Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

7 Shawwal 143624 July 2015

Keeping Children Indoors When Night Sets In

QuestionWhat is meant by "when the darkness of the night envelopes" in the following Hadith? Which time is it referring to? 'Ata (rahimahullah) related that he heard Jabir ibn 'Abdullah (radiyallahu 'anhu) say that the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "When the darkness of the night envelops–or it becomes…

5 Shawwal 143622 July 2015

A Hadith Encouraging Independence

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Seek to be independent from people, even if it be to wash/clean your miswak”

30 Ramadan 143617 July 2015

The Most Virtuous of People

QuestionWhat is the source and the authenticity of this Hadith? Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) says, "Once I was seated with Nabi (sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) when he asked, 'Do you know, of all those who have Iman, who has the best Iman'? The Sahabah replied, 'O Rasulullah, the Angels. Nabi…

29 Ramadan 143616 July 2015

Sayyiduna ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan (radiyallahu ‘anhu)’s Dream Before His Death

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration and does it imply that the souls of the dead can return to this world? Sayyiduna Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) said that when the enemy surrounded his house and stopped the household from receiving water, he was thirsty for many days. 'Uthman (radiyallahu…

27 Ramadan 143614 July 2015

An Unreliable Narration Explaining the Vast Reward for One Sajdah in Ramadan

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? "Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Al Khudri (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "When the first night of Ramadan dawns, the doors of the skies are opened and none of its doors are then closed until the last night of…

26 Ramadan 143613 July 2015

A Du’a Asking Allah for Guidance

QuestionIs the du'a "Allahummahdina wahdi bina waj 'alna sababal limanih tada" (O Allah! Guide us, guide others through us and make us a means/cause for all those who are rightly guided) a du'a proven from the Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)?

26 Ramadan 143613 July 2015

Meaning of a Poem That Sayyidatuna ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) Recited Upon Visiting the Grave of Her Brother

QuestionCan you please provide a background as to who was "companions of Jadhimah" as mentioned in the following Hadith: حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قَالَ تُوُفِّيَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ بِحُبْشِيٍّ قَالَ فَحُمِلَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَدُفِنَ فِيهَا…

5 Ramadan 143622 June 2015

An Untraceable Hadith on the Abundant Rewards of Tarawih Salah

QuestionIs the lengthy Hadith stating the virtue of Tarawih Salah narrated from Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) authentic? "Performing Tarawih on the first night washes all sins, performing on the second night washes all sins of parents" and so on for all thirty nights

3 Ramadan 143620 June 2015

Sayyiduna Tha’labah ibn Abdir Rahman Al Ansari’s Tawbah

QuestionIs the incident regarding Sayyiduna Tha'labah's tawbah authentic? The gist of the story is as follows: Sayyiduna Tha'labah who use to serve Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once gazed at a woman who was bathing. He then feared that wahy (revelation) will come to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) so…

3 Ramadan 143620 June 2015

An Unauthentic Narration on Salutations

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? "Sayyiduna Abu Kahil (radiyallahu 'anhu) relates that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O Abu Kahil, whoever sends salutations on me three times every day and three times every night out of love for me and longing for me, it is his right on Allah…

3 Ramadan 143620 June 2015

Three Groups of People That Will Enter Jannah Without Reckoning

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إذا جمع الله الخلائق يوم القيامة، نادى مناد: أين أهل الفضل؟ فيقوم ناس وهم يسير، فينطلقون سراعا إلى الجنة، فتتلقاهم الملائكة، فيقولون: إنا نراكم سراعا إلى الجنة، فمن أنتم؟ فيقولون: نحن أهل الفضل، فيقولون: وما…