4 Shawwal 143829 June 2017
Water Is Among the Most Superior Drink
QuestionIs there a Hadith that states water is among the most superior drinks of this world and the Hereafter?
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3 Shawwal 143828 June 2017
An Unreliable Narration Regarding a Benefit of Eating Harisah
QuestionIs this narration authentic? According to Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu), Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once complained to Jibril ('alayhis salam) that he could not have sexual intercourse often enough. "What?" replied the angel, "Why do you not eat harisah? There is the strength of forty men in this…
3 Shawwal 143828 June 2017
An Unauthentic Virtue of Providing for One’s Family
QuestionIs this authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O Abu Kahil, whoever works and provides for his wife, children and slaves, enforcing the laws of Allah upon them and only provides halal, Allah Ta'ala will grant him the stage of the martyrs"
17 Ramadan 143812 June 2017
The Love for Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) that Some of Those After Him Will Have
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "From my ummah, those who will love me the most will be those who come after me. They would ardently desire to see me even at the cost of their family and wealth"
17 Ramadan 143812 June 2017
Some Miracles at the Birth of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? 'Abdullah ibn Ja'far reports from Halimah Sa'diyyah, Nabi's (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) wet nurse, who said, "...Amina said to me, 'Something tremendous shall come of this son of mine; never did I bear a load that was lighter or filled with more blessings than him.…
15 Ramadan 143810 June 2017
Is There a Specific Way to Pass the Hand over an Orphan’s Head?
QuestionIs there a narration that mentions that one should pass his hand over an orphan's head from the middle of his head towards his forehead and a non-orphan from his forehead towards the middle of his head?
15 Ramadan 143810 June 2017
Another Unauthentic Virtue of Keeping the Name Muhammad
QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When a Muslim spends the night with his wife and makes the intention that if she falls pregnant, he will name the child Muhammad, then Allah Ta'ala will bless them with a male offspring. And Allah…
15 Ramadan 143810 June 2017
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Choosing Poverty
QuestionIt has been reported from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that he said: "My Rabb presented to me the opportunity that He makes the valley of Makkah gold for me. I replied, 'O my Rabb! But I [wish] to be satiated one day and hungry the next...…
14 Ramadan 14389 June 2017
A Hadith on Eating Forgetfully When Fasting
QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "If anyone forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks he should complete his fast [for the fast does not break], for it is only Allah Who has fed him and given him drink"
14 Ramadan 14389 June 2017
The Ambiya (‘alayhimus salam) Were Commanded to Hasten Iftar and Delay Sehri
QuestionIs there a Hadith which states that the Ambiya were ordered to hasten iftar and delay sehri?
13 Ramadan 14388 June 2017
The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) Would Delay Sehri and Hasten Iftar
QuestionWhat is the reference and authenticity of this? كان أصحاب محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم أسرع الناس إفطارا وأبطأه سحورا The Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) were the most hasty to open their fast and would delay eating sehri [till the last possible time].
13 Ramadan 14388 June 2017
An Unreliable Narration Regarding Reciting Surah Ikhlas on a Friday in Ramadan
QuestionIs the following virtue authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whomsoever recites Surah Ikhlas one hundred (100) times on a Friday in Ramadan, it will be a guiding light for him into Jannah"
13 Ramadan 14388 June 2017
A Hadith Encouraging Visiting the Graveyard, Giving Ghusl and Reading Janazah Salah
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? زر القبور تذكر بها الآخرة، واغسل الموتى، فإن معالجة جسد خاو موعظة بليغة، وصل على الجنائز لعل ذلك أن يحزنك، فإن الحزين في ظل الله يتعرض كل خير
12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017
The Reward for Feeding a Fasting Person
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) stated: "Whoever feeds a person who is breaking their fast, he gets the same reward as him without any subtraction from the reward of the fasting person."
12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017
The Harms of Eating to One’s Fill
QuestionIs there a saying of Sayyidatuna 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) which is as follows: "The first bid'ah of this ummah is to eat a full (stomach)" What is the authenticity, reference and commentary for this Hadith?