25 Shawwal 143611 August 2015
A Virtue of Reciting Quran in Salah After Using the Miswak
QuestionIs there a Hadith that states that the angels place their mouth by the mouth of the person who recites Quran after making miswak?
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25 Shawwal 143611 August 2015
Value Five Before Five Things Occur
QuestionKindly provide the correct sequence and the reference to the following narration: "Take benefit of five before five: your youth before your old age, your good health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free-time before your preoccupation, and your life before your death"
25 Shawwal 143611 August 2015
Glorifying Allah [Tasbih], an Alternative for the Miser and Coward
QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith: Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever dreads to endure the night, or is miserly about spending money, or is too cowardly to fight the enemy should say often: 'Glory be to Allah and with…
25 Shawwal 143611 August 2015
Sending Salutations [Durud], a Means of Attaining Intercession
QuestionWhat is the status of following Hadith? Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever sends salutations upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening, my intercession will reach to him on day of judgement"
25 Shawwal 143611 August 2015
Status of the Hadith, Allah Curses the Women Who Sit on Saddles
QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith: "Allah has cursed the private parts (furuj) of those women who sit on saddles"
25 Shawwal 143611 August 2015
Explanation of the Hadith; Whomsoever Is Fearful, Then He Should Set Out Early
QuestionWhat is the explanation of Hadith: "Man khafa adlaja wa man adlaja balaghal manzil. Ala inna sil 'atallahi ghaliyah, ala inna sil 'atallihil Jannah"
24 Shawwal 143610 August 2015
Showing Warmth to a Sinner-When Rectifying Him, Is a Means of Sadaqah
QuestionIs the following Hadith reliable? مُدَارَاةُ النَّاسِ صَدَقَةٌ Translation Being affable with people is regarded as sadaqah
24 Shawwal 143610 August 2015
Salah, a Light [Nur] for the Believer
QuestionIs the following a Hadith: الصَّلاةُ نُورُ الْمُؤْمِنِ Translation Salah is the light of the Believer
24 Shawwal 143610 August 2015
Drinking Water in Three Sips and Saying Bismillah Before Each Sip
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? "One who drinks in three sips and says 'Bismillah' before each sip and 'Alhamdulillah' after each sip, the water will make dhikr in his belly until he drinks something else"
24 Shawwal 143610 August 2015
Are Good Deeds Useless Without Hijrah and Jihad?
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? أتى نفر من أهل البادية إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالوا يا رسول الله إن أهل قرآن زعموا أنه لا ينفع عمل دون الهجرة والجهاد في سبيل الله فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حيثما كنتم فأحسنتم عبادة الله…
24 Shawwal 143610 August 2015
Additional Masnun Surahs to Recite in Witr
QuestionI have heard that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would also recite Surah Zilzal (Surah 99) in Witr Salah, is this correct?
22 Shawwal 14368 August 2015
The Hur (Maiden of Jannah) of Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibn Al Khattab
QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following: It is said that when Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) did Isra' Mi'raj and saw paradise, he saw a very shy Hur of dark skin. And he asked Jibril, whose Hur is that. Jibril answered that is a Hur for your best friend…
21 Shawwal 14367 August 2015
A Du’a to Read Upon Awakening
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following du'a? إذا استيقظ أحدكم فليقل: الحمد لله الذي رد علي روحي وعافاني في جسدي، وأذن لي بذكره
21 Shawwal 14367 August 2015
Sayyiduna ‘Ali Praising Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)
QuestionCan you please translate and confirm the authenticity of the following narration كان علي إذا ذكر عنده أبو بكر قال: السباق يذكرون السباق قال: والذي نفسي بيده ما استبقنا إلى خير قط إلا سبقنا إليه أبو بكر
20 Shawwal 14366 August 2015
Being Branded Due to Possessing Dinars and Dirhams
QuestionIs the following authentic? After a Sahabi from the Ashabus Suffah had passed away, one or two Dirhams ware found in his pocket. When Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was informed he said this will be a means of branding him.