Hadith 1

Question 1

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رَضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُ

Answer 1

Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)

This phrase indicates the source of the narration in Islamic tradition.

Question 2

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللّهِ ﷺ

Answer 2

He said: Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said

This phrase introduces a saying attributed to the Prophet Muhammad.

Question 3

فِي الْبَحْرِ

Answer 3

Regarding the sea

This phrase sets the context for the following discussion about the sea.

Question 4

هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ

Answer 4

Its water is purifying

This indicates that the water of the sea can be used for purification in Islamic practices.

Question 5

الْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُهُ

Answer 5

Its dead (animals) are lawful (to eat)

This refers to the permissibility of consuming sea animals that have died naturally.

Question 6

أَخْرَجَهُ الْأَرْبَعَةُ

Answer 6

Reported by the Four (Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i, Ibn Majah)

This indicates that four major hadith compilers reported this narration.

Question 7

وَابْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ

Answer 7

And by Ibn Abi Shaybah (this wording is his)

This specifies that Ibn Abi Shaybah has a version of this narration.

Question 8

وَصَحَّحَهُ ابْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ

Answer 8

Graded authentic by Ibn Khuzaymah and al-Tirmidhi

This indicates that the narration has been deemed authentic by notable scholars.

Question 9

What does the Arabic term عَنْ (ʿan) mean?

Answer 9

From / narrated by

Question 10

What is the meaning of أَبِي (Abī) in Arabic?

Answer 10

Abu (father of)

Question 11

What is the nickname هُرَيْرَةَ (Hurayrah) translated to in English?

Answer 11

Huraira (nickname “little cat”)

Question 12

What does رَضِيَ (raḍiya) signify?

Answer 12

Was pleased

Question 13

What does اللَّهُ (Allāhu) refer to?

Answer 13

Allah

Question 14

What does the term عَنْهُ (ʿanhu) mean?

Answer 14

With him / be pleased with him

Question 15

What does قَالَ (qāla) mean?

Answer 15

He said

Question 16

What does رَسُولُ (Rasūlu) refer to?

Answer 16

Messenger

Question 17

What does اللَّهِ (Allāhi) mean?

Answer 17

of Allah

Question 18

What does صَلَّى (ṣallā) signify?

Answer 18

(He) prayed

Question 19

What does عَلَيْهِ (ʿalayhi) mean?

Answer 19

Upon him

Question 20

What does وَسَلَّمَ (wa sallama) translate to?

Answer 20

And sent peace

Question 21

What does فِي (fī) mean in Arabic?

Answer 21

Concerning / regarding

Question 22

What is the English meaning of الْبَحْرِ (al-baḥri)?

Answer 22

The sea

Question 23

What does هُوَ (huwa) mean?

Answer 23

It is

Question 24

What does الطَّهُورُ (al-ṭahūru) translate to?

Answer 24

Purifying

Question 25

What does مَاؤُهُ (māʾuhu) refer to?

Answer 25

Its water

Question 26

What does الْحِلُّ (al-ḥillu) mean?

Answer 26

Lawful / permissible

Question 27

What does مَيْتَتُهُ (maytatuhu) signify?

Answer 27

Its dead (animals)

Question 28

What does أَخْرَجَهُ (akhraja-hu) mean?

Answer 28

It was reported by

Question 29

What does الْأَرْبَعَةُ (al-arbaʿatu) refer to?

Answer 29

The Four (Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i, Ibn Majah)

Question 30

What does وَابْنُ (wa-bnu) mean?

Answer 30

And Ibn

Question 31

What does أَبِي (Abī) refer to in this context?

Answer 31

Abi

Question 32

What does شَيْبَةَ (Shaybah) mean?

Answer 32

Shaybah

Question 33

What does وَاللَّفْظُ (wa-l-lafẓu) translate to?

Answer 33

And the wording

Question 34

What does لَهُ (lahu) mean?

Answer 34

Is his

Question 35

What does وَصَحَّحَهُ (wa-ṣaḥḥaḥahu) refer to?

Answer 35

And authenticated it

Question 36

What does ابْنُ (Ibnu) signify?

Answer 36

Ibn

Question 37

What is the meaning of خُزَيْمَةَ (Khuzaymah)?

Answer 37

Khuzaymah

Question 38

What does وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ (wa-l-Tirmidhī) refer to?

Answer 38

And al-Tirmidhi