3 Sha'ban 143622 May 2015
The Severity of the Squeeze of the Grave as Described by Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah)
QuestionIs it true that the first squeeze of the grave will make you forget every warm hug you have had in your life? Is this a Hadith?
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3 Sha'ban 143622 May 2015
Will the Earth Become a Piece of Bread on the Day of Qiyamah?
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? "The earth will be changed into bread on the day of Qiyamah"
3 Sha'ban 143622 May 2015
The Woman Who Used to Comb the Hair of the Daughter of Fir’awn
QuestionIs this story authentic? When Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was going for Mi'raj, he passed a place from where a fragrance was emanating. Upon inquiry, Jibrail ('alayhis salam) told Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that this was the woman who used to comb the hair of the daughter of…
1 Sha'ban 143620 May 2015
An Unauthentic Form of Salah to Be Recited on Thursday Night and Sending the Reward to One’s Parents
QuestionIs the following narration authentic? The prayer for one's parents is a Sunnah, due to the following Hadith: "Whoever prays two rak'ahs on the eve of Friday, between Maghrib and 'Isha in which he recites in each rak'ah Surah Fatihah, Ayatul Kursi, Surah Ikhlas, Surah Falaq and Surah Nas five…
1 Sha'ban 143620 May 2015
A Glad Tiding for Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There is among you a person who will fight for the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought when it was revealed." The people around him raised their heads and cast inquisitive glances at Nabi…
30 Rajab 143619 May 2015
Hadith Warning Against Deceiving the Arabs
QuestionKindly verify the following narration Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whosoever deceives the Arabs, will be deprived of my intercession and will not gain my affection"
30 Rajab 143619 May 2015
Prohibition of Music in Quran and Hadith
QuestionPlease provide proof as to why music is haram.
30 Rajab 143619 May 2015
The Obligation of Salatul Witr
QuestionPlease provide the source for the following Hadith: "Witr is a duty, so he who does not observe it is not of us." Are there variations of this Hadith in which the last part, "he is not of us", is repeated multiple times and is there a difference of opinion…
29 Rajab 143618 May 2015
Begging Despite Not Being Needy
QuestionPlease provide the Hadith warning against begging without being needy.
29 Rajab 143618 May 2015
An Unauthentic Virtue of a Specific Salah on the Twenty Seventh (27th) of Rajab
QuestionCould you kindly confirm the following Hadith: "Whoever prays twelve rakats on the night of twenty seventh of Rajab, in every rakat recites Surah Fatihah and any other Surah from Quran. After every two rakats recites Tashahhud and ends with salam. Thereafter recites one hundred times: "Subhan Allahi Wal Hamdulillahi…
29 Rajab 143618 May 2015
An Unauthentic Narration on Appointing Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) as the First Khalifah
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? "Whoever wishes to live and die like me, and to reside in the Jannah, should acknowledge 'Ali as leader after me, and take those after him as leaders as well, and should follow the Imams after me for they are my family and are created…
27 Rajab 143616 May 2015
Narrations on Protecting the Gaze
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? "When anyone's eyes fall on the beauty of a woman and he immediately casts his gaze away from her, Allah grants him Divine guidance towards such 'ibadah, the ecstasy of which he feels in himself" Can you also provide other Hadiths on lowering and protecting…
27 Rajab 143616 May 2015
Cupping on the Head and Shoulders
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Kabshah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) used to undergo cupping on the head and between his shoulders and used to say "Whosoever removes this blood it will not harm him that he does not take any other medical treatment/medicine"
27 Rajab 143616 May 2015
Reference for the Hadith: I Am to You Like a Father
QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "I am to you like a father; I teach you.."
27 Rajab 143616 May 2015
Was Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Nur (Celestial Light)?
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Fourteen thousand years before Adam was created, 'Ali and I were a light in the presence of Allah. When Allah created Adam, He placed that nur in Adam's back. We continued as one until we separated in the back…