Dressing & Appearance

11 Safar 14391 November 2017

Virtue Is Based on Taqwa and Not Ethnicity

Question Is this Hadith authentic? يا أيها الناس، ألا إن ربكم واحد، وإن أباكم واحد، ألا لا فضل لعربي على عجمي، ولا لعجمي على عربي، ولا أحمر  على…

10 Safar 143931 October 2017

“Make Dark Skinned People Your Leaders”?

Question What is the status of this narration? اتخذوا السودان فإن ثلاثة منهم من سادات أهل الجنة لقمان الحكيم والنجاشي وبلال المؤذن Make Africans/dark skinned people [leaders] for…

5 Safar 143926 October 2017

Being Dark Skinned Does Not Affect Greatness

Question Is this an authentic narration? جاء أسود إلى سعيد بن المسيب يسأل، فقال له سعيد: لا تحزن من أجل أنك أسود، فإنه كان من خير الناس ثلاثة…

20 Muharram 143911 October 2017

The Du’a of Nabi (sallallahu ’alayhi wa sallam) in Badr

Question What is the status of the following narration? حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ المُثَنَّى قَالَ: نا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ الْيَمَامِيُّ قَالَ: نا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ…

27 Dhul Hijjah 143819 September 2017

Are Women Prohibited from Red Clothing?

Question Is this report correct? 1. ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) wore a dress that was dyed with ‘Usfur’ while she was in the state of Ihram. (Usfur, the red…

16 Dhul Hijjah 14388 September 2017

What Animal Does “Namir” Refer To?

Question وَلَا تَصْحَبُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا جِلْدُ نَمِرٍ Does نمر mean leopard or tiger?

1 Dhul Hijjah 143824 August 2017

Women in Ihram Draping Cloth over Their Faces

Question Are these narrations sahih? (1) Sayyidah ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) said: “We were with Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) while in the state of ihram, and whenever riders…

29 Dhul Qa'dah 143822 August 2017

The Position of the Turban Tail

Question  .وَعَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ – صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ – خَطَبَ وَعَلَيْهِ عِمَامَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ، قَدْ أَرْخَى طَرَفَيْهَا بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ In this Hadith I…