Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

20 Sha'ban 144026 April 2019

Virtue of Fasting One Day in the Path of Allah

QuestionCan you confirm the source of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever fasts a day in the path of Allah 'Azza Wa Jalla, Allah will distance Jahannam from him by a measure of one hundred years of travel."

19 Sha'ban 144025 April 2019

White Clothing Are the Best of Clothes

QuestionCould you reference this narration? "You should wear white garments dress your living ones in them and shroud your dead in them, for they are among the best of your garments."

19 Sha'ban 144025 April 2019

Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Reply When Questioned Regarding Khilafah

QuestionWhat is the commentary of the following narration ? عن علي قال: قيل يا رسول الله من نؤمّر بعدك؟ قال: إن تؤمّروا أبا بكر تجدوه أمينا زاهدا في الدنيا راغبا في الآخرة وإن تؤمّروا عمر تجدوه قويا أمينا لا يخاف في الله لومة لائم وإن تؤمّروا عليا -ولا أراكم فاعلين-…

18 Sha'ban 144024 April 2019

A Tiny Place in Jannah Is Better Than the Entire World

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A place in Jannah [as small] as a bow is better than all that on which the sun rises and sets" [i.e., better than the entire world]

18 Sha'ban 144024 April 2019

Sha’ban Is a Month to Recite Quran in Abundance

QuestionCould you mention the reference for this please? شهر شعبان شهر القراء The month of Sha'ban is the month of the Quran reciters i.e., The month to recite the Quran in abundance

18 Sha'ban 144024 April 2019

Authenticity of the Hadith Regarding the Best Type of Horse

QuestionPlease verify the authenticity of this Hadith: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The best of horses is black with a white patch on the forehead and having whiteness on the upper lip and nose. The next best horse is a black horse with whiteness on the forehead and some…

17 Sha'ban 144023 April 2019

The Virtue of Passing Away and Leaving Behind a Will

QuestionWhat is the status of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever passes away leaving a will [stating whatever is necessary to state], he passes away on the straight path and on the Sunnah and he passes away with piety and witness and he passes away forgiven"

17 Sha'ban 144023 April 2019

A Fabricated Narration on the Virtue of Ghusl

QuestionIs there any Hadith which mentions that when a person takes a ghusl after having intercourse in a halal way, Allah will grant him one hundred (100) palaces made from white pearls and for each drop of water he will receive the reward of one hundred (100) martyrs?

13 Sha'ban 144019 April 2019

Eating Twenty One Raisins Daily

QuestionI read the following Hadith in a book on Tibb, however, the English translation of the last two words does not seem to be correct. Kindly provide the correct translation of the Hadith: Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Those who take 21 raisins…

13 Sha'ban 144019 April 2019

Man Has Never Encountered Anything More Severe Than Death

QuestionIs this narration authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The Son of Adam never encountered anything since Allah created him more severe than death, then death is less than what is after"

12 Sha'ban 144018 April 2019

A Hadith Regarding Fasting on the 15th of Sha’ban

QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إذا كانت ليلة النصف من شعبان فقوموا ليلها وصوموا نهارها Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When it is the night of the middle of Sha'ban then spend the night in [Salah/'ibadah] and fast the [next]…