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30 Rabi'ul Awwal 14351 February 2014

“Shaytan Is the Mentor for Those Who Have No Real Mentor”, Correct?

QuestionPlease advise if the following statement is found in the Hadith or is it the statement of some pious person. We would appreciate it if you could suggest any book where we could get more details. That statement is; “Man la shaykha-lahu fa shaykhu-hu ash Shaytan” "Shaytan is the guide…

30 Rabi'ul Awwal 14351 February 2014

Clarification on the Miraculous Achievements of the ‘Ulama

QuestionI find the book Fadail A'mal informative in its explaining themes through Quranic Ayah and Ahadith. However, I find some of the other material very strange. For example, in Fazail of salah, it says that Ibn Abidin (rahmihullah) prayed a thousand nafl rak'ah every day. How is this humanly possible…

25 Rabi'ul Awwal 143527 January 2014

Etiquettes of Entering and Leaving the Home

QuestionWhat should we say for protection when leaving the house? What are the adabs of leaving and entering one’s home? What is the du'a to stop Shaytan or Jinn from entering our house? Is there a sahih Hadith that says that Allah will appoint 70,000 angels to protect a person,…

25 Rabi'ul Awwal 143527 January 2014

Hot Food Has No Barakah

QuestionCan you please give me the exact reference to the following Hadith. I have been searching for it for some time and was pleased that it was sent to me. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) says: “To allow the food to get cold before partaking of it, for hot food…

6 Rabi'ul Awwal 14358 January 2014

Sleeping According to Sunnah Yields the Reward of ‘Ibadah

QuestionI have heard that if a person sleeps according to the Sunnah i.e., makes wudu, recites Tasbih Fatimah du'a etc, then he will get reward for doing ‘ibadah for the entire time he remains sleeping, is this correct?

13 Safar 143517 December 2013

Proof for Seventy Hurs in Jannah

QuestionThe number of hurs (seventy or more) in Jannat for a shahid or a jannati is fixed by which Hadith and in which book?

13 Safar 143517 December 2013

Hadith: The Jews Were Divided into Seventy One Groups

QuestionA Shaykh said that the Hadith relating to that Jews were divided into seventy one groups and the Christians into seventy two and the Muslims into seventy three all in Jahannam except one He states that this Hadith is questionable: 1. The sanad (chain of narrators) is questionable 2. The…

13 Safar 143517 December 2013

More Merits of Ayatul-Kursi

QuestionCould you clarify the authenticity of the following narrations on the virtues of Ayatul Kursi? 1. Recite Ayatul Kursi at the time of leaving home, because 70, 000 angels will protect a person from the right, left, front and back; and if he passes away before returning, he will receive…

13 Safar 143517 December 2013

Virtues of Ayatul-Kursi

QuestionPlease quote some Hadiths regarding the benefits of Ayatul-Kursi?

13 Safar 143517 December 2013

Hadith: I Am Leaving Behind Two Things

QuestionCould you please inform what is the academic status of these two Hadiths: 1. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of Allah and the Sunnat 2. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of Allah and the Ahlu Bayt Outwardly there seems to be a contradiction, please…

13 Safar 143517 December 2013

Status of the Hadith on the Hearts Becoming Hard

QuestionI heard a Hadith in which the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) mentions that the inability to weep is caused by the hardness of the heart which is caused by the multiplicity of sin which is caused by the love of this world which is caused by ambition which is…