Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

8 Jumadal Akhirah 14387 March 2017

A Narration on Fitnah in Sham

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? تكون فتنة بالشام كان أولها لعب الصبيان ثم لا يستقيم أمر الناس على شيء ولا تكون لهم جماعة حتى ينادي منادي من السماء عليكم بفلان وتطلع كف تشير

8 Jumadal Akhirah 14387 March 2017

An Unauthentic Narration on Loving Allah and Frequenting the Masjids

QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whomsoever loves Allah, loves the Quran. And whoever loves the Quran, loves me. And whoever loves me, loves my Sahabah and my relatives. Whoever loves Allah, loves the Masjids for they are the buildings and courtyards of…

7 Jumadal Akhirah 14386 March 2017

Protecting All Aspects of Salah Ensures Safety from Jahannam

QuestionCould you provide the reference for the following Hadith? من حافظ على الصلوات الخمس على وضوئها ومواقيتها، وركوعها وسجودها يراها حقا لله عليه حرم على النار

5 Jumadal Akhirah 14384 March 2017

Reciting Bismillah Will Save a Person from the Guards of Jahannam

QuestionIs the following narration appropriate to quote? "Whoever desires to be saved from the nineteen dreadful guards over Jahannam known as Zabaniyah, he should recite Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim" (Since it is made up of nineteen letters).

5 Jumadal Akhirah 14384 March 2017

Reciting Surah Qadr thrice on Friday

QuestionI want to know how authentic is the following statement? "Whoever recites Surah Qadr three times on Friday [before Jumu'ah] and three times after Jumu'ah, will receive as many good deeds for him as the number of people offering Jumu'ah Salah that day throughout the world."

4 Jumadal Akhirah 14383 March 2017

The Virtue of Leaving Home to Seek Knowledge

QuestionWhat is the authenticity if this narration? Zirr ibn Hubaysh (rahimahullah) reports: Once I had come to Sayyiduna Safwan ibn 'Assal (radiyallahu 'anhu). He asked: "What has brought you here?" I replied: "I have come to seek knowledge and gain a deep understanding" He said: "I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi…

4 Jumadal Akhirah 14383 March 2017

Engaging in Futile Debates and Disputes Could Result in Misguidance

QuestionCould you verify this narration Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "No people go astray after being guided, but those who indulge in disputes [i.e., Constantly debating and presenting futile and baseless arguments to their Nabis]." Then Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) recited the Verse: 'Nay! But they are a…

4 Jumadal Akhirah 14383 March 2017

Stay in Your Home During the Time of Fitnah

QuestionKindly provide the reference for this Hadith Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There will come after me a tribulation like the dark of night, in which a man will awaken as a believer and enter evening as a disbeliever, or awaken as a disbeliever and enter evening as a…

19 Jumadal Ula 143816 February 2017

An Unauthentic Virtue of Reciting Three Verses of Surah An’am After Fajr

QuestionIs the following narration authentic? من قرأ إذا صلى الغداة ثلاث آيات من أول سورة الأنعام إلى {ويعلم ما تكسبون} نزل إليه أربعون ألف ملك يكتب له مثل أعمالهم ونزل إليه ملك من فوق سبع سماوات ومعه مرزبة من حديد فإن أوحى الشيطان في قلبه شيئا من الشر ضربه ضربة…

18 Jumadal Ula 143815 February 2017

Every Era Will Be Worse than the Previous Era

QuestionIs this narration authentic? "Be patient till you meet your Rabb, for no time will come upon you but the time following it will be worse than it"

17 Jumadal Ula 143814 February 2017

Remembering Death Decreases Jealousy

QuestionCould you provide the reference for this: من أكثر ذكر الموت قل فرحه وقل حسده