Answers by Moulana Muhammad A

8 Safar 14389 November 2016

Another Narration on Respecting Bread

QuestionIs this Hadith and the statements mentioned after it suitable to quote: أكرموا الخبز فإن الله أكرمه فمن أكرم الخبز أكرمه الله Translation: Respect bread for indeed Allah Ta’ala respects it, whomsoever respects bread Allah Ta’ala will respect him. قال الغزالي: وروى أن عابدا قرب إلى بعض إخوانه رغفانا…

7 Safar 14388 November 2016

The Harms of Ignorance and Love for Worldly Comforts

QuestionIs this narration reliable, and what is the explanation   عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَل رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:  إِنَّكُمْ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ مَا لَمْ تَظْهَرْ فِيكُمْ سَكْرَتَانِ، سَكْرَةُ الْجَهْلِ وَسَكْرَةُ حُبِّ الْعَيْشِ وَأَنْتُمْ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَتُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ…

4 Safar 14385 November 2016

Poverty of the Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum)

QuestionPlease cite the narration where Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and a few companions went to visit a sick companion. Many of them did not have shoes, socks or even hats?

2 Safar 14383 November 2016

Seven Forms of Sadaqah Jariyah (Perpetual Reward)

QuestionWhat is the authenticity if this narration: Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “There are seven such actions that a servant carries out, the reward of which will continue to be written for him in his grave after his demise; 1) the one…

29 Muharram 143831 October 2016

How to Hold the Miswak

QuestionWhat is the sunnah method of holding the miswak? Is it proven from an authentic narration?

23 Muharram 143825 October 2016

How to Correct One’s Intention

QuestionIs there any Hadith that advises us to check the sincerity of our intention before doing an action, while doing it, and to make tawbah afterwards if our intention was deficient in any way?

22 Muharram 143824 October 2016

Benefit of Repentance (Tawbah)

Questionإذا تاب العبد عن ذنوبه أنسى الله حفظته ذنوبه، وأنسى ذلك جوارحه ومعالمه من الأرض حتى يلقى الله يوم القيامة وليس عليه شاهد من الله بذنب

22 Muharram 143824 October 2016

The Response of the Souls to the Call of Hajj

QuestionIs this reliable? “When Allah commanded Ibrahim (‘alayhis salam) to announce to the people to perform Hajj, he stood up on the maqam and said: ‘O worshippers of Allah, answer the call of your Rabb.’ So the [souls of the] people said: ‘We are here O Rabb, we are…

19 Muharram 143821 October 2016

The Illegitimate Child Is Not to Blame for the Sins of His Parents

QuestionWhat is the authenticity and explanation of the below? لا يدخل الجنة ولد زنية “The child of illicit sexual intercourse will not enter Jannah”  وولد الزنية ليس عليهم من أوزار آبائهم وأمهاتهم شيء “The child of zina will not be taken to account for the sin of his parents”.

18 Muharram 143820 October 2016

Hadith on the Duties of the ‘Ulama

QuestionI came across a very interesting and beautiful Hadith: The Messenger (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “This sacred knowledge will be borne by the reliable authorities of each successive generation, who will [preserve it and] remove from it the alterations of the excessive, the interpolations of the corrupt, and…

18 Muharram 143820 October 2016

A Du’a for Removing Adversity

QuestionWhat is the source of this du’a, and is it authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has said that once he went out with Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in a manner that his hand was Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)’s hands. He passed by a person who was…

16 Muharram 143818 October 2016

The Narrator: Al-Muwaqqary

QuestionWhat is the status of the narrator Al-Muwaqqary in the chain below? أَخْبَرَنَا هِبَةُ اللهِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الدَّقَّاقُ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْفَرَجِ، ثنا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ السِّنْدِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْمَقْدِسِيُّ، ثنا الْمُوَقَّرِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ…