21 Rabi'ul Akhir 14427 December 2020
The Narrator Al Harith ibn Muslim
QuestionWhat is the opinion of the Muhaddithun regarding the Hadith narrator, Harith ibn Muslim?
Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala
18 Rabi'ul Akhir 14424 December 2020
“The Sleep of a Scholar Is Regarded to Be ‘Ibadah”
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? “A Scholar’s sleep is regarded to be worship”
18 Rabi'ul Akhir 14424 December 2020
Spending Haram Wealth on Noble Causes Will Still Result in Sin
QuestionIs this narration correct? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever earned money from forbidden sources, then freed from it, and joined ties, that will still be insistence on sins.”
17 Rabi'ul Akhir 14423 December 2020
Status of the Narrator, Qurrah ibn Musa Al Hujaymi
QuestionI am looking for the status of the narrator Qurrah ibn Musa Al Hujami.
16 Rabi'ul Akhir 14422 December 2020
A Follow up Query Regarding Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Choosing Poverty
QuestionCould you provide the source and authenticity of this Hadith? I saw one site who claim that the Hadith is in Bukhari and another site says says Ahmad. But I haven’t found it in either place. Could you please verify? On the authority of Abu Umamah who quotes the…
16 Rabi'ul Akhir 14422 December 2020
An Unreliable Narration Regarding Abu Bakr’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Entry Into Jannah
QuestionAnas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “I said to Jibril when he took me on the Night Journey (al-Isra) up to heaven: “O Jibril, will my ummah be brought to account?” He said: ‘All of your ummah will be brought to account except…
16 Rabi'ul Akhir 14422 December 2020
Imam Abu Dawud’s (rahimahullah) Book; Al Marasil
QuestionWhat is the status of the Hadiths found in Al Marasil of Imam Abu Dawud? What commentaries are there on this book?
15 Rabi'ul Akhir 14421 December 2020
Another Query Regarding Reciting the Mu’awwidhatayn in Fajr
QuestionIs it correct that whenever Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was on journey, he would read Surah Falaq and Surah Nas in the Fard of Fajr?
15 Rabi'ul Akhir 14421 December 2020
Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Advice Regarding Sustenance and Seeking Rizq Through Halal Avenues
QuestionIs the following Hadith suitable to quote? ليس من عمل يقرب إلى الجنة، إلا قد أمرتكم به، ولا عمل يقرب إلى النار، إلا قد نهيتكم عنه، لا يستبطئن أحد منكم رزقه ان جبريل عليه السلام ألقى في روعي أن أحدا منكم لن يخرج من الدنيا حتى يستكمل رزقه، فاتقوا…
15 Rabi'ul Akhir 14421 December 2020
Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Was the First to Shed Blood for the Sake of Allah
QuestionI was reading that that Sayyiduna Sa’d (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was the first to shoot an arrow in the part of Allah. I also read that he was the first to shed blood. I would like to know the reference for him being the first to shed blood for the…
10 Rabi'ul Akhir 144226 November 2020
The Example of a Person’s Family, Wealth and Deeds
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the Hadith in Kanzul ‘Ummal (Hadith: 42981) which starts with the words: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوما لأصحابه: أتدرون ما مثل أحدكم ومثل أهله وماله وعمله؟ فقالوا: الله ورسوله أعلم، فقال: إنما مثل أحدكم ومثل ماله وأهله وولده وعمله كمثل رجل…
10 Rabi'ul Akhir 144226 November 2020
Riba/Usury Will Always End up in Poverty and Humiliation
QuestionIs the following Hadith recorded in Musnad Ahmad authentic? “No matter how much interest you have it will decrease.” (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith: 3753)
9 Rabi'ul Akhir 144225 November 2020
Did Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Have a Cat Named Muezza?
QuestionIs there any authentic/sound narration supporting that Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) favourite cat was named Muezza/Mu’izza?
9 Rabi'ul Akhir 144225 November 2020
Ninety Nine Snakes in the Grave of the Disbeliever
QuestionHow sound is the Hadith in Ibn Hibban reported by Abu Sa’id Khudri (radiyallahu ‘anhu) regarding ninety nine (99) snakes in grave of a disbeliever?
9 Rabi'ul Akhir 144225 November 2020
An Unreliable Virtue of Walking With a Cane
QuestionIs this narration reliable? Virtue of walking with an ‘Asa (cane) “Walking with a stick is from humility. For each step, a person gets a thousand good deeds, and raising him a thousand levels.”