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7 Safar 143630 November 2014

References for Writing the Salutations

QuestionI am seeking the references for these please. JazakAllah khayran. 1.) Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “For whoever writes Salutation on me in a book, the angels continue to pray for mercy on him for as long as my name remains in…

5 Safar 143628 November 2014

An Unauthentic Virtue of Surah Al An’am

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The Quran was revealed in one fifth part, whoever memories it in one fifth parts would not forget it, except for Surah Al An'am, which was revealed in its entirety, seen off by seventy angels from each heaven until they…

5 Safar 143628 November 2014

The Four Best Women of Jannah

QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The four best women of Jannah are Khadijah bintu Khuwaylid, Fatimah bintu Muhammad, Maryam bintu 'Imran and Asiyah bintu Muzahim the wife of Fir’awn"

3 Safar 143626 November 2014

Unauthentic Virtue on Embracing One’s Wife

QuestionIs the following Hadith regarding treating one's wife with love and affection authentic? If you hold her hand with love, you will get five hasanat (good deeds), if you make mu'anaqah (embrace), you get ten hasanat etc.

2 Safar 143625 November 2014

Hadith Encouraging the Recital of Tasbih, Tahlil and Taqdis

QuestionWhat is the meaning of “taqdis" in the following Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Hold fast to At-Tasbih, At-Tahlil, and At-Taqdis, and count them upon the fingertips, for indeed they shall be questioned, and they will be made to speak. And do not become heedless, so that you…

27 Muharram 143620 November 2014

Sleeping After ‘Asr Salah

QuestionOnce I was tired and wanted to sleep after 'Asr. Someone prevented me and said a Sahabi or one of the Salaf said to someone not to talk to a certain person as he sleeps after ‘Asr. Is there a basis for this as I have never heard of it,…

27 Muharram 143620 November 2014

Eternity in Jannah

QuestionIn the Hereafter a person either goes to Jannah or Jahannam or spends some time in Jahannam and then goes to Jannah, that life has no ending as if it's eternal. My question is that eternity is an attribute which belongs to Allah Himself alone. How can we humans have…

27 Muharram 143620 November 2014

The Virtues of Kissing the Black Stone (Al Hajarul Aswad)

QuestionPlease explain the origin and action of the Black stone on the day of judgement? I was told that it was a white stone in Jannah and was sent down with Adam ('alayhis salam) to the earth. It turned black due to the sins of mankind and on the day…

27 Muharram 143620 November 2014

Hadith: “A Little Showing off Is Polytheism…”

QuestionWhat is the grade of the following Hadith? Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibn Khattab (radiyallahu 'anu) went out one day to the masjid of the Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), and he found Sayyiduna Mu’adh ibn Jabal sitting by the grave of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), weeping. He said: 'Why are…

24 Muharram 143617 November 2014

Can We Change the Tense etc of the Masnun Du’as?

QuestionAre we allowed to change the words of the masnun du'as to suit the appropriate tense or gender? Like if the du'a is with the male tense, can a female change it when she recites it? And can the imam change the singular into plural to include the congregation?

24 Muharram 143617 November 2014

Sahabah Who Were Miraculously Given Water

QuestionWhat is the authenticity and the full narration regarding Sahabi in Jail who was not provided water by his jailer. The Sahabi then made du'a and rain fell for him in the basement of the Jail?