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17 Jumadal Ula 144024 January 2019

A Narration Regarding What Happens When the Sun Sets

QuestionWhat is the status of the following narration? عن أبي ذر، قال: كنت مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم على حمار وعليه برذعة أو قطيفة، قال: وذلك عند غروب الشمس، فقال لي: «يا أبا ذر، هل تدري أين تغيب هذه؟» قال: قلت: الله ورسوله أعلم. قال: «فإنها تغرب في…

16 Jumadal Ula 144023 January 2019

Eating Food Which Is at the Bottom of the Pot

QuestionWhat is the authenticity and the explanation of the following: Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) relates “Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was keen to eat the food which remained at the bottom of the pot.”

16 Jumadal Ula 144023 January 2019

Another Hadith on “Kawthar”; a River in Jannah

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “I saw a river in Jannah whose banks had tents which were made of pearl. I said: ‘What is this O Jibril?’ He said: ‘This is Al Kawthar which Allah has granted you.'”

16 Jumadal Ula 144023 January 2019

When a Child Says “Bismillah”

QuestionIs the following an authentic narration? It is reported from Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When the teacher says to a child, say ‘Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim’ and the child says so, the teacher, the child and the child’s parents are all…

15 Jumadal Ula 144022 January 2019

A Du’a to Recite When Hearing a Sneeze

QuestionIs this narration authentic? عن علي رضي الله عنه قال من قال عند عطسة سمعها الحمد لله رب العالمين على كل حال ما كان، لم يجد وجع الضرس ولا أذن أبدا

15 Jumadal Ula 144022 January 2019

The Extinction of the Ummah Through Plague and Bloodshed

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Narrated by Abu Burdah ibn Qays, the brother of Abu Musa Al ‘Ash’ari (radiyallahu ‘anhu), that Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “O Allah, make the end of my ummah through being killed in your cause, by piercing (bloodshed) and plague.”

14 Jumadal Ula 144021 January 2019

Another Narration on the Virtue of Musafahah (Shaking Hands)

QuestionI wanted to know the reference and authenticity of the following Hadith. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Verily, when a believer meets another believer and greets him [with salam] and shakes his hand, the sins of them both will shed like the shedding of the leaves of a…

14 Jumadal Ula 144021 January 2019

The Greatness of the ‘Arsh over the Kursi

QuestionSayyiduna Abu Dharr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “The seven heavens and seven earths in comparison to the Kursi is nothing but like a ring thrown in a desert, and certainly the hugeness of the Arsh over the Kursi is like the desert over…

11 Jumadal Ula 144018 January 2019

A Narration on Arbitrating Between Two People

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever arbitrates between two persons who come to him willingly, but passes an unjust verdict is cursed”

11 Jumadal Ula 144018 January 2019

The Reward for Giving Ghusl, Enshrouding and Digging a Grave for a Deceased Person

QuestionWhat is status of the following narration? من غسل ميتا فكتم عليه غفر له أربعين مرة ومن كفن ميتا كساه الله من السندس واستبرق الجنة ومن حفر لميت قبرا فأجنه فيه أجرى له من الأجر كأجر مسكن أسكنه إلى يوم القيامة