{"fatawa":{"id":7337,"title":"The hadeeth: \u201cEvery matter that does not start with remembrance of Allah is incomplete\u201d","slug":"the-hadeeth-every-matter-that-does-not-start-with-remembrance-of-allah-is-incomplete","order":"","question":"Can you please tell me the correct transmiters and the correct text on the narrations mentioned below (mentioned only roughly), as well as the takhrij and the tahkik on these ahadith and please do mention also the verdict of the muhadiths of old on them as well as the verdict of sheikh Albani. Also if you have more ahadith similar to these please do quote them. Jazakallahu khayran. \r\nIbn Hibban with two chains narrates that the messenger said: \"Every important matter that does not begin with in the Name of Allah, the most Gracious the most Merciful is not complete. \r\nAbu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Ibn Hibban from Kurrah ibn Abdurrahman from Zuhri from Abu Salamah from Abu Huraira from the prophet that he said: \" Every important matter that does not begin with praise be to Allah or with thanking Allah is incomplete. \r\nAhmad narrated: \" Every important matter that does not begin with mentioning the name of Allah, is considered incomplete\". \r\nDarakutni from Abu Huraira that: \" Every important matter that does not begin with the name of Allah is incomplete\". \r\nIbn Hajar in \"Fathul-Bari\" and Sujuti in \"Ed-Darul-Manthur\" narrated: \" Every important matter that does not begin with the name of Allah is considered deprived\".","answer":"Praise be to Allaah.\r\nThe hadeeth referred to in the question is the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: \u201cEvery important word or matter that does not being with remembrance of Allah is maimed.\u201d\r\n\r\nAnd the hadeeth with narrated in other, similar versions. \r\n\r\nIt was narrated by Imam Ahmad in al-Musnad (14\/329) [Mu\u2019sasat al-Risaalah edn.] and by many other authors of Sunans and Musnads. \r\n\r\nThere are two things wrong with it: \r\n\r\n1.\r\n\r\nThe weakness of Qurrah ibn \u2018Abd al-Rahmaan. Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: He is munkar al-hadeeth jiddan (i.e., a very weak narrator). Yahya ibn Ma\u2018een said: [He is] da\u2018eef al-hadeeth. Abu Zar\u2018ah said: The hadeeths that he narrates are munkar.\r\n\r\n See: Tahdheeb al-Tahdheeb, 8\/373 \r\n\r\n2.\r\n\r\nSome of the scholars think it more likely that the correct view concerning it is that in the report from al-Zuhri it is mursal, and mursal is one of the categories of da\u2018eef (weak) hadeeths. \r\n\r\nIt was narrated by al-Nasaa\u2019i in \u2018Aml al-Yawm wa\u2019l-Layla (495, 497) from al-Zuhri. He said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:\u2026 and he narrated it. \r\n\r\nAl-Daaraqutni (may Allah have mercy on him) said: \r\n\r\nThe correct view is that saheeh reports from al-Zuhri are mursal. End quote. \r\n\r\nAl-\u2018Ilal, 8\/30 \r\n\r\nIt was also classed as da\u2018eef by al-Zayla\u2018i in Takhreej al-Kashshaaf, 1\/24 and by Shaykh al-Albaani in Irwa\u2019 al-Ghaleel (1\/29-32). And it was classed as da\u2018eef by the commentators on the Mu\u2019sasat al-Risaalah edition [of Musnad Ahmad]. \r\n\r\nThe hadeeth was classed as hasan or saheeh by a number of scholars. It was classed as hasan by al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar, and it was classed as saheeh by Ibn Daqeeq al-\u2018Eid and Ibn Mulqin. \r\n\r\nShaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about it and said: \r\n\r\nThis hadeeth was narrated via two or more isnaads by Ibn Hibbaan and others. Some scholars classed it as da\u2018eef, but it is more likely to be hasan because of corroborating evidence (hasan li ghayrihi). End quote. \r\n\r\nMajmoo\u2018 Fataawa Ibn Baaz (25\/135) \r\n\r\nThe meaning of the hadeeth is acceptable and applicable. Allah opens His Book with the Basmalah, and Sulaymaan (peace be upon him) opened his letter to the Queen of Sheba (Saba\u2019) with the Basmalah. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): \u201cVerily, it is from Sulaymaan (Solomon), and verily, it (reads): In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful\u201d [al-Naml 27:30]. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) opened his letter to Heraclius with the Basmalah, and he used to start his khutbahs with praise and glorification of Allah. \r\n\r\nMost of the fuqaha\u2019 are of the view that it is prescribed and mustahabb to say the Basmalah when starting important things. \r\n\r\nIt says in al-Mawsoo\u2018ah al-Fiqhiyyah (8\/92): \r\n\r\nMost of the fuqaha\u2019 are agreed that saying the name of Allah is prescribed for all things of importance, both acts of worship and other things. End quote. \r\n\r\nAnd Allah knows best.\r\n\r\nIslam Q&A","status":1,"created_at":"2014-10-25T20:51:56.000000Z","updated_at":"2014-10-25T20:51:56.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":31,"parent_id":7336,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0627\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u064a\u062d\u0629","category_slug":"","get_date":"2014-10-25"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/www.islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/7337"}