11 Jumadal Akhirah 144225 January 2021
‘Ali’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Statement Regarding Chess
QuestionCould you kindly give a reference for this? Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Chess is the gambling of non Arabs.”
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11 Jumadal Akhirah 144225 January 2021
A Description of Hatim’s Al Asamm Salah
QuestionWhat is the authenticity and translation of this narration? يروى عن حاتم الأصم رضي الله عنه أنه سئل عن صلاته فقال إذا حانت الصلاة أسبغت الوضوء وأتيت الموضع الذي أريد الصلاة فيه فأقعد فيه حتى تجتمع جوارحي ثم أقوم إلى صلاتي فأجعل الكعبة بين حاجبي والصراط تحت قدمي والجنة…
8 Jumadal Akhirah 144222 January 2021
The Narrator Abu Umamah As’ad ibn Sahl
QuestionKindly provide a brief biography on Abu Aslamah As’ad ibn Sahl.
7 Jumadal Akhirah 144221 January 2021
Another Version of the Hadith Regarding the Reward of Visiting the Sick
QuestionCan you mention the source of this Hadith? “Whoever comes to visit his Muslim brother (when he is sick), he is walking among the harvest of Jannah (Paradise) until he sits, then when he sits he is showered with mercy. If it is in the morning, seventy thousand angels…
7 Jumadal Akhirah 144221 January 2021
The Quran Has Explained the Sickness as Well as the Cure
QuestionIs the following Hadith suitable to quote? ألا أدلكم على دائكم ودوائكم، ألا إن داءكم الذنوب، ودواؤكم الاستغفار
6 Jumadal Akhirah 144220 January 2021
Hasan’s Al Basri (rahimahullah) Tafsir of a Word in Surah Tawbah
QuestionWhat is the reference and grading of this narration? سمعت الحسن يقول: {العابدون} [التوبة: ١١٢] قال: الصلاة يعني: طولها
6 Jumadal Akhirah 144220 January 2021
A Hadith Regarding Calamities and the Masjid
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “When disease descends from the skies, it is averted from the inhabitants of the Masajid.”
6 Jumadal Akhirah 144220 January 2021
A Narration Regarding Reciting Certain Surahs on the Eve of Friday
QuestionPlease clarify the authenticity of the following narration and can we act upon it: Imam al-Sadiq was quoted as saying: “If one recites Tawasin (The three consecutive Surahs that start with طس, Surahs: 26, 27 and 28) on Friday Eve, he will be a friend of Allah, and will…
5 Jumadal Akhirah 144219 January 2021
Durud After the Du’a of Qunut
QuestionIs it authentically proven that Sayyiduna Hasan (radiyallahu ‘anhu) would recite Durud after Qunut in the Witr Salah? Is this a Sunnah?
4 Jumadal Akhirah 144218 January 2021
Sayyidah ‘Aishah’s (radiyallahu ‘anha) Statement Regarding Hearing the Pond of Kawthar
QuestionIs it correct that Sayyidah ‘Aishah (radiyallahu anha) had mentioned that whoever wanted to hear the sound of the pond of Kawthar should put their fingers in their ears?
11 Jumadal Ula 144226 December 2020
The Masnun Method of Shaking Someone’s Hand
QuestionI was told that there exists a Hadith wherein mention is made that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to give a firm handshake whilst making Musafahah (i.e., shaking hands) [meaning to give it a wedge moving it up and down, as is normally observed in our daily interactions].…
11 Jumadal Ula 144226 December 2020
Food Provided to Hazrat Maryam
QuestionPlease provide the status of the following narration: عن أبي أمامة الباهلي رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن مريم بنت عمران سألت ربها أن يطعمها لحما لا دم فيه، فأطعمها الجراد فقالت: اللهم أعشه بغير رضاع وتابع بينه بغير شياع – يعني الصوت
10 Jumadal Ula 144225 December 2020
Length and Wording of the Famous Nashid “Tala’al Badru ‘Alayna”
QuestionRegarding the famous poem, طلع البدر علينا, I have come across it beginning with different wordings such as طلع، طالع، أشرق etc. What is the correct wording of the poem? Similarly, I have heard this poem in varying lengths of 3 or 4 lines, especially those sung as naats…
10 Jumadal Ula 144225 December 2020
Hadith on the Weight Limit on Men’s Rings
QuestionI have come across two versions of the Hadiths wherein the weight limit on rings for men are mentioned. One version has the wording ولا تزده مثقالا (which our Hanafi ‘Ulama often mention in our Fiqh books) and another says ولا تتمه مثقالا (I have only come across this…
9 Jumadal Ula 144224 December 2020
Teaching Women to Write
QuestionThere is a Hadith that says don’t teach women ‘kitabat’ (to write). (Al-Mishkat and Abu Dawud) First of all what did Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) mean by ‘kitabat’? Is it the compilation of books? I read in the explanation of this Hadith in the book ‘Behnon ki Chadar’…
9 Jumadal Ula 144224 December 2020
You Shall Die as You Sleep and Be Resurrected as You Awaken
QuestionWas the following Hadith something Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said in his first public address to the Makkans? “By Allah, you shall die as you sleep, and you shall be resurrected as you awaken, and you shall be rewarded with good if you do good, and bad if…
9 Jumadal Ula 144224 December 2020
Who Are the Sabi-un?
QuestionI recently came across a verse in the Quran wherein mention of the Sabi-un (الصابئين) were made. Are there any narrations either from Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), the Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum), or the ‘Ulama (rahimahumullah) about this religion or these people? Are they considered amongst the Ahlul Kitab…
8 Jumadal Ula 144223 December 2020
A Beautiful Du’a Enumerating the Attributes of Allah Ta’ala
QuestionKindly provide the source and translation of the following du’a: اللهم أنت أحق من ذُكر، وأحق من عُبد، وأنصَر من ابتُغي، وأرأف مَن مَلَكَ، وأجود من سُئل، وأوسع من أعطى، أنت الملك لا شريك لك، والفرد لا تهلك، كل شيء هالك إلا وجهك، لن تطاع إلا بإذنك، ولن تعصى…