Hadith

Explanation of the Hadith "women are weaker mentally"

Q: There is an authentic hadith I believe in Sahih Bukhari that many critics of Islam quote where the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is explaining as to why a woman’s testimony is half to that of a man. As I mentioned these critics imply that Islam insults and degrades women by calling them deficient in intelligence, and to prove their point they use this hadith. In this era when feminism narrative is getting aggressive how do we respond to such assertions of our religion’s critics.

Can you please explain what is the accurate meaning of this hadith?

Are we as Muslims supposed to advocate women is intellectually deficient as critics of islam claim?

Sadly I have seen cases myself where practicing muslim youth have come to declare that they have issues with shariah perhaps might be committing kufr because of such actions. I do not want the same happening within my own family and children. I believe we can only strengthen iman of our families and prevent apostasy within muslim community if we are intellectually prepared to deal with ideological challenges.

I will await your clarification to my questions above.

Glad tidings in the mubaarak Ahaadith for a lady who had a miscarriage

Q:

1. I had a missed miscarriage at 8 and half weeks of pregnancy. I conceived at a late stage as I was blessed with nikaah much later in my life. I am much devastated with the miscarriage.

My question is, will the miscarried foetus go to heaven or it never existed (as if there was no rooh in it)?

2. Furthermore, I had a dnc done but after three weeks post procedure I'm still bleeding. Please advise on the process for salaah and Quraan. 

Authenticity of a hadith regarding duas being accepted during childbirth/labour

Q: I came across some information a few years ago, which I don't remember the source. I am now pregnant alhamdulilah and I would like to verify this information as I cannot find anything in my Islamic literature.

Is true that dua is accepted during childbirth/labour? If so, please can you provide any basis.

Meaning of the Hadith "The city of Jerusalem will flourish while the the city of yathrib (Madina) will be in ruins"

Q: In one Hadith it is somehow narrated that the city of Jerusalem will flourish while the the city of yathrib (Madina) will be in ruins. The ruined state of Madina will be when the huge war comes. Please could you explain what the flourishing state of Jerusalem is and ruined state of Madina.

Authenticity of a Durood

Q: Is the following Durood and virtue authentic?

اَللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ مَّا اخْتَلَفَ الْمَلوَان وَتَعَاقَبَ الْعَصَرَانِ وَكَرَّ الْجَدِيدَانِ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْفَرْقَدَانِ وَبَلِغْ رُوحَهٌ وَأَرْوَاحَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ مِنَّا التَّحِيَّةَ وَالسَّلَامَ وَبَارِكُ وَسَلِمُ عَلَيْهِ كَثِيرًا

Whoever recites this Durood Shareef three times in the morning and three times at night will get the thawaab of reciting Durood Shareef thirty thousand times in the morning and thirty thousand times at night.

Meaning of the hadith regarding a Hafiz who will intercede on behalf of 10 people of his family

Q: The hadith regarding a Hafiz who will intercede on behalf of 10 people of his family...

The hadith mentions ''who were destined for Jahannum''.

Recently, a certain Apa conducting a Tafseer class had mentioned that this virtue is only for people who are already in Jannah (meaning the Hafiz can intercede on their behalf) and not for those who are in Jahannum (meaning the Hafiz won't be able to intercede on their behalf and they will remain in Jahannum).

Is this correct?