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15 Dhul Qa'dah 143630 August 2015

Reciting the Last Three Surahs After Salah

QuestionIs there any Hadith that instructs reciting Surah Ikhlas, Falaq and Naas after each salah and thereafter blowing onto hands and wiping on one's body? I have come across narrations before sleeping.

15 Dhul Qa'dah 143630 August 2015

Allah Bestows Din [Iman] Only to Those Whom He Loves

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? إِنَّ الله يُعْطِي الدُّنْيَا مَنْ يُحِبُّ وَمَنْ لاَ يُحِبُّ وَلاَ يُعْطِي الدِّينَ إِلاَّ لِمَنْ أَحَبَّ Translation Allah bestows the worldly possessions of this Dunya to those whom He loves as well as those whom He does not love, but He only bestows Din/Iman to whom…

15 Dhul Qa'dah 143630 August 2015

Number of Hurs in Jannah

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? "The ordinary inmate of paradise.. for him there will be seventy-two partners from Hurul 'In besides his spouses from (the women of) this world." (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 10874, Classified as Hasan by Ahmad Shakir)

15 Dhul Qa'dah 143630 August 2015

Allah Personally Recompensating the One Who Says a Certain Hamd [Praise of Allah]

QuestionWhat is the status of the following narration? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) informed them: "Once a certain slave of Allah said 'Ya Rabbi, Lakal hamdu kama yambaghi li jalali wajhika wa li 'azimi sultanika'. (O Allah, All praise belongs to you,…

12 Dhul Qa'dah 143627 August 2015

A Hadith on Not Forbidding Evil

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? "So long as a person says 'La ilaha illallah' (no one is worthy of worship but Allah), he receives spiritual benefits, and is saved from miseries and calamities, unless he neglects its rights.' His Companions said: 'O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi…

11 Dhul Qa'dah 143626 August 2015

Any Special Virtue for Keeping the Name Muhammad?

QuestionIs there any special virtue mentioned in the Hadith Sharif regarding keeping the name Muhammad, other than it being the blessed name of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam). I have noticed many of our Akabir having Muhammad as their first name.

11 Dhul Qa'dah 143626 August 2015

Authenticity of the Du’a “Ya Man Azharal Jamil”

QuestionI want to ask about the Du'a recorded by Imam Hakim in his Mustadrak: "Ya man azhar aljamil..." In Al-Asma wal-Sifat of Imam Bayhaqi he states: "wa huwa du'aun hasanun wa fee sihatihi 'an Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) nazarun" The narration states that Jibrail had come down and told…

11 Dhul Qa'dah 143626 August 2015

The Sahabah That Resembled Certain Ambiya in Their Appearance

QuestionCan you confirm if the following narration is authentic. Can you cite the source as well. It is narrated on the authority of Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu) that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: There appeared before me the Ambiya, and Musa was among men as if…

11 Dhul Qa'dah 143626 August 2015

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Describing a Few Ambiya

QuestionCan you confirm if the following narration is authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated that The Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "I met Musa on the night of my Ascension to heaven [Mi'raj].' The Prophet then described him saying, 'He was a tall person with lank hair as…

10 Dhul Qa'dah 143625 August 2015

Meaning of the Hadith Regarding Quran Recital

QuestionThe Hadith which states that if the Quran occupies a person in such a manner that he is unable to make du'a then Allah Ta'ala gives that person better than what he gives the one who asked. Does this mean that if a person is primarily occupied with Quran and…

10 Dhul Qa'dah 143625 August 2015

Making a Promise Is a Debt Upon You

QuestionWhat is the grade of the following Hadith? "Making a promise is a debt upon you [i.e., It has to be fulfilled], Woe to the one who promises and then goes contrary to his promise"

10 Dhul Qa'dah 143625 August 2015

The Importance of the Two Sunnah Rak’ahs of Fajr

QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The two Sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr are dearer to me than the whole world"

8 Dhul Qa'dah 143623 August 2015

Reward for Reciting: “Raditu billahi Rabba…”

QuestionWhat is the grade of this Hadith? Al-Mundhir, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah, said when he was in North Africa, "I heard the Messenger of Allah say, 'If anyone says in the morning "I am pleased with Allah as a Lord, Islam as a deen and Muhammad as…

8 Dhul Qa'dah 143623 August 2015

Where to Place the Shoes in Salah?

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? "When any one of you performs Salah then he should not place his shoes on his right hand side nor on his left hand side. This is because his left hand side is the right hand side of another person, unless there…

8 Dhul Qa'dah 143623 August 2015

Keep Good Names for Your Children

QuestionIs this a Hadith: Keep good names of your children because names of people have effect on them?