Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

17 Jumadal Ula 143814 February 2017

Salah Is the Pillar of Din

QuestionWhat is the status of the following famous narration? الصَّلاةُ عِمادُ الدِّينِ مَنْ أقَامَها فَقدْ أقَامَ الدِّينَ وَمنْ هَدمَها فَقَد هَدَمَ الدِّينَ Salah is the pillar of Din. Whoever establishes it has established Din and whoever neglects and destroys it has destroyed Din

13 Jumadal Ula 143810 February 2017

Two Qualities One Requires to Become Noble

QuestionCould you mention the reference of this statement and who is it attributed to? لا ينبل الرجل حتى يكون فيه خصلتان العفة عما في أيدي الناس والتجاوز عنهم

13 Jumadal Ula 143810 February 2017

The Drink in Jahannam for Those Who Consume Intoxicants

QuestionWhat is the grade of this Hadith? Those who drink alcohol: "Allah 'Azza Wa Jalla has made a vow that anyone who drinks any intoxicant will be made to drink 'tinatul khabal' [in the Hereafter]. The Companions (radiyallahu 'anhum) asked, 'What is 'tinatul khabal'? He explained: 'It is the perspiration…

12 Jumadal Ula 14389 February 2017

Abstain from Asking People, You Will Enter Jannah

QuestionCould you verify the authenticity of this Hadith? Sayyiduna Thawban (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: 'Who will commit himself to holding fast onto one quality, I will guarantee him Jannah?' Thawban (radiyallahu 'anhu) says, 'I said: 'I will.' Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)…

12 Jumadal Ula 14389 February 2017

The Du’a to Recite When One Gets Married or Purchases a Slave or Conveyance

QuestionCould you translate this du'a and provide the reference: اللهم إني أسالُك خَيْرَها، وخَيْرَ ما جَبَلْتَها عليه، وأعوذُ بِكَ من شَرِّها، وشَرِّ ما جبلتَها عليه Allahumma inni asaluka khayraha wa khayra ma jabaltaha 'alayhi wa a'udhu bika min sharriha wa sharri ma jablataha 'alayhi

11 Jumadal Ula 14388 February 2017

Caring for Orphans

QuestionPlease verify this narration. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The best house among the Muslims is a house in which there is an orphan who is treated well and the worst house among the Muslims is a house in which there is an orphan who is treated badly"

11 Jumadal Ula 14388 February 2017

The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) Would Cry and Tremble When They Heard Quran

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? 'Abdullah Ibn 'Urwah ibn Zubayr said: "I asked my grandmother Asma (radiyallahu 'anha), 'What was the condition of the Sahabah when they would hear Quran? She replied, 'Their eyes teared and their skins trembled just as Allah has described them [in the Quran]'"

10 Jumadal Ula 14387 February 2017

A Hadith Qudsi Regarding Sustenance

QuestionIs this Hadith Qudsi authentic? "O son of Adam! I created you to worship me so do not behave in a casual irresponsible way. I have already distributed your sustenance so do not over exert yourself. If you are happy and content with what I have allotted to you, your…

10 Jumadal Ula 14387 February 2017

Warning Against Killing Animals for No Reason

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever kills a small bird for no reason, it will beseech Allah on the Day of Qiyamah saying, 'O my Rabb, so and so killed me for no reason. And he did not kill me for any beneficial purpose'"