Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

17 Shawwal 144021 June 2019

A Hadith on Offering Salah With Shoes

QuestionCould you kindly provide me the authenticity and commentary of the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Act differently from the Jews, for they do not pray in their sandals or their shoes."

17 Shawwal 144021 June 2019

Marriage to a Maiden of Jannah (Hur) as a Reward for Fasting

QuestionWhat is the status of the below? Is it a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and who is Al Hasan? Al Hasan (rahimahullah) said: "A maiden of Jannah will speak to the Wali of Allah while he is laying with her on [the shore of] a river of…

16 Shawwal 144020 June 2019

Authenticity of “Salatul ‘Utaqa” in Shawwal

QuestionSalatul 'Utaqa (Salah of the emancipated) in Shawwal is the Sunnah for those who want to be emancipated from Jahannam. There is a Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) where Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once said: "If someone performs eight rak'ahs in Shawwal, either…

16 Shawwal 144020 June 2019

The Rewards for Good Deeds Reaches the Deceased on Condition He Passed Away a Muslim

QuestionWhat is the reference and authenticity of the following Hadith? Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibnul 'As (radiyallahu 'anhuma): "'As ibn Wa-il made a bequest that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf. His son, Hisham emancipated fifty slaves. His other son, 'Amr intended to emancipate the remaining fifty…

15 Shawwal 144019 June 2019

The Mahdi Will Flee from Madinah Munawwarah to Makkah Mukarramah

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There will be a dispute following the death of a khalifah, and a man of the Bani Hashim will flee from Al-Madinah to Makkah [fearing that people will try to make him the Khalifah]. [Recognising him as the Mahdi] some…

15 Shawwal 144019 June 2019

Reciting the Last Four Verses of Surah Al Mu’minun for Cure

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? عن عبد الله أنه قرأ في أذن مبتلى فأفاق، فقال له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما قرأت في أذنه؟ قال: قرأت أفحسبتم أنما خلقناكم عبثا [المؤمنون: ١١٥] حتى فرغ من آخر السورة. فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: لو أن رجلا موقنا قرأ…

15 Shawwal 144019 June 2019

Agriculture/Farming in Jannah

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A man from among the people of Jannah will request Allah to allow him to cultivate the land. Allah will say to him, 'Haven't you got what you desire?' He will reply, 'Yes, but I like to cultivate the land.…

14 Shawwal 144018 June 2019

Authenticity of the Hadith Regarding Sa’d ibn Mu’adh (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports: "We went to the [Janazah] of Sayyiduna Sa’d ibn Mu'adh (radiyallahu ‘anhu) with Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) completed the Janazah salah and Sa’d (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was buried, Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi…

13 Shawwal 144017 June 2019

The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) Were Never Oblivious of Dajjal

QuestionWhat is the reference for this narration? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibnul Harith ibn Jaz' (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "We did not hear a noise or a tremble/quaking in Madinah but we thought that it was Dajjal as Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) [continuously] spoke to us about him and [warned] us of…