Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

21 Shawwal 14395 July 2018

Starting and Ending the Day With a Good Deed

QuestionCan you mention the reference for this Hadith please? من استفتح أول نهاره بخير، وختمه بخير. قال الله عز وجل لملائكته: لا تكتبوا عليه ما بين ذلك من الذنوب

21 Shawwal 14395 July 2018

Angels Descend When a Girl Is Born

QuestionHow authentic is this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When a girl is born, Allah Ta'ala sends His angels to that house. They come to the dwellers of the house and pray that peace may be upon them. The angels then cover the newly born girl with their…

21 Shawwal 14395 July 2018

An Unreliable Narration on Earthquakes and Lightening Before Qiyamah

QuestionCan I quote this narration? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "Soon you will not find homes for shelter nor conveyances to transport you. When questioned, Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) replied, The houses will be destroyed by earthquakes and animals will be destroyed by lightning"

20 Shawwal 14394 July 2018

Do Not Curse the Wind for It Is Merely Doing as Ordered

QuestionIs the following narration reliable? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated that a man cursed the wind in the presence of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), so Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Do not curse the wind, for it is merely doing as ordered, and whoever curses something…

20 Shawwal 14394 July 2018

A Hadith on Fasting and Carrying Out Other Good Deeds in Ramadan

QuestionPlease comment on the status of this narration: من أتى عليه شهر رمضان صحيحا مسلما، صام نهاره، وصلى وردا من ليله، وغض بصره، وحفظ فرجه ولسانه ويده، وحافظ على صلاته مجموعة، وبكر إلى جمعه، فقد صام الشهر، واستكمل الأجر، وأدرك ليلة القدر، وفاز بجائزة الرب

20 Shawwal 14394 July 2018

A Narration Regarding Khubayb (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

QuestionIs the narration wherein Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said Khubayb (radiyallahu 'anhu) will be my close companion in Jannah and he is "Sayyidush Shuhada" [The leader of the martyrs] authentic?

20 Shawwal 14394 July 2018

Being Pleased With the Decree of Allah Ta’ala

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "From the signs of the son of Adam's prosperity/good fortune, is his satisfaction with what Allah decreed for him."

19 Shawwal 14393 July 2018

A Believer’s Relaxation Is When He Meets Allah Ta’ala

QuestionCan you mention the reference and Arabic text of this narration? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "There isn't any true relaxation for the believers besides the meeting of Allah."

19 Shawwal 14393 July 2018

“Do Not Make Your Homes Like Graveyards”

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Don't make your houses like graveyards, for the Shaytan flees from a house in which Surah al-Baqarah is read"

19 Shawwal 14393 July 2018

Du’a Asking for Health

QuestionPlease provide the reference and Arabic text for this supplication: "O Allah! Make my body healthy, make my hearing healthy, make my eyesight healthy. There is no Deity but You"

18 Shawwal 14392 July 2018

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Was Exclusively Given Five Things

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic and suitable to qoute? Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "I have been given five things which were not given to any other Nabi before me. These are: 1. Allah made me victorious by awe (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of…