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16 Jumadal Ula 14367 March 2015

Preferred Hadith on How to Commence Important Matters

QuestionAre both of the following narrations correct, or is one preferred over the other? كل أمر ذي بال لا يبدأ فيه ببسم الله الرحمٰن الرحيم فهو أقطع رواه الرهاوي في الأربعين من حديث أبي هريرة كل أمر ذي بال لا يبدأ فيه بحمد الله فهو أقطع وروى ابن حبان وأبو…

16 Jumadal Ula 14367 March 2015

Translation of a Narration on the Virtue of Surah Ikhlas

QuestionCan you please translate this into English? عن علي قال: من قرأ قل هو الله أحد عشر مرات في دبر كل صلاة الغداة لم يلحق به ذلك اليوم ذنب، وإن جهد الشيطان (ابن الضريس)

12 Jumadal Ula 14363 March 2015

Another Du’a When Entering the Masjid

QuestionPreviously you have cited a reference for the famous du'a when entering the Masjid: Allahummaf tah li abwaba Rahmatik I am looking for a source for the second part of this du'a that is commonly recited: Wa sahhil li abwaba Rizqik. Can you please assist?

11 Jumadal Ula 14362 March 2015

Reward for Salah After Using the Miswak

QuestionIs the Hadith which states doing siwak before salah is 70 times better than salah done without doing siwak authentic?

8 Jumadal Ula 143627 February 2015

Question Regarding Hadith Numbers in Sahih Muslim

QuestionI read the following Hadith in an email: Sayyidatuna Asma bint Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anha) had a garment that belonged to Rasulullaah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam). Whenever anyone fell ill in Madinah, the garment would be washed, the water given to the ailing person to drink and the garment draped…

29 Rabi'ul Awwal 143620 January 2015

Du’as When Entering the Masjid

QuestionIs the following du'a authentic? "I seek refuge in the Almighty Allah, by His Noble Self and by His primordial reign, from Shaytan the outcast. O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy." If this Hadith is authentic, can we use it to establish that the word Qadim…

28 Rabi'ul Awwal 143619 January 2015

Narrations in Tafsir of Imam Wahidi (rahimahullah)

QuestionWhat is the opinion of the Hadith specialists regarding the famous scholar, al-Wahidi? Are the narrations that he uses in his al-tafseer al-waseet, al-Wajeez, and Asbab al-Nuzool considered to be reliable? How would a reader trust a given narration found in these works of his?

11 Safar 14364 December 2014

Hadith Explaining the Best Thing for a Woman

QuestionIs the following authentic? Once when Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) asked Sayyidatuna Fatimah (radiyallahu 'anha), "What is best for women?" She spontaneously responded: "That no male sees her nor does she see any male." Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was so elated with her apt response that he commented:…

11 Safar 14364 December 2014

An Unauthentic Du’a (Du’a Ganjul ‘Arsh)

QuestionIs it true that Jibrail ('alayhis salam) taught the du'a "Ganjul ‘Arsh" to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and that whoever recites it no enemy will be able to overcome him?

9 Safar 14362 December 2014

The Virtues of Dates and Vinegar

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narrations? 1. A house which has dates will never suffer hunger. 2. A household which has vinegar is not short of gravy.