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9 Rajab 14414 March 2020

An Unreliable Narration Regarding the Destruction of Cities/Countries Before Qiyamah

QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? روي من حديث حذيفة بن اليمان عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: ويبدأ الخراب في أطراف: الأرض حتى تخرب مصر، ومصر آمنة من الخراب حتى تخرب البصرة وخراب البصرة من الغرق، وخراب مصر من جفاف النيل، وخراب مكة وخراب المدينة…

9 Rajab 14414 March 2020

Explanation of “Fahish” and “Mutafahhish”

QuestionThe Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) never used bad language, neither a “Fahish” nor a “Mutafahhish”. He used to say “The best amongst you are those who have the best manners and character.” (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 3559) In the context of the above Hadith, does “Fahish” refer only to…

8 Rajab 14413 March 2020

Tawus (rahimahullah) Showed Great Importance to Du’a After ‘Asr on Jumu’ah

QuestionIs the following narration recorded in Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq? I have failed to locate it therein. عن ابن طاوس عن أبيه أنه كان يتحرى الساعة التي يستجاب فيها الدعاء من يوم الجمعة بعد العصر. قال ابن طاوس: ومات أبي في ساعة كان يحبها، مات يوم الجمعة بعد العصر

8 Rajab 14413 March 2020

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Never Ate to His Fill Twice in One Day

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Masruq (rahimahullah) said: I entered upon ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) and she invited me to eat. She said: ‘Whenever I eat my fill of food I want to cry and begin crying.’ He said: ‘Why?’ She said: ‘I remember the circumstances under which the Messenger of…

8 Rajab 14413 March 2020

Commentary of the Narration Regarding the Intelligent Person

QuestionPlease provide a brief commentary on the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) has said: The intelligent person is the one who subjugates his soul/takes account of himself, and works for what is after death and the incapable is the one who follows his desires and thereafter entertains…

7 Rajab 14412 March 2020

Did Sayyiduna Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Have a Stammer/Stutter?

QuestionIs there any narration that sates the grandson of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhu) had a stammer/stutter? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “He inherited it from his uncle, Musa ‘alayhis salam.”

4 Rajab 144128 February 2020

Recitation of Five Surahs When Undertaking a Journey

QuestionPlease translate the following: عن جبير بن مطعم رضي الله عنه قال: قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «أتحب يا جبير إذا خرجت سفرا أن تكون من أمثل أصحابك هيئة وأكثرهم زادا؟» فقلت: نعم بأبي أنت وأمي قال: «فاقرأ هذه السور الخمس: قل يا أيها الكافرون و…

3 Rajab 144127 February 2020

Trousers Below the Ankles

QuestionI am looking for the narration that mentions whatever part of the pants is below the ankle is in the fire of Jahannam.

3 Rajab 144127 February 2020

Jahannam Will Request the Believers to Cross Over the Bridge (Sirat) Swiftly

QuestionI would like to get a reference for the following Hadith regarding the speech of Jahannam when the believers are crossing the bridge (sirat) over it: Jahannam will say to Believers on the Day of Qiyamah: “O Believer! Pass over me [quickly], for your light is extinguishing/cooling my flames.”

2 Rajab 144126 February 2020

Forgiving Someone Who Caused a Bodily Injury

QuestionIs this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “No one suffers any bodily injury, yet forgives [forgives the person who injured him and does not take retribution], except that Allah raises his rank by a degree and removes a sin from him.”

2 Rajab 144126 February 2020

Reconciliation Between the Hadiths on Sickness and Plague

QuestionBoth Imams Bukhari and Muslim have narrated a Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) that the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) has said: “There is no ‘adwa [transmission of infectious disease] and no tiyarah [superstitious belief in omens from birds].” (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 5776, and Sahih…