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5 Safar 143718 November 2015

Reciting Surah Ikhlas One Hundred Times Before Sleeping

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? "Whomsoever goes to bed to sleep and lies on his right side and he recites Surah Ikhlas one hundred (100) times, Allah will say to him on the day of Qiyamah, ‘O my servant! Enter paradise on your right"

5 Safar 143718 November 2015

A Lengthy Discussion Between Nabi (sallallahu ’alayhi wa sallam) and a Traveller

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following dialogue between a traveler and Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam): Traveler: I do not want 'adhab to be written in my account. The Holy Prophet: behave well with your parents Traveler: I want to be known among people as an intelligent person. The…

5 Safar 143718 November 2015

Reciting a Du’a and Sending the Reward to One’s Parents

QuestionKindly verify the authenticity of the following narration: Whosoever recites the following du'a once, and then requests Allah Ta'ala to transfer the reward earned thereby to the credit of his parents, is like one having fulfilled his obligations to them: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَلَهُ الْكِبْرِيَاءُ فِي…

5 Safar 143718 November 2015

Keep Dates in the Home

QuestionI need the reference for this Hadith. "The house without dates has no food"

4 Safar 143717 November 2015

A Hadith on Istinja After Passing Wind

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? "Whoever does istinja (washes his private parts) after passing wind is not one of us"

4 Safar 143717 November 2015

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Attending to the Need of a Bedouin

QuestionWho the Sahabi mentioned in following Hadith? حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُنَاجِي رَجُلاً فِي جَانِبِ المَسْجِدِ، فَمَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ حَتَّى نَامَ الْقَوْمُ‏.‏ (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 27)…

4 Safar 143717 November 2015

How Marvellous the Affairs of a Believer!

QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following Hadith: عجبا لأمر المؤمن إن أمره كله خير وليس ذاك لأحد إلا للمؤمن إن أصابته سرّاء شكر فكان خيراً له وإن أصابته ضرّاء صبر فكان خيراً له

4 Safar 143717 November 2015

Beautiful Words for Recital at the Beginning of Salah

QuestionI have heard this beautiful Hadith and wanted to know when are we supposed to say these words? It is narrated that Abdullah ibn 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: “While we were praying with Rasulullah (sallallahu ’alayhi wa sallam), a man from the crowd said: Allahu akbar kabiran wal hamdu lillahi…

4 Safar 143717 November 2015

Killing Without Motive Before Qiyamah

QuestionA Prophetic tradition says: "Time will come when people will kill without knowing the motivation, and the victim will be unaware of the reason for their execution. What is the grade of this Hadith?"

3 Safar 143716 November 2015

The Best Names for Children

QuestionIs the following narration authentic and suitable to quote? عبد الله بن جراد قال: صحبني رجل من مؤتة فأتى النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام وأنا معه فقال: يارسول الله! ولد لى مولود فما اخير الاسماء؟ قال: ان خير اسمائكم الحارث وهمام ونعم الاسم عبد الله وعبد الرحمن وسموا بأسماء الانبياء ولا…

3 Safar 143716 November 2015

Ways to Draw Allah’s Assistance

QuestionWho is the narrator of the following Hadith and is it authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O people, join the link between you and your Rabb by remembering Him in abundance"

3 Safar 143716 November 2015

Virtue of Zam Zam Water

QuestionCan you share authentic narrations that confirm the virtues of drinking Zam Zam water?

3 Safar 143716 November 2015

The Blessing of a Mother’s Du’a

QuestionI have read an incident in Al Bidayah Wan Nihayah cited on the authority of Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) that during the time of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) a mother had lost her child. She made fervent du'a to Allah and through the blessing of her…

3 Safar 143716 November 2015

A Virtue of Teaching One’s Child the Holy Quran?

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu 'anhu) had reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever teaches the reading of Quran to his son (without memorising it), all his past and future sins will be forgiven and whoever makes his child memorise the Quran…