#حديث_ضعيف

⚠️ ʿAbdul Malik said: “I asked my father about the authenticity of the ḥadīth (Oh Allah, bless us in Rajab and Shaʿbān, and let us reach Ramaḍān)?

He (Al-ʿAlwān) replied:

❝ This ḥadīth is recorded in Al-Bazzār, and Al-Ṭabarānī in Al-Awsaṭ, Al-Bayhaqī in Al-Shuʿab, Ibn ʿAsākir and others, from the ḥadīth of Anas. It is a Munkar (denounced) report. Rajab is one of the sacred months, and there is nothing authentic on its virtue other than this (i.e. its sacredness.)

As for Shaʿbān, the Prophet ﷺ used to fast a lot and fast most of it. This is preserved from the Prophet ﷺ from aḥādīth in the (books of) Ṣaḥīḥ. As for the aḥādīth narrated regarding the night of the middle of Sha’ban, they are weak (ḍaʿīf), and the attempt to strengthen them based on the totality of their chains of narration (turuq) is a matter of scholarly debate.❞

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❝ Nothing is authentic with regard to the virtue of Rajab, except that it being amongst the sacred months. Therefore, it is not special than any other month for any type of worship, like al-raghāib prayer — for verily, there is no origin to it. ❞

— Al-Shaykh Al-Muhaddith 'Abdullah al-Sa'd (source)

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#حديث_ضعيف

⚠️ ʿAbdul Malik said: “I asked my father about the authenticity of the ḥadīth (Oh Allah, bless us in Rajab and Shaʿbān, and let us reach Ramaḍān)?

He (Al-ʿAlwān) replied:

❝ This ḥadīth is recorded in Al-Bazzār, and Al-Ṭabarānī in Al-Awsaṭ, Al-Bayhaqī in Al-Shuʿab, Ibn ʿAsākir and others, from the ḥadīth of Anas. It is a Munkar (denounced) report. Rajab is one of the sacred months, and there is nothing authentic on its virtue other than this (i.e. its sacredness.)

As for Shaʿbān, the Prophet ﷺ used to fast a lot and fast most of it. This is preserved from the Prophet ﷺ from aḥādīth in the (books of) Ṣaḥīḥ. As for the aḥādīth narrated regarding the night of the middle of Sha’ban, they are weak (ḍaʿīf), and the attempt to strengthen them based on the totality of their chains of narration (turuq) is a matter of scholarly debate.❞

~ Galandān 🖋

☁️ Question: Is it permissible to accept money from someone who is suspected of having earned it in ḥarām (forbidden ways)?

Answer:

❝ A man's earnings are scrutinized to determine if: (i) his money is inherently forbidden, such as if it was stolen or usurped, or (ii) if it is forbidden due to the way he earned the money, such as dealing in ribā (usury) or engaging in business malpractice etc.

⏺ In the first type of earning, ḥarām earnings such as stolen money, it is not permissible to take from it and there is no exception to this rule, whether it is by purchase, gift, or any other means. Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Rajab wrote in “Jāmiʿ al-ʿUlūm wal-Ḥikam” that “whenever it is known that a specific thing is forbidden or that it was taken in a forbidden way, then it is forbidden to consume it, and an ʿijmā (consensus) on this was narrated by Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr and others.”— End of quote, by ibn Rajab رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ.

⏺ Regarding the second type of prohibited earnings, if it was acquired through a legitimate means, then there are no restrictions on dealing with it. However, it is best to avoid engaging with something in that condition out of piety and as a form of reprimand. It is authentically reported that the Prophet ﷺ consumed from the wealth of the Jews, who are well known for consuming ribā and engaging in illicit dealings. One example is when a Jewish woman offered him ﷺ a sheep on the Day of Khaybar. It was poisoned, and he ate from it, but Allah protected him from its poison until the appointed time (of death). According to an authentic report from Ibn Masʿūd رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ, he was asked about a person whose neighbor consumed ribā and invited him to eat with him. He replied, "Accept his invitation, for the pleasure will be yours and the burden of sin will be his."

Ibn Rajab narrated from Al-Zuhrī and Makḥūl that they said: "There is no harm in eating from it unless he knows that it is specifically forbidden. If he does not specifically know what was forbidden in his money, but had knowledge that there is suspicion (shubh) in it, then there is no harm in eating from it.” —And Allah تعالى knows best. ❞


— Shaykh Abū Muḥammad Al-Maṣrī
Fatāwā ʿAbar Al-Athīr (No.1009 | Audio)

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