12 Rabi'ul Akhir 143513 February 2014
Why Is Eating Pork Forbidden
QuestionMany people do not know why we are forbidden from eating pork. Besides the health risks, is there anything else we should know about?
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10 Rabi'ul Akhir 143511 February 2014
If It Weren’t for Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), the World Wouldn’t Be Created?
QuestionIs there a Hadith stating that the reason Allah created this universe and everything it contains was for Muhammad (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to come and fulfil Allah's commandments? I'm basically asking, if it weren't for Muhammad (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) Allah wouldn't have created us?
9 Rabi'ul Akhir 143510 February 2014
Attending a Funeral After Intercourse
QuestionIs there a Hadith where our beloved Prophet (sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has said that if one had sexual intercourse in the night and the next day if there is a funeral he should not get into the grave with the dead body to help the burial
7 Rabi'ul Akhir 14358 February 2014
The Grave of a Believer Squeezing Him
QuestionIn Mishkat it is mentioned that the grave of Sa'd (radiyallahu 'anhu) was closed upon him. Is there any reason for this, or does this mean that everyone's grave closes upon him
6 Rabi'ul Akhir 14357 February 2014
Iman Is Between Fear and Hope
QuestionOne often hears the statement, sometimes cited as a Hadith or saying of the Salaf: "Iman is between fear and hope" or different wordings. What is the source for this statement? And regardless of the source, is the principle correct?
13 Safar 143517 December 2013
Hadith: The Jews Were Divided into Seventy One Groups
QuestionA Shaykh said that the Hadith relating to that Jews were divided into seventy one groups and the Christians into seventy two and the Muslims into seventy three all in Jahannam except one He states that this Hadith is questionable: 1. The sanad (chain of narrators) is questionable 2. The…
13 Safar 143517 December 2013
Hadith: I Am Leaving Behind Two Things
QuestionCould you please inform what is the academic status of these two Hadiths: 1. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of Allah and the Sunnat 2. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of Allah and the Ahlu Bayt Outwardly there seems to be a contradiction, please…
7 Safar 143511 December 2013
Story of Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) Teaching an Old Man How to Make Wudu
QuestionKindly provide the reference for the narration in which Sayyiduna Hasan and Sayyiduna Husayn (radiyallahu 'anhuma), as children, taught an elderly man the correct method of wudu. Is this incident authentic?
7 Safar 143511 December 2013
Allah Has Not Sent Down Any Sickness but Has Also Sent a Cure for It
QuestionKindly verify the following Hadith. On the authority of Ibn Mas'ud (radiyallahu 'anhu), Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said: “Allah has not sent down any disease or sickness upon a people except that Allah has sent down a cure for it"
7 Safar 143511 December 2013
Hadith: There Is No Sword Better than Dhul Faqar and No Man Better than ‘Ali
QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? "There is no sword better than Dhul Faqar, and no man better than 'Ali."
7 Safar 143511 December 2013
Hadith: If the Ummah Was to Stop Sinning
QuestionKindly verify the following Hadith. "If the Ummah were to stop sinning, Allah would replace them with a people who sin and then repent to Him."
7 Safar 143511 December 2013
Every Human Being Is a Sinner
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Every human being is a sinner."
3 Safar 14357 December 2013
Reference for the Hadith Regarding Tasbih Fatimi
QuestionKindly provide the reference for the Hadith in which Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) instructed Sayyidah Fatimah (radiyallahu 'anha) to recite the Tasbih Fatimi before sleeping when she requested a servant to assist her.
3 Safar 14357 December 2013
Hadith: Women Shaping Eyebrows
QuestionIs there a Hadith prohibiting women from shaping their eyebrows? Kindly provide the relevant narration and its source.
2 Safar 14356 December 2013
Hadith: Whoever Is Tested with Daughters
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever is tested with daughters and treat them well, they will be for him a shield against Jahannam"