Answers by Moulana Muhammad A

25 Jumadal Ula 143527 March 2014

How to Get One Billion Rewards

QuestionSomebody told me we can earn over a billion rewards in just a few seconds! By praying a certain du’a we will get the reward of the amount of Muslims there are living in this world as well as those that have passed away. I am not sure what…

22 Jumadal Ula 143524 March 2014

Proof for Placing the Hands Below the Navel in Salah

QuestionIs the following narration Sahih with the extra wording “under the navel”: Sayyiduna Wa’il ibn Hujr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports: “I saw the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) placing his right hand over his left hand in Salah, below the Navel.” (Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah) How many manuscripts have the…

22 Jumadal Ula 143524 March 2014

Is Riba (interest) as Serious as Adultery?

QuestionAre the Hadiths that liken Riba (usury) to incest or adultery fabricated? Has any scholar ever classified these Hadiths as fabricated?

22 Jumadal Ula 143524 March 2014

Avert Corporal Punishment When in Doubt

QuestionIs there a Hadith that says drop the corporal punishment (hadd) where there is doubts? I heard it is in Tirmidhi can you show me the Hadith please and is it sahih?

20 Jumadal Ula 143522 March 2014

Will a Shahid (Martyr) Be Liable for his Debts?

QuestionDear ‘Ulama, we often hear that one will not be forgiven for the debts that he fails to repay. Even the shahid (martyr) will not be forgiven for this. Does this warning apply to all types of debtors? or is there some detail to this? What if one has…

20 Jumadal Ula 143522 March 2014

Another Du’a when Wearing New Clothes

QuestionIs it Sunnah also to recite the following du’a for wearing new clothes? The du’a is mentioned in Mishkat. اللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ كَسَوْتَنِيهِ أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِ وَخَيْرِ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ، وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ Allahumma lakalhamdu anta kasawtanihi asaluka min khayrihi wa khayri ma…

19 Jumadal Ula 143521 March 2014

Eating on a Raised Platform

QuestionHow did Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) have meals on the floor? i.e., the food was on the floor or how was it? Can the following be regarded as sunnah or in conformity to Sunnah: a person eats whilst seated on the floor and his food on a raised…

19 Jumadal Ula 143521 March 2014

Is it Possible to Control the Jinn?

QuestionIs it possible for any one to take control of a Jinn? As I have heard that controlling the Jinn was only granted to Nabi Sulayman by Allah.

18 Jumadal Ula 143520 March 2014

How Ill Did Nabi Ayyub (‘alayhis salam) Become?

QuestionIs this proven or is it an Israeli (ancient historical) narration that Nabi Ayub (‘alayhis salam) due to his sickness was afflicted in such a bad condition that his people abandoned him, and that there were insects coming out of his body?

17 Jumadal Ula 143519 March 2014

Translation of a Brief, but Comprehensive Hadith on Salvation

Questionعَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ – رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ – قَالَ: لَقِيتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ – صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ – فَقُلْتُ: مَا النَّجَاةُ؟ فَقَالَ: أَمْلِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ، وَلْيَسَعْكَ بَيْتُكَ، وَابْكِ عَلَى خَطِيئَتِكَ Please translate this Hadith.

16 Jumadal Ula 143518 March 2014

Knots of Shaytan for Those who Discard Salah

QuestionThe Hadith mentions three knots that get untied when a person wakes with Allah’s name, then makes wudu and performs Salah. Does this refer to Tahajjud Salah only, or Fajr also?

15 Jumadal Ula 143517 March 2014

Proof for Segregation

QuestionI need to know if the verse below relates to any women or only to the wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)? I see in today’s times many Shaykhs speak directly to women and also many gatherings have men and women together. Allah Ta’ala says in Surah Ahzab,…

15 Jumadal Ula 143517 March 2014

The Du’a Whilst Eating

QuestionAre there any du’as mentioned in the Hadith that are to be read whilst eating? For instance, “Allahumma Barik Lana Fima Razaqtana Wa Qina Adhaban Nar” and “Allahumma Lakal Hamdu Wa Lakash Shukr”

15 Jumadal Ula 143517 March 2014

Hadiths on the Polish for the Heart

QuestionCould you provide the exact translation and reference for the Hadith in which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) explained that hearts rust like iron rusts. When asked: ‘How can they be polished?’ He (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) replied, ‘Reciting Allah’s book and remembering Him much.’