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7 Jumadal Akhirah 14386 March 2017

Advice of the Imams of Fiqh to Their Qualified Students

Question"When a Hadith is authentic, abide by it and leave my opinion." I heard from someone that the above statement was issued by Imam Abu Hanifah to Imam Abu Yusuf, and Imam Shafi'i to Al Rab'i, and Imam Ahmad to his son Abdullah, and Imam Malik to Ibnul Qasim (rahimahumullah),…

7 Jumadal Akhirah 14386 March 2017

Protecting All Aspects of Salah Ensures Safety from Jahannam

QuestionCould you provide the reference for the following Hadith? من حافظ على الصلوات الخمس على وضوئها ومواقيتها، وركوعها وسجودها يراها حقا لله عليه حرم على النار

7 Jumadal Akhirah 14386 March 2017

Seven People Whom Allah Will Not Look at on the Day of Qiyamah

QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There are seven people whom the Creator will neither look at on the Day of Qiyamah nor will He purify them, and He will make them enter Jahannam, the homosexual and his partner, the one who masturbates, the one who engages in bestiality, the…

5 Jumadal Akhirah 14384 March 2017

Reciting Bismillah Will Save a Person from the Guards of Jahannam

QuestionIs the following narration appropriate to quote? "Whoever desires to be saved from the nineteen dreadful guards over Jahannam known as Zabaniyah, he should recite Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim" (Since it is made up of nineteen letters).

5 Jumadal Akhirah 14384 March 2017

Reciting Surah Qadr thrice on Friday

QuestionI want to know how authentic is the following statement? "Whoever recites Surah Qadr three times on Friday [before Jumu'ah] and three times after Jumu'ah, will receive as many good deeds for him as the number of people offering Jumu'ah Salah that day throughout the world."

4 Jumadal Akhirah 14383 March 2017

The Virtue of Leaving Home to Seek Knowledge

QuestionWhat is the authenticity if this narration? Zirr ibn Hubaysh (rahimahullah) reports: Once I had come to Sayyiduna Safwan ibn 'Assal (radiyallahu 'anhu). He asked: "What has brought you here?" I replied: "I have come to seek knowledge and gain a deep understanding" He said: "I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi…

4 Jumadal Akhirah 14383 March 2017

Engaging in Futile Debates and Disputes Could Result in Misguidance

QuestionCould you verify this narration Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "No people go astray after being guided, but those who indulge in disputes [i.e., Constantly debating and presenting futile and baseless arguments to their Nabis]." Then Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) recited the Verse: 'Nay! But they are a…

4 Jumadal Akhirah 14383 March 2017

Stay in Your Home During the Time of Fitnah

QuestionKindly provide the reference for this Hadith Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There will come after me a tribulation like the dark of night, in which a man will awaken as a believer and enter evening as a disbeliever, or awaken as a disbeliever and enter evening as a…

3 Jumadal Akhirah 14382 March 2017

What to Do With Difference of Opinion in Hadith Gradings

QuestionSometimes we come across narrations that have been quoted by senior scholars which you have ruled as unauthentic. In such a case what should one do? Should one caution the general masses about that narration too?

3 Jumadal Akhirah 14382 March 2017

Facing the Qiblah While Sleeping

QuestionHas anyone before Mawlana Khalil Ahmad (rahimahullah) in his commentary on Abu Dawud declare facing the Qiblah while sleeping to be recommended?

25 Jumadal Ula 143822 February 2017

Music Leads to Hypocrisy

QuestionCan you please grade the following Hadith and give an explanation: Music makes hypocrisy grow in the heart just as water makes crops grow.

24 Jumadal Ula 143821 February 2017

One Fard Equals Seventy Nafl

QuestionThere is the Hadith: “The first among the doings of a person to be reckoned for on the Day of Judgement shall be his salah. A person will succeed and attain his goal if his salah is accepted, and he will fail and lose badly if it rejected. If any…