Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

15 Rabi'ul Akhir 144113 December 2019

A Narration Stating a Virtue of the Name Muhammad or Ahmad

QuestionIs this narration authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There is no table placed and someone whose name is Muhammad or Ahmad sits there [to eat], except that the house will be sanctified two times."

14 Rabi'ul Akhir 144112 December 2019

Another Hadith on the Treatment of One’s Wife and the Rights a Wife Enjoys Over Her Husband

QuestionIs this narration authentic? عن حكيم بن معاوية عن أبيه أن رجلا سأل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: ما حق المرأة على الزوج؟ قال: «أن يطعمها إذا طعم، وأن يكسوها إذا اكتسى ولا يضرب الوجه، ولا يقبح ولا يهجر إلا في البيت»

14 Rabi'ul Akhir 144112 December 2019

‘Ali’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Priceless Advice

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﻠﻲ: اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻟﻮ ﺭﺣﻠﺘﻢ اﻟﻤﻄﻲ ﻓﻴﻬﻦ ﻷﻧﻀﻴﺘﻤﻮﻫﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺪﺭﻛﻮا ﻣﺜﻠﻬﻦ: ﻻ ﻳﺮﺝ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺇﻻ ﺭﺑﻪ، ﻭﻻ ﻳﺨﻒ ﺇﻻ ﺫﻧﺒﻪ، ﻭﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﻴﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻻ ﻳﻌﻠﻢ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻌﻠﻢ، ﻭﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﻴﻲ ﻋﺎﻟﻢ ﺇﺫا ﺳﺌﻞ ﻋﻤﺎ ﻻ ﻳﻌﻠﻢ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ: اﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﻋﻠﻢ، ﻭاﻋﻠﻤﻮا ﺃﻥ ﻣﻨﺰﻟﺔ…

13 Rabi'ul Akhir 144111 December 2019

Evil Scholars and Good Scholars

QuestionPlease mention the complete Hadith with the authenticity: ان شر الشرار شرار العلماء، وإن خير الخيار خيار العلماء

7 Rabi'ul Akhir 14415 December 2019

Going in the Path of Allah With Strangers

QuestionIs this narration authentic? عن أنس بن مالك أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لأكثم بن الجون الخزاعي: «يا أكثم اغز مع غير قومك، يحسن خلقك، وتكرم على رفقائك»

7 Rabi'ul Akhir 14415 December 2019

The Narrator; Thumamah ibn ‘Uqbah

QuestionIs Thumamah ibn 'Uqbah a reliable narrator of Hadith? I have read that Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) reported his Hadith in Al Adabul Mufrad and Imam Nasai (rahimahullah) has classified him as trustworthy. Is this true?

6 Rabi'ul Akhir 14414 December 2019

Speak Less Except When It Comes to Nine Things

QuestionIs this statement reliable? عن الربيع بن خثيم، قال: أقلوا الكلام إلا بتسع: تسبيح، وتهليل، وتكبير، وتحميد، وسؤالك الخير، وتعوذك من الشر، وأمرك بالمعروف، ونهيك عن المنكر، وقراءة القرآن

6 Rabi'ul Akhir 14414 December 2019

Accepting the Excuse of a Muslim

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "If anyone offers an excuse to his Muslim brother and he does not accept the excuse [whereas this is a genuine excuse] then he becomes guilty of a sin like that of an unjust tax collector."

5 Rabi'ul Akhir 14413 December 2019

Remaining Seated in One’s Place After Fajr

QuestionWhat is the reference for this? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "He who remains seated in his place of Salah, after offering his Fajr Salah, till he offers two rak'ahs of forenoon Salah, saying nothing except what is good, his sins will be forgiven, even if they are more…