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Sunan Ibn Majah
كتاب الأحكام
The Chapters on Rulings
" يَا غُلاَمُ هَذِهِ أُمُّكَ وَهَذَا أَبُوكَ "
the Prophet (ﷺ) gave a child the choice between his father and his mother (i.e., which parent to live with). He said: “O boy, this is your mother and this is your father.”
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- Hadith 2368
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed judgment on the basis of an oath (from the claimant) along with a (single) witness. [This is in the absence of two witnesses.]
- Hadith 2362
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked, 'Which of the people are best?' He said: 'My generation, then those that follow them, then those that follow them. Then…
- Hadith 2360
We came to Abu Hurairah and asked him about a companion of ours who had become bankrupt. He said: “This is what the Prophet (ﷺ) ruled: 'Any man who dies or…
- Hadith 2326
I heard Abu Salamah say: I heard Abu Hurairah say: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'No man or woman swears a false oath beside this pulpit, even if it is for…
- Hadith 2364
“The best of witnesses is the one who gives his testimony before he is asked for it.”
- Hadith 2343
some people referred a dispute to the Prophet (ﷺ) about a hut, so that he could judge between them. He sent Hudhaifah to judge between them, and he ruled in…