he (the taunter) commits the same sin.’
Q: Is there any specified time as to how long Qaylulah should be?
Q: Does keeping birds as pets prevent evil shayateen from entering the home?
Q: Please elaborate on the Hadith of fighting with a fellow Muslim and the punishment of doing so, and if a person has gotten caught up in this, then how can he clear himself from this sin.
Q: Please advise if it is permissible for one to sit in semi sun in the home - parts of the body are in sunlight and parts are not.
Q: I want to know if this is authentic:
When Nooh (alaihis salaam) was building his ark then the disbelievers came and defecated on the ship. Allah Ta'ala sent a certain skin disease upon these people which they had no cure for. So one disbeliever with the disease slips near the ship and falls into the faeces then realizes he has been cured. All disbelievers then came and cleaned the ship by applying all the faeces to their own bodies.
Q: Many women say that they only wet the scalp of the hair after relations due to the hadeeth of Sayyidah Ayesha (radhiyallahu anha). Is this correct?