Why do we say Amin after doing a dua (praying) ? What does Amin mean? Christians say a similar word; namely Amen.

Understanding the Context

Is this only a coincidence? אמן (alef mem nun) Amen or amin, also Aramaic and Ancient Southern Arabic امن (alif mim nun): firm, solid. So, this word already existed in Arabic before the time of the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.). Rabbul Alamin and Rabbil Alamin actually mean the same thing what makes them different is the pronunciation.

Key Insights

So actually what makes them different? Simple, Arabic grammar (Nahw) is what makes them different. These are some of the reasons that makes them different. Fa-il makes a thamma ("u" or "oo") sound A fa-il is someone who is responsible for something to happen e.g Qala Rabbul Alamin Said ... Note that ibn Amin added the information that he studied by different students of ibn 'Abbas and claimed to have heard it from him.

Final Thoughts

See also Is there a scale or classification for scholars and their qualification of hadith narrators?. All this has no impact on his approved and confirmed leadership in tafsir. The reason according to Amin Ahsan Islahi is to mend up the corruption that made its way into the Bible (Bakkah to Bakah) (see the paragraph about David (pbuh) above). While Albani declared the hadith as Sahih, there are some who actually think it is daeef, as for instance quoted by Ibn Amin: و هذا الحديث ضعيف. أخرجه الطبراني (20|211) من طريق شداد بن سعيد (فيه ضعف) Link in arabic Having that said, lets look at the meaning of the hadith. There are different of opinions of what the word touch is meant to mean in ...

(*) The contemporary scholar ibn Amin however claims that al-Bukhari only ended writing his book ~253 a.H. claiming also that imam Muslim compiled the first sahih in 242 a.H. and that the claim that al-Farbari narrated Sahih al-Bukhari already 248 a.H. is in clear opposition to al-Farbaris own statement saying that he heard it 253 a.H..