Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

3 Rabi'ul Awwal 144012 November 2018

The Example of the Effort of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? عبد الله بن بريدة، عن أبيه قال خرج إلينا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يوما فنادى ثلاث مرار فقال: أيها الناس تدرون ما مثلي ومثلكم؟ قالوا: الله ورسوله أعلم. قال: إنما مثلي ومثلكم مثل قوم خافوا عدوا يأتيهم، فبعثوا رجلا يتراءى لهم، فبينما هم كذلك أبصر…

3 Rabi'ul Awwal 144012 November 2018

Joining Ties With Those Who Sever Ties and Not Merely Reciprocating

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "You won't be considered someone who uphold family ties if you merely reciprocate. The one who maintains good ties is the one who maintains ties when his kin sever ties."

29 Safar 14409 November 2018

Surahs Which Paint the Scene of Qiyamah

QuestionCould you reference the narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever wishes to look at the Day of Qiyamah, as if it is in front of him, then he should recite the following Surahs [of the Quran]: Surah Takwir' [Surah: 81] Surah Infitar [Surah: 82] Surah Inshiqaq [Surah: 84]"

29 Safar 14409 November 2018

A Poem Attributed to Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah)

QuestionIs this statement authentically attributed to Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah) and the Arabic text of it? "And from misery is that you love, and [the one] who you love, loves other than you, or that you want good for a person, and he wants to hurt you."

29 Safar 14409 November 2018

An Unreliable Virtue of Childbirth

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Each time a woman breastfeeds her child/[gives birth] she receives the reward of freeing a slave"

28 Safar 14408 November 2018

A Narration Regarding Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydillah (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

QuestionWhat is status of following narration? عن ثور بن مجزأة قال: مررت بطلحة بن عبيد الله يوم الجمل وهو صريع في آخر رمق، فوقفت عليه فرفع رأسه، فقال: إني لأرى وجه رجل كأنه القمر، ممن أنت؟ فقلت: من أصحاب أمير المؤمنين علي، فقال: ابسط يدك أبايعك، فبسطت يدي وبايعني، ففاضت…

27 Safar 14407 November 2018

A Hadith Qudsi Regarding Allah’s Power, Kingdom, Might and Forgiveness

Questionعن أبي ذر، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يقول الله تعالى: يا عبادي كلكم ضال إلا من هديت فسلوني الهدى أهدكم، وكلكم فقير إلا من أغنيت فسلوني أرزقكم، وكلكم مذنب إلا من عافيت، فمن علم منكم أني ذو قدرة على المغفرة فاستغفرني غفرت له ولا أبالي، ولو…

27 Safar 14407 November 2018

Using Pure Gold and Silver Utensils

QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Do not drink from gold and silver utensils and do not eat from gold and silver plates." Is this Hadith authentic?

27 Safar 14407 November 2018

An Unreliable Hadith on the Virtues of a Pregnant Woman When She Gives Birth

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) addressed women and said: "Aren't you pleased that when a woman falls pregnant through her husband and he is happy with her, she will receive a reward equal to a person fasting in the path of Allah and engaging in 'ibadah…

26 Safar 14406 November 2018

A Virtue of Reciting Surah Saba?

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever recites Surah Saba [Surah 34] frequently, the Prophets will shake his hands on the day of Qiyamah."