QuestionWith regards to the Hadith of spending generously on the day of 'Ashura, some senior Muhaddithun of the past have dismissed the authenticity of the narration. How would we answer these objections?
QuestionDid the following take place on 'Ashura: Nabi Adam ('alayhis salam) sent down from Jannah, his tawbah accepted, Nabi Nuh ('alayhis salam)'s ark landing on Mount Judi, Nabi Ibrahim ('alayhis salam) being saved from fire?
QuestionWhat is the Hadith regarding the communication of the slave and Allah Ta'ala during Salah?
QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: When public money is passed around like own money Trust is taken as booty (i.e., intention is to use it and refuse to return it) Zakah is seen as a…
QuestionWhat is the grade of this narration? Three matters done in seriousness are serious and their being done jokingly are serious; marriage, divorce and taking back a wife.
QuestionWhat is the grade of the following Hadith and what does it mean? Sayyiduna Salamah ibn Yazid Al Ju'fi (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "My brother and I came to the Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and said that our mother had passed away during jahiliyyah, she use to honour her guests,…
QuestionWhat is the grade of this narration? Sayyiduna Abut Tufayl (radiyallahu 'anhu) says: "Sayyiduna Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) was asked, 'Did Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) give you something special which he did not give to anyone else?' He replied, Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), did not give me anything special…
QuestionSayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) would ask the people "Tell me of a person who entered Jannah without offering a single Salah"? Who was this Sahabi?
QuestionWhat is the authenticity and the full narration about the Sahabi who was tied up. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) sent him a message through his father telling him to recite: "La hawla wa la quwwata illah billah" No sooner he recited this, the ropes tying him untied themselves.
QuestionWhat is the status of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever says three times when he gets up in the morning: 'A'udhu billahis sami'il 'alim minash shaytanir rajim' and he recites the last three verses of Surah Al-Hashr Allah appoints seventy thousand (70 000) angels who say…
QuestionWhat is grade of this Hadith? Ummu Ayman (radiyallahu 'anha) reports: "The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayh wa sallam) had a wooden cup in which he used to urinate (during night). In the morning he would tell, O Ummu Ayman, throw away the water in the cup. [She said:] So…
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever offers six rakats after Maghrib Salah, without evil talk in between, a reward equivalent to twelve years of worship is given to him"
QuestionPlease verify the authenticity of the following narration: "No one reaches forty years in Islam except that Allah protects him from madness, leprosy and leucoderma. When he is fifty, Allah makes easy his reckoning. When he reaches sixty, Allah grants him repentance. And when he reaches seventy, Allah loves him…
QuestionI often hear that the Sahabah learnt Iman first and then the Quran. Is this a Hadith? If so, what is the source?
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the narrations stating that together with the tenth of Muharram ('Ashura) we should fast on the ninth or eleventh as well?
QuestionWhat is the virtue of fasting on 'Ashura? Are the major sins or minor sins forgiven?
QuestionIs there an authentic Hadith that encourages additional spending on one's family on 'Ashura day?
QuestionIs there a Hadith to the effect that one will not be accountable for the food he cooks for his guests?
