Authentication

4 Ramadan 14409 May 2019

Another Version of the Incident Regarding Abu Dujanah

QuestionI would like to know the authenticity of this story as there are two versions to it and which is the correct version? One version is mentioned on your website here and the other version is as follows: Abu Dujanah always used to pray behind Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa…

4 Ramadan 14409 May 2019

The Famous Hadith on the Benefit of Salutations on Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

QuestionThe famous Hadith of Ubay ibn Ka’b on salawat on the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam): عنه قال: قال رجل: يا رسول الله أرأيت إن جعلت صلواتي كلها عليك؟ قال: إذا يكفيك الله تبارك وتعالى ما أهمك من دنياك وآخرتك. قال المنذري: وإسناد هذه جيد. انتهى. قال القاري: وللحديث…

3 Ramadan 14408 May 2019

Allah Has Forgiven the Evil Promptings of the Heart

QuestionHow authentic is this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Verily Allah has forgiven my ummah the evil promptings or desires of their hearts [i.e., the thought of carrying out a sin] as long as they do not act upon them or speak of them”

1 Ramadan 14406 May 2019

Having Honey Three Days a Month

QuestionIs this authentic? “One should have a lick of honey on an empty stomach for the first three days of every month” It is a means of safety from all illnesses.

27 Sha'ban 14403 May 2019

Eating from the Sides of the Plate and Not the Middle

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The blessing is removed from the middle of the food so eat from its edges and don’t eat from the middle.” (Tirmidhi)

26 Sha'ban 14402 May 2019

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Never Howled With Laughter

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Sayyidah ‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) narrates: “I never saw the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) laughing in such a way that his uvula (i.e., the soft fleshy tissue hanging in the back of the throat) became visible. He used to merely smile.”

25 Sha'ban 14401 May 2019

No Surah Like Surah Fatihah Has Ever Been Revealed

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said regarding Surah Fatihah: “By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! The like of it has neither been revealed in the Tawrah, nor the Injil nor the Zabur, nor in the Furqan [Quran].”

25 Sha'ban 14401 May 2019

A Narration on Eating Extremely Hot Food

QuestionCan this Hadith be quoted? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was once given a boiling hot plate of food. He placed out his hand and then retracted and said: “Allah has not fed us fire.”

24 Sha'ban 144030 April 2019

A Hadith on Silk and Gold for Females

QuestionCould you verify this narration? “Wearing silk and gold has made unlawful for the males of my Ummah and lawful for its females”