hadith

Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.

Islam on Having Sex with Minors Members Public

I share the legal rulings and opinions of the Muslim website IslamWeb (https://islamweb.net/ar/; https://islamweb.net/en/)., in respect to having sex with prepubescent, premature minors. The readers will see that Muslim scholars do allow men to have sex with girls younger than 9 years old provided

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
islamhadith

Aisha: Do 9-year-olds Become Women? Members Public

In this post I will be sharing the response fromIslamWeb.net (https://islamweb.net/ar/; https://islamweb.net/en/). where they refute the narration attributed to Aisha who supposedly said that a girl who reaches the age of nine is a woman. The sources prove that Aisha was still a

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
islamhadith

Muhammad's Suicidal Attempts Revisited Members Public

In this post I revisit Muhammad’s encounter with the spirit who psychologically violated and demoralized him. The spirit had so traumatized Muhammad that he repeatedly tried to kill himself because of it. The citations that I will be quoting are all taken from Volume 1 of Ibn Kathir’s

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
islamhadith

Islam on Sarah as Abraham’s Sister & Hagar’s Mistress Members Public

I share some of the Islamic traditions, which agree with the Holy Bible that Sarah was Abraham’s sister and that Hagar was the maidservant of Sarah. All emphasis will be mine. (8) Chapter: The Statement of Allah Taa'la: "...And Allah did take Ibrahim as a Khalil.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
allahbiblehadith

More on Muhammad’s Cross Dressing Members Public

I have written extensively on the fact of Muhammad being a cross-dresser who would dress up in women’s clothing, particularly in the dresses of his child-bride. I will provide the links to my articles/rebuttals at the conclusion of the post. Here I want to provide further corroboration for

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
islamhadithsunnah

AISHA’S WRATH & JEALOUSY Members Public

The sunni traditions illustrate Muhammad’s shameful failure as a husband, resulting in bitter jealousy and rivalry among his multiple wives. This is particularly true in the case of his child-bride Aisha, who was only 9 when her marriage consummated, and who was left a childless widow at the young

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
islamsunnahhadith

Aisha: A Hypocrite According to Muhammad Members Public

Muhammad is alleged to have said that only a hypocrite would hate his paternal first cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abu Talib: 5 Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib It was narrated that ‘Ali said: The Prophet assured me: No one will love you but a believer and no one

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
islamhadithsunnah

Islam on Playing Chess/Backgammon Members Public

41 The Book of Poetry  (2) Chapter: The Prohibition Of Playing Nardashir According to the sunnah of Muhammad and the opinion of his followers, playing chess or badgammon is a sin which is condemned:  Buraida reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle said:  He who

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
islamhadithquran
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