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12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017

The Heart Does Not Find Sweetness in Worship When It Is Affected by Sin

QuestionCan you mention the reference and Arabic text for this? "The body becomes ill by disease while the hearts become ill by sins. Thus, just as the body doesn't relish and take pleasure in sumptuous meals when a person is ill, so too does the heart not find sweetness in…

12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017

The Reward for Feeding a Fasting Person

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) stated: "Whoever feeds a person who is breaking their fast, he gets the same reward as him without any subtraction from the reward of the fasting person."

12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017

The Harms of Eating to One’s Fill

QuestionIs there a saying of Sayyidatuna 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) which is as follows: "The first bid'ah of this ummah is to eat a full (stomach)" What is the authenticity, reference and commentary for this Hadith?

12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017

The Believers Will Seek Justice on the Bridge [Sirat]

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When the believers are saved from the Fire, they will be made to stop at a bridge between Jannah and Jahannam where they will seek retaliation from one another for the injustices which arose between them in this world. When…

11 Ramadan 14386 June 2017

Imam Ibn Khuzaymah’s Du’a When Drinking Zamzam

QuestionCan you provide the reference for this? سئل [ابن خزيمة] من أين أوتيت العلم؟ فقال: قال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم- ماء زمزم لما شرب له وإني لما شربت، سألت الله علما نافع

11 Ramadan 14386 June 2017

Earthquakes, Murders and Wars Are Signs of Qiyamah

QuestionCan you kindly verify this? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Qiyamah will not come until knowledge is taken away, earthquakes are frequent, time passes quickly, trials and afflictions appears, murders and wars becomes commonplace, and your wealth increases to the point of overflowing."

11 Ramadan 14386 June 2017

An Unauthentic Du’a at the Time of Iftar

QuestionIs the following narration suitable to quote and spread? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There is no Muslim who fasts and says the du'a below at the time of iftar, but that he comes out free of his sins like the day on which his mother gave birth to…

11 Ramadan 14386 June 2017

Sayyiduna ‘Umar’s View About the Friday Khutbah

QuestionWhat is the status of this Hadith and where is it found reported by Sayyiduna Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu)? انما جعلت الخطبة موضع الركتين، من فاتته الخطبة صلى اربعا

10 Ramadan 14385 June 2017

An Unauthentic Virtue of Saying a Certain Hamd [Praise of Allah Ta’ala]

QuestionIf a person says 'Alhamdulillahil ladhi ta'azzaza bil qudrati' [الحمد لله الذي تعزّز بالقدرة], Allah Ta'ala will look at him [with mercy]. And if Allah looks at a person [mercifully] then he will not punish him and all the Angels seek forgiveness on his behalf. Is this authentic?

10 Ramadan 14385 June 2017

A Comprehensive Du’a

QuestionIs this du'a authentic? It was narrated from Sayyidah 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) taught her this supplication: Allahumma inni as aluka minal khayri kullihi, 'ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma 'alimtu minhu wa ma la a'lam. Wa a'udhu bika minash sharri kullihi, 'ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma 'alimtu…

8 Ramadan 14383 June 2017

Recitals at the Sight of the Ramadan Moon

QuestionIs there any substantiation for the following: When you sight the moon of Ramadan, recite Surah Qadr twenty one times. You will have barakah in your rizq. Also recite Surah Mulk. Its thirty verses will protect you from calamities for the entire month (thirty days lunar).

7 Ramadan 14382 June 2017

Fasting Is a Shield Against Jahannam

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Narrated Mutarrif who was from the tribe of Banu Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah that Sayyiduna Uthman ibn Abul 'As Ath Thaqafi (radiyallahu 'anhu) invited him to drink some milk. Mutarrif said: "I am fasting." Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "I heard Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) say: ‘Fasting…

7 Ramadan 14382 June 2017

Maymun ibn Mihran (rahimahullah) on How a Person Can Attain Taqwa

QuestionCan you source this narration? Maymun ibn Mihran (rahimahullah) said: "A man will not attain true taqwa as long as he does not take reckoning of himself, and as long as he does not know the source of his food, drink and clothes."

7 Ramadan 14382 June 2017

A Du’a to Recite When Overcome With Anxiety/Grief

QuestionDoes it appear in a Hadith to recite the following words when a person is overcome with anxiety/distress/grief? اللهُ اللهُ رَبِّي، لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا Allahu Allahu Rabbi la ushriku bihi shayan