Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

13 Safar 14393 November 2017

Do Not Take the Quran as a Pillow, Give It Its Proper Due

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O people of the Qur'an, do not take the Qur'an as a pillow [i.e., do not cast it aside abandoning it]; recite it properly, giving it its proper due throughout the day and the night. Spread its message, and…

13 Safar 14393 November 2017

The Reward If One Leaves Out Drinking Wine and Alcohol and Wearing Silk

QuestionWhat is the source of the following Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever leaves out drinking alcohol [in this world] whereas he has the ability to do so, I will give him the wine of Jannah to drink and any man who leaves out wearing silk garments [in…

13 Safar 14393 November 2017

Explanation of the Narration on the Level of Din Weakening

QuestionCan you kindly explain the meaning of the following narration: Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Busr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Some time ago I heard/It used to be said, ‘When you are in a group of people, who number twenty, or more or less, and you examine their faces, and you do not…

13 Safar 14393 November 2017

Learn your lineage so that you may join family ties

QuestionCan this Hadith be quoted? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Learn about your family lineage and roots so that you may join family ties, for family ties brings love in the family, increases one's wealth and brings barakah to/increases one’s life"

12 Safar 14392 November 2017

Using water Heated by the Sun

QuestionI remember reading somewhere a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that water heated by the sun should not be used because there is the possibility of contracting white leprosy. Is there such a Hadith?

11 Safar 14391 November 2017

Virtue Is Based on Taqwa and Not Ethnicity

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? يا أيها الناس، ألا إن ربكم واحد، وإن أباكم واحد، ألا لا فضل لعربي على عجمي، ولا لعجمي على عربي، ولا أحمر على أسود، ولا أسود على أحمر، إلا بالتقوى

11 Safar 14391 November 2017

An Unauthentic Virtue of Reciting Surah Shams

QuestionIf a person recites Surah Shams he will get the reward of giving sadaqah of everything that sunlight and moonlight has ever touched [i.e., whatever this world contains] Is this Hadith true?

10 Safar 143931 October 2017

“Make Dark Skinned People Your Leaders”?

QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? اتخذوا السودان فإن ثلاثة منهم من سادات أهل الجنة لقمان الحكيم والنجاشي وبلال المؤذن Make Africans/dark skinned people [leaders] for three of them will be among the leaders of Jannah; Luqman Al Hakim, Najashi and Bilal Al Muadhin (radiyallahu 'anhu).