Answers by Moulana Suhail Motala

9 Dhul Qa'dah 14439 June 2022

The Epitome of Salah is the Takbir Ula

QuestionIs the following narration authentic? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «لكل شيء صفوة وصفوة الصلاة التكبيرة الأولى».

9 Dhul Qa'dah 14439 June 2022

A Tasbih the Reward of Which Will Be Stored by the ‘Arsh

QuestionIs this an authentic virtue? One who recites the following du’a, Allah Ta’ala will keep it hanging in a sealed envelope by His ‘Arsh until the day of Qiyamah and none of his sins will be able to obliterate the rewards from this du’a until Allah Ta’ala gives the…

8 Dhul Qa'dah 14438 June 2022

Arabic Text of the Hadith About When Bismillah Was Revealed

QuestionPlease provide the Arabic text of the following if possible: It comes in a Hadith narrated by Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu ‘anhu): When Bismillah was revealed, the clouds moved towards the east, the winds stopped, the ocean stood still, the animals started hearing it, fire was rained upon Shaytan and…

7 Dhul Qa'dah 14437 June 2022

A Conversation Between the Shayatin

QuestionPlease comment and confirm if this narration is authentic? Al-Burzuli said: “Our Shaykh Abu Muhammad Ash-Shabibi narrating from Talib said, “The Shayatin (Devils) of the east and the west became involved in a dispute. Who among them are the greatest deceivers (misleading people)? The devils of the east said…

3 Dhul Qa'dah 14433 June 2022

Believers Supporting Each Other

QuestionIn a book I have read, the author mentions the following, please advise if this is an authentic Hadith and please provide a reference for it. “A believer is like a brick for another believer, the one supporting the other.”

2 Dhul Qa'dah 14432 June 2022

Another Hadith Regarding the Destruction of the Ka’bah

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Dhus Sawiqatayn (The thin-legged man) from Al Habashah [Abyssinia or Ethiopia] will destroy the Ka’bah and steal its treasure and remove its cover. It is as if I could see him now; he is bald-headed and has a distortion…

28 Shawwal 144330 May 2022

The Vastness of Each Level of Jannah

QuestionCan this Hadith be quoted? “Indeed there are a hundred levels in Jannah, if all of the people were to be gathered in one of them, it would have sufficed them.”