Hadith lesson notes/comments

[eat-halal guy]

This is Bukhari khatam season and it brought back memories, which led me to go through some of my old blog posts (no longer online) that I wrote during the last days of alim course. Some of them contain notes and comments on some of the ahadith taught on that particular day. I thought it might be beneficial to dig through them and post one every once in a while.


Wassalam,
Ziad



Wednesday, February 18, 2004


In Bukhari, the topic de jour was pretty brutal…stoning. There was a hadith about a sahabi who committed zina and then came to the Prophet on his own, and confessed to the act (knowing that he will get stoned). The Prophet turned away (i.e. ignored him) 3 times, and finally, after the 4th time, he ordered for the sahabis stoning. Apparently, the sahabi couldn’t bear the pain and fled. The crowd caught up to him and stoned him to death.

Subhanallah! Look at the sincerity of the sahabi. He actually came and confessed with the full knowledge of what will happen to him. He did that so that he can receive the punishment for his actions in this world as opposed to the Hereafter. Man, if it was one of us, we’d probably lie under oath to get away.

Maulana explained that there is a difference of opinion here, with some scholars saying that if the stonee flees, then he should be left alone, while others say that he should be caught and stoned (if I remember correctly).

My mind wandered for a sec and I tried to imagine how it must feel to be stoned…ouch. Then for some reason, I started imagining how it must feel to face an executioner (jallad) with a sword, or a firing squad. But if anything, in these cases, one knows that he/she will be killed, and can at least read the kalimah before hand, something which none of us can guarantee that we will do when we die.

I wonder how much pain a bullet actually causes….but I hope I never do have to feel it. May Allah protect us all.

[eat-halal guy]

Friday/Saturday, February 20-21, 2004

It was this really long hadith, like 2 pages or something (which is a lot in our text book Bukharis) in the chapter about stoning for adultery, but it sorta went off track. The entire class was practically devoted to Abu Bakr becoming Khalifah after the passing away of the Prophet , and also had something about Omar getting angry about something someone said.

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We continued the long hadith from yesterday. It was about how a sahabi had complained (in the time of `Umar ) about how quickly people had pleaded allegiance to Abu Bakr without any public consultation, or something like that. `Umar proceeded to explain how the events had unfolded, and basically, there was neither time nor opportunity for public consultations. The situation was volatile (soon after the passing away of the Prophet ) and something hadta be done quickly. I found it to be pretty interesting.

In the morning, in Abu Dawood, a hadith came about how the Mehdi will come and what his signs will be. Then the teacher went on to diss the living lights out of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, who at one point claimed to be the Mehdi. It was sorta funny.

[eat-halal guy]

Friday, February 27, 2004


Imam Bukhari comes up with the funniest of titles sometimes. There was one “baab” today titled something like “one who bites someone and breaks his tooth”. It’s like dude…why’d you bite the other fella in the first place? In any case, nobody is held responsible for the broken tooth except for the person himself.

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In Bukhari, a sad hadith. It was about when `Uthman was martyred. Abdullah bin Salam went outside the house and basically pleaded with the mob to stop and not to kill `Uthman . The mob taunted him with calls of “Jew!”, since he used to be a Rabbi before he accepted Islam. The mob then went on to kill `Uthman . I read somewhere else that he was reciting Quran when he was killed, with tears flowing down his beard.

When the enemy besieged his house, for days he was unable to even get any water from the well which he had purchased and given as a gift to everybody to use at liberty. On Friday the eighteenth of Dhul Hijjah, the enemy finally broke into his home. Hadhrat Usman (R.A.) was at that time reciting the Holy Quran. Despite this, no mercy was shown to him and his blood was spilt onto the pages of the Book Of Allah. (Al Jamiat )

[laughinglion]

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The mob then went on to kill `Uthman . I read somewhere else that he was reciting Quran when he was killed, with tears flowing down his beard.

In relation to this, I have also read that his blood: stained a very relevant ayata'l-kareem(anybody?) and that pages of this mushaf were still (at least at the time of reading) still extant (anybody?).

for sharing this with us Sidi eat-halal guy. I vote this best thread on site. Don't get big-headed, I'm very subjective.

With Peace.

[eat-halal guy]

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[*Uzma*Amatullah*]

subhanAllah it would be really interesting to know which ayah Hazrat Uthman (r.a.) recited last?

I read this in some places: ( i dunno if it is correct though... Allahu Alam ...)

When the first assassin's sword struck Uthman, he was reciting the verse, "Verily, God sufficeth thee; He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing" [2:137]

inshAllah more knowledgeable brothers/sisters can clarify.

[*Uzma*Amatullah*]

inshAllah keep up the blog posts.... mashAllah good read..and gain of knowledge too!

[eat-halal guy]

Wednesday, March 3, 2004

In Bukhari today, a hadith came in which a sahabi was describing seeing the Prophet wipe blood from his face, (I believe) caused by people throwing stones at him. Even in this state, in which most of us would be boiling with anger and ready to take the most gruesome form of revenge possible, the Prophet said (to this effect): “My Lord! Forgive my nation for they know not.”

! Look at the patience and the sheer mercy of the Prophet ! If someone hurts us, even slightly, we are ready to pretty much kill them and we vow never to forgive them. May Allah give us patience and understanding like that of the Prophet . Ameen.

[Sheema]

beneficial thread

[Noor ul Islam]

subhanAllah it would be really interesting to know which ayah Hazrat Uthman (r.a.) recited last?

I read this in some places: ( i dunno if it is correct though... Allahu Alam ...)

When the first assassin's sword struck Uthman, he was reciting the verse, "Verily, God sufficeth thee; He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing" [2:137]

inshAllah more knowledgeable brothers/sisters can clarify.

AssalaamuAlaikum
I think you are correct, this is the Ayaat he was reciting and hhis blood fell on it when he was struck.Wassalaam