14 Sha'ban 143811 May 2017
“We Awoke Weak and Sinful, Consuming Our Sustenance Awaiting Our Death”
Questionكان الربيع إذا قيل له: كيف أصبحت؟ يقول: أصبحنا ضعفاء مذنبين، نأكل أرزاقنا، وننتظر آجالنا.
All Answers
14 Sha'ban 143811 May 2017
A Fabricated Narration on Harming a Poor Person
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Whoever harms a poor believer unjustly, it is as though he has destroyed Makkah ten times and Baytul Maqdis and it is as though he murdered close Angels"
13 Sha'ban 143810 May 2017
The Practice of Ummud Darda When Commencing Salah
QuestionCan this be quoted and is the reference correct? Abd Rabbihi Ibn Sulayman said, I saw Umm Darda (A lady companion - may Allah be pleased with her) in the time of starting the prayer she used to raise her hands up to the shoulders. Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah.
13 Sha'ban 143810 May 2017
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)’s Character Was the Quran
QuestionWhat is the reference for the famous statement of Sayyidah 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) regarding the character of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to be the Quran?
13 Sha'ban 143810 May 2017
The Grave Is the First Stage of the Hereafter
QuestionIs this incident authentic? Whenever he passed by a graveyard, Sayyiduna 'Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) always wept so bitterly that his beard would get wet. Someone asked, "Why is it that you do not weep as much when mention is made of Jannah and Jahannam?" He replied, "I have heard Rasulullah…
13 Sha'ban 143810 May 2017
“He Is Bigger/Greater, But I Am Elder”
QuestionWhat is the source, and authenticity of this narration? Sayyiduna 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhu) was once asked, 'Who is older; you or Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)?" Sayyiduna 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhu) replied, 'He, is greater than me but I was born before him (I am older than him)."
12 Sha'ban 14389 May 2017
Explanation of a Verse Regarding Tawbah
QuestionCan you explain Verse 18 of Surah An Nisa? The Verse mentions we cannot make tawbah if we sin?
11 Sha'ban 14388 May 2017
An Explanation of a Khutbah of ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Regarding Appointing a Successor
QuestionKindly provide an explanatory translation of the following part of the Hadith wherein Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) delivered a khutbah and said: فالخلافة شورى بين هؤلاء الستة، الذين توفي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو عنهم راض، وإني قد علمت أن أقواما يطعنون في هذا الأمر، أنا ضربتهم بيدي…
11 Sha'ban 14388 May 2017
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Would Recite Quran While Lying in the Lap of ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha)
QuestionIs this authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would recline in the lap Sayyidah 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) even when she would be menstruating. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would recite Quran while reclining in her lap.
11 Sha'ban 14388 May 2017
“My Mercy Prevails Over My Wrath”
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Verily, when Allah created the creation, He personally wrote against himself, that: ‘My mercy prevails over My wrath.‘"
11 Sha'ban 14388 May 2017
The Hadith, “Allah Does Not Accept the Salah of a Man Who trails His Lower Garment”
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic and is the reference correct? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said to a man who was performing Salah while his lower garment was below his ankles, “Go and perform your wudu again.” That man went and came…
5 Sha'ban 14382 May 2017
How to Avoid Confusion in Hadith Grading?
QuestionKathir ibn Qays said: I was sitting with Abud Darda in the masjid of Damascus. A man came to him and said: Abud Darda, I have come to you from the town of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) for a tradition that I have heard you relate from Rasulullah (sallallahu…
3 Sha'ban 143830 April 2017
Surah Baqarah Is a Blessing and Protects One from Those Involved in Witchcraft
QuestionIs this authentic? "Recite Surah Al Baqarah, for [reciting it and practicing on it] is a blessing and abandoning it will be a cause of grief and regret, and [those involved in witchcraft] cannot confront it"
2 Sha'ban 143829 April 2017
Wahb ibn Munabbih (rahimahullah) on the Clothing of Adam (‘alayhis salam)
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? "The clothing of Adam and Hawa was light [nur] which covered their private parts, none could see the 'awrah [private area] of the other. When they erred [by eating from the tree], their private parts had become exposed"
2 Sha'ban 143829 April 2017
Sitting in the Company of People Affects a Person
QuestionCould you confirm the source of this? يقال: من جلس مع ثمانية أصناف من الناس، زاده الله ثمانية أشياء: من جلس مع الأغنياء، زاده الله حب الدنيا والرغبة فيها ومن جلس مع الفقراء، زاده الله الشكر والرضا بقسمة الله تعالى ومن جلس مع السلطان، زاده الله الكبر، وقساوة القلب ومن…
2 Sha'ban 143829 April 2017
Discharging Zakah Wards Off Evil from One’s Wealth
QuestionWhat is the reference for this narration? إذا أديت زكاة مالك فقد أذهبت عنك شره Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When you have discharged your zakah, then you have warded away its evil" [i.e. the wealth will be protected, he will receive barakah, spend it in avenues of good…
2 Sha'ban 143829 April 2017
Ibn Sayyad and the Throne of Iblis
QuestionCould you provide the reference of the narration which mentions Ibn Sayyad had seen the throne of Iblis on the ocean?
1 Sha'ban 143828 April 2017
An Unreliable Virtue of Replying to the Adhan
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following Hadith? «يا معشر النساء إذا سمعتن أذان هذا الحبشي وإقامته فقلن كما يقول، فإن لكن بكل حرف ألف ألف درجة» فقال عمر: هذا للنساء فما للرجال؟ قال: «ضعفان يا عمر».