Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

14 Muharram 14451 August 2023

Defaming a Muslim Is the Real Cause of Destruction

QuestionWhat is the source of this Hadith? خرجت مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حاجا، فكان الناس يأتونه فمن قال: يا رسول الله سعيت قبل أن أطوف أو قدمت شيئا، أو أخرت شيئا، فكان يقول: «لا حرج لا حرج إلا على رجل اقترض عرض رجل مسلم وهو ظالم، فذلك…

14 Muharram 14451 August 2023

Translation and full text of the du’a “Ya Man Azharal Jamil”

QuestionWhat is the authenticity and source of this du’a? Kindly provide the translation and Arabic text as well Ya man azharal jamila wa sataral qabiha, ya man la yu akhizu bil jarirati, wa la yahtikus sitra Ya ‘Azimal ‘afwi, wa ya hasanat tajawuzi, wa ya wasi’al maghfirati, ya basital…

13 Muharram 144531 July 2023

The complete text of the unreliable forty Hadith on etiquette

QuestionPlease advise if the following hadith is authentic and may be taught to children. Sayyiduna Salman (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has related: “I asked Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) which are the forty traditions about which you have said, “Whoever memorised them shall enter Paradise?” He replied, “They are: That you…

10 Muharram 144528 July 2023

Ibn Qayyim (rahimahullah) defines wisdom

QuestionI am searching for the exact reference and Arabic text of this quote from ibn Qayyim (rahimahullah): “Wisdom is to do what is appropriate in the manner that is appropriate at the time that is appropriate.”

9 Muharram 144527 July 2023

Clarification Regarding a Passage in Al Qawlul Badi’

QuestionThe following passage is from Al Qawlul Badi’: وعن الحسين بن علي – رضي الله عنهما – قال: قال رسول الله – صلى الله عليه وسلم – «من ذكرت عنده فخطيء الصلاة علي خطئ طريق الجنة» أخرجه الطبراني والطبري، وروى مرسلاً عن محمد بن الحنفية، وغيره. قال المنذري: وهو…

7 Muharram 144525 July 2023

Maymun ibn Mihran (rahimahullah) on Offering Salah Seated

QuestionCould you provide the reference, complete Arabic text, and who this narration is attributed to? ما حد المريض أن يصلي جالسًا؟ فقال: حده لو كانت دنيا تعرض له لم يقم