Answers by Moulana Muhammad A

24 Muharram 143617 November 2014

Further Verification on Spending on ‘Ashura

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?

24 Muharram 143617 November 2014

Events on ‘Ashura

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?

14 Muharram 14367 November 2014

A Sahabi Who Was Miraculously Freed

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.

14 Muharram 14367 November 2014

Authenticity of a Du’a to Be Recited in the Morning and Evening

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…

14 Muharram 14367 November 2014

Hadith on the Blessings (Barakah) of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

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:]…

12 Muharram 14365 November 2014

The Virtues of Reaching Old Age

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…

22 Dhul Hijjah 143517 October 2014

Will Our Pets Come to Jannah?

QuestionThere is a Hadith quoted although I am not sure if it is authentic but it says that the animals will be resurrected and turned to dust. If it is authentic what is the commentary? Does it mean if we have animals as pets in this world they won’t…

22 Dhul Hijjah 143517 October 2014

Saying Salam at the Rawdah-Graveside of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

QuestionI would like to ask a question regarding salam at the graveside of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) (the Rawdah). Is there any reward or other special benefit in saying salam to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) at the rawdah? I used to say salam every time whenever I go to madinah…

19 Dhul Hijjah 143514 October 2014

Popular Hadith Regarding Sham (Syria)

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? It is extensively shared on social media amongst the youth: Salamah ibn Nufail (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: While I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) a man came to him and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah Horses are being humiliated (ignored), and…

8 Dhul Hijjah 14353 October 2014

Correct Translation of the Hadith on the Continuity of Fitnah (Trials)

QuestionKindly inform as to which is the correct translation to the following Hadith – “beads of a rosary” or “pieces of a necklace”. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “…signs following one another like the pieces of a necklace falling one after the other, when its string is cut.”…