Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

5 Safar 143718 November 2015

Reciting Surah Ikhlas One Hundred Times Before Sleeping

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? "Whomsoever goes to bed to sleep and lies on his right side and he recites Surah Ikhlas one hundred (100) times, Allah will say to him on the day of Qiyamah, ‘O my servant! Enter paradise on your right"

5 Safar 143718 November 2015

A Lengthy Discussion Between Nabi (sallallahu ’alayhi wa sallam) and a Traveller

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following dialogue between a traveler and Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam): Traveler: I do not want 'adhab to be written in my account. The Holy Prophet: behave well with your parents Traveler: I want to be known among people as an intelligent person. The…

5 Safar 143718 November 2015

Reciting a Du’a and Sending the Reward to One’s Parents

QuestionKindly verify the authenticity of the following narration: Whosoever recites the following du'a once, and then requests Allah Ta'ala to transfer the reward earned thereby to the credit of his parents, is like one having fulfilled his obligations to them: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَلَهُ الْكِبْرِيَاءُ فِي…

4 Safar 143717 November 2015

A Hadith on Istinja After Passing Wind

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? "Whoever does istinja (washes his private parts) after passing wind is not one of us"

4 Safar 143717 November 2015

How Marvellous the Affairs of a Believer!

QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following Hadith: عجبا لأمر المؤمن إن أمره كله خير وليس ذاك لأحد إلا للمؤمن إن أصابته سرّاء شكر فكان خيراً له وإن أصابته ضرّاء صبر فكان خيراً له

4 Safar 143717 November 2015

Killing Without Motive Before Qiyamah

QuestionA Prophetic tradition says: "Time will come when people will kill without knowing the motivation, and the victim will be unaware of the reason for their execution. What is the grade of this Hadith?"

3 Safar 143716 November 2015

Ways to Draw Allah’s Assistance

QuestionWho is the narrator of the following Hadith and is it authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O people, join the link between you and your Rabb by remembering Him in abundance"

3 Safar 143716 November 2015

The Blessing of a Mother’s Du’a

QuestionI have read an incident in Al Bidayah Wan Nihayah cited on the authority of Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) that during the time of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) a mother had lost her child. She made fervent du'a to Allah and through the blessing of her…

3 Safar 143716 November 2015

A Virtue of Teaching One’s Child the Holy Quran?

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu 'anhu) had reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever teaches the reading of Quran to his son (without memorising it), all his past and future sins will be forgiven and whoever makes his child memorise the Quran…

1 Safar 143714 November 2015

A Hadith on Giving Charity From Haram Income

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever acquires haram (unlawful) wealth and then gives charity from it, he will not be rewarded and will be sinful."

1 Safar 143714 November 2015

Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and the Miraculous Dates

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the narration which states that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) had brought some dates to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and asked him to make du'a for barakah. After this there was so much of barakah in those dates that he fed large numbers of…