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16 Safar 14396 November 2017

Three Characteristics That Make Up a Large Portion of Iman

QuestionIs this quotation true? قال عمار: ثلاث من جمعهن فقد جمع الإيمان: الإنصاف من نفسك، وبذل السلام للعالم، والإنفاق من الإقتار

16 Safar 14396 November 2017

Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Du’a for Abu Hurayrah and His Mother

QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? حدثنا عمرو الناقد، حدثنا عمر بن يونس اليمامي، حدثنا عكرمة بن عمار، عن أبي كثير يزيد بن عبد الرحمن، حدثني أبو هريرة، قال: كنت أدعو أمي إلى الإسلام وهي مشركة، فدعوتها يوما فأسمعتني في رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما أكره، فأتيت رسول الله صلى…

16 Safar 14396 November 2017

Those who are most caring to the creation of Allah

QuestionIs this a Hadith? Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam ) said: "The creation are the dependents of Allah and the most beloved of the creation to Allah are those who are the most caring to their/His dependents."

16 Safar 14396 November 2017

Tying the Turban While Standing

QuestionIs it established in any Hadith that standing and wearing the trouser and sitting and tying the turban is a source of forgetfulness and poverty?

13 Safar 14393 November 2017

Do Not Take the Quran as a Pillow, Give It Its Proper Due

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O people of the Qur'an, do not take the Qur'an as a pillow [i.e., do not cast it aside abandoning it]; recite it properly, giving it its proper due throughout the day and the night. Spread its message, and…

13 Safar 14393 November 2017

The Reward If One Leaves Out Drinking Wine and Alcohol and Wearing Silk

QuestionWhat is the source of the following Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever leaves out drinking alcohol [in this world] whereas he has the ability to do so, I will give him the wine of Jannah to drink and any man who leaves out wearing silk garments [in…

13 Safar 14393 November 2017

The Four Experts on Quran Among the Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum)

QuestionWhat is the source of this narration: Narrated by Masruq, 'Abdullah [ibn Mas'ud] was mentioned before 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr. The latter said, "That is a man I continue to love because I heard Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) saying: 'Learn the recitation of the Quran from [any of these]…

13 Safar 14393 November 2017

Learn your lineage so that you may join family ties

QuestionCan this Hadith be quoted? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Learn about your family lineage and roots so that you may join family ties, for family ties brings love in the family, increases one's wealth and brings barakah to/increases one’s life"

12 Safar 14392 November 2017

Using water Heated by the Sun

QuestionI remember reading somewhere a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that water heated by the sun should not be used because there is the possibility of contracting white leprosy. Is there such a Hadith?

11 Safar 14391 November 2017

Virtue Is Based on Taqwa and Not Ethnicity

QuestionIs 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 أسود، ولا أسود على أحمر، إلا بالتقوى

11 Safar 14391 November 2017

An Unauthentic Virtue of Reciting Surah Shams

QuestionIf a person recites Surah Shams he will get the reward of giving sadaqah of everything that sunlight and moonlight has ever touched [i.e., whatever this world contains] Is this Hadith true?