1 Rabi'ul Akhir 144427 October 2022
Pronunciation of the Name of the Famous Saint, Sariy as Saqati
QuestionWhat is the correct pronunciation of the following name? سري السقطي Sirri or Sariy Saqti or Saqati?
Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala
30 Rabi'ul Awwal 144426 October 2022
Reciting “La ilaha illallah” Seventy Thousand Times
QuestionIs there a Hadith stating that if a person recites “La ilaha illallah” 70 000 times, he is guaranteed Jannah/ safety from Jahannam?
30 Rabi'ul Awwal 144426 October 2022
A Narration Appearing in Al Arba’unal Wad’aniyyah
QuestionI would like to know if the following wordings which form part of a longer Hadith are authentic. Hereunder are some of the wordings. وقد رأيتم الليل والنهار كيف يبليان كل جديد، ويقربان كل بعيد، ويأتيان بكل موعود
30 Rabi'ul Awwal 144426 October 2022
A Narration Stating a Virtue of Offering Salah Under the Mizab of the Ka’bah
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “He who performs two rak’ahs below the Mizab Rahmah [the water spout at the top of the Ka’bah] is purified of all sin as he was the day he was born.”
29 Rabi'ul Awwal 144425 October 2022
Clarification on the Pronunciation of a Word Regarding the Haram
QuestionIs there any difference in the translation of the following i.e., if it is pronounced as الحَرَم (with a fathah on the Ha) or as الحُرُم (with a dammah on the Ha)? «خمس لا جناح على من قتلهن في الحرم والإحرام: الفأرة، والعقرب، والغراب، والحدأة والكلب العقور»
29 Rabi'ul Awwal 144425 October 2022
The Reward for a Man’s Expenditure on His Qependants Is Multiplied
QuestionCan you provide the reference for this narration? “The reward for expenditure that is multiplied by seven hundred times is the expenditure of a man on himself and his family”
28 Rabi'ul Awwal 144424 October 2022
Does Wudu Increase One’s Sustenance?
QuestionIs there any Hadith which mentions that wudu is a means of increasing rizq/sustenance?
28 Rabi'ul Awwal 144424 October 2022
A Dhikr/Recital Which Supersedes Other Dhikrs
QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was reported to have said, “Whoever says the following 100 times in a day, nobody will be able to do a better deed except one who does more.” The dhikr is: لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، وهو…
25 Rabi'ul Awwal 144421 October 2022
A Tabi’is Statement on the Great Reward of Spending on One’s Family
QuestionIs this a Hadith? “Which man has a greater reward than a man who spends on his young children protecting them from begging, and Allah benefits them and enriches them through him? (Hilyah)
25 Rabi'ul Awwal 144421 October 2022
An Unreliable Exaggerated Reward for Sending Salutations
QuestionIs this authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When any individual recites salutations (durud) upon me, that salutations after getting out of his mouth goes forth immediately to all the plains and rivers of the world, towards the east and the west, and no plain or river in…
25 Rabi'ul Awwal 144421 October 2022
Four Essentials to Protect a Community from Calamities
QuestionWhat is the reference for this statement? كل بلدة يكون فيها أربعة، فأهلها معصومون من البلاء: إمام عادل لا يظلم، وعالم على سبيل الهدى، ومشايخ يأمرون بالمعروف وينهون عن المنكر ويحرضون على طلب العلم والقرآن، ونساؤهم مستورات لا يتبرجن تبرج الجاهلية.
24 Rabi'ul Awwal 144420 October 2022
Musa (‘alayhis salam) Ask Allah Ta’ala What Does He Do When He Is Happy?
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? Once Sayyiduna Musa (‘alayhis salam) asked Allah Ta’ala: “O Allah, what do You do when You are happy?” Allah Ta’ala said: “When I am happy, I make it rain.” Sayyiduna Musa (‘alayhis salam) again asked: “When You are more happy, then?”…
24 Rabi'ul Awwal 144420 October 2022
Animals That Are Unmindful of Allah Ta’ala Get Hunted
QuestionIs there a reliable Hadith wherein Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said that the fish which is not engaged in the dhikr of Allah is the one that gets caught?
23 Rabi'ul Awwal 144419 October 2022
Ibrahim ibn Adham’s Du’a/Munajat
QuestionPlease provide the reference of this du’a attributed to Ibrahim ibn Adham (rahimahullah) “My Lord, Your disobedient slave has come to you confessing his sins and he has called You. If you forgive then you’re familiar with forgiving, and if you reject my call [for forgiveness] then who else…
22 Rabi'ul Awwal 144418 October 2022
A Recommended Du’a
QuestionKindly provide the reference for this du’a and provide the Arabic text as well. A recommended du’a to recite daily: “O Allah, if I had inconvenienced any person, caused him any physical pain or verbally hurt him, then You out of Your infinite compassion, forgive me and reward the…