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21 Dhul Hijjah 143813 September 2017

Teach Your Children Salah When They Are Seven Years Old

QuestionWhat is the grade of this Hadith from Tirmidhi: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Teach/Command a child to recite Salah when he/she is seven years old and beat him for it [i.e., if he intentionally does not pray] when he is ten."

20 Dhul Hijjah 143812 September 2017

Visiting the Sick with Wudu

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ’مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ وَعَادَ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ مُحْتَسِبًا بُوعِدَ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ مَسِيرَةَ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا‏.‘ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ وَمَا الْخَرِيفُ قَالَ الْعَامُ.

20 Dhul Hijjah 143812 September 2017

The Rights of the Road/Pathway

QuestionWhat is the reference for this Hadith and can it be quoted? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Beware of sitting in the roadways' They said, 'O Rasulullah!, we must have places where we can sit and talk together.' Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, 'If you must sit there,…

20 Dhul Hijjah 143812 September 2017

A Hadith Encouraging Foreplay Before Intercourse

QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “One of you should not fulfil one’s sexual need from one’s wife like an animal, rather there should be between them foreplay of kissing and words.”

19 Dhul Hijjah 143811 September 2017

“The Poor Are Your Good Deeds”

QuestionIs this narration authentic? فقراؤكم حسناتكم The poor are [a means] of your good deeds

17 Dhul Hijjah 14389 September 2017

An Incident Regarding Shaytan Appearing Before Imam Ahmad on His Deathbed

QuestionIs this narration suitable to quote: قال لي عبد الله بن أحمد بن حنبل: حضرت أبي الوفاة فجلست عنده، وبيدي الخرقة، وهو في النزع؛ لأشد لحييه، فكان يغرق حتى نظن أن قد قضي، ثم يفيق، ويقول: لا بعد لا بعد بيده، ففعل هذا مرة، وثانية، فلما كان في الثالثة قلت…

15 Dhul Hijjah 14387 September 2017

Showing Mercy to All of Mankind

QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? والذي نفسي بيده، لا يضع الله رحمته إلا على رحيم، قالوا: يا رسول الله، كلنا يرحم، قال:ليس برحمة أحدكم صاحبه يرحم الناس كافة

15 Dhul Hijjah 14387 September 2017

Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Will Be Welcomed by All the Inhabitants of Jannah

QuestionIs this narration authentic? يدخل الجنة رجل، فلا يبقى أهل دار ولا أهل غرفة إلا قالوا: مرحبا مرحبا، إلينا إلينا، فقال أبو بكر: يا رسول الله، ما توى على هذا الرجل في ذلك اليوم. قال: أجل، وأنت هو يا أبا بكر

15 Dhul Hijjah 14387 September 2017

Actions Are Judged/Rewarded According to Their Intentions

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Verily actions are but by their intentions, and a person will only be [awarded according] to his intention. So whosoever emigrated for Allah and His Rasul, his hijrah will be for Allah and His Rasul. And whosoever…