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27 Rabi'ul Awwal 14461 October 2024

A Narration Regarding the Thirst of Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Being Quenched

Question Is this incident authentic? كنا في الهجرة وأنا عطشان جدا، فجئت بمذقة لبن فناولتها للرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم، وقلت له: اشرب يا رسول الله، يقول أبو بكر: فشرب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى ارتويت “Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) drank and I was quenched.”

16 Rabi'ul Awwal 144620 September 2024

The Status of the Hadith Narrator, Ibn Abi Sabrah

Question What is the status of the narrator Abu Bakr ibn Abi Sabrah? His narration appears in Sunan Ibn Majah. According to Imam Ibn Majah (rahimahullah), does this mean that he was reliable?

16 Rabi'ul Awwal 144620 September 2024

The Death of a Scholar Creates an Irreplaceable Void

Question Where does this come? What is the source? Ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “The death of a scholar is a loss that cannot be replaced for as long as the day and night alternate.”

13 Rabi'ul Awwal 144617 September 2024

Who Are the Best People?

Question What is the reference for this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “The best of people are: The most to recite the Quran The most fearful of Allah, The most enjoining of good The most forbidding of evil The most to maintain family relations.”

13 Rabi'ul Awwal 144617 September 2024

Ask Allah to Rectify Your Heart and Intentions

Question I am looking for a reference for this advice of Uwais al Qarani (rahimahullah): “Pray to Allah to correct your heart and your intention, for you will never have to deal with anything more difficult than them.”

12 Rabi'ul Awwal 144616 September 2024

The Salam in Janazah Salah

Question Is this Hadith authentic? “There are three things which were practiced by Rasulullah that the people have now abandoned, one of them being: Saying the salam in the Janazah salah like in normal Salah.”

9 Rabi'ul Awwal 144613 September 2024

Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) and the Baker Who Engaged in Istighfar

Question Is the following incident regarding Imam Ahmad and the baker’s Istighfar authentic? حاول الامام ولكن لا جدوى فقال الامام للحارس: سأنام موضع قدمي وبالفعل نام مكان موضع قدميه. فقام حارس المسجد بإبعاده من مكان المسجد، وكان الامام شيخاً وقورا وتبدو عليه ملامح الصلاح والتقوى فرآه خباز فلما رآه بهذه…

7 Rabi'ul Awwal 144611 September 2024

Seven Categories of Martyrs

Question What is the source and authenticity of the following narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The martyrs are seven apart from those killed in the way of Allah – the one who dies of an internal haemorrhage is a martyr, the one who dies from drowning is a…

7 Rabi'ul Awwal 144611 September 2024

A Hadith Stating a Cure for Waswasah

Question What is the authenticity of this narration? Usamah narrates that a person came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and said, “O Messenger of Allah, I complain to you of whispers I find in my heart. I enter Salah but I am unsure whether I read an even or…