Authentication

2 Jumadal Ula 143830 January 2017

The Chain of Tasawwuf

QuestionI have a question regarding the chains (salasil) of tasawwuf. I have heard that they are cut off between Hasan Basri and Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) and not completely intact all the way back to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam). Is this true?

29 Rabi'ul Akhir 143828 January 2017

Hadithul Aw’al, A Hadith on the Vastness of the Galaxy

QuestionI have heard this narration and would like to know if it is authentic? هل تدرون كم بعد ما بين السماء والأرض؟ قالوا: لا، والله ما ندري، قال: فإن بعد ما بينهما إما واحدة، وإما اثنتان، أو ثلاث وسبعون سنة، والسماء التي فوقها كذلك، حتى عددهن سبع سموات كذلك، ثم…

27 Rabi'ul Akhir 143826 January 2017

A Person Will Be Shown His Abode in Jannah or Jahannam Daily in the Grave

QuestionI received this message and would like to know if the narration is authentic? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When anyone of you dies, he will be shown his abode in the morning and in the evening, if he belongs to…

26 Rabi'ul Akhir 143825 January 2017

Ask Allah to Renew Your Iman as Iman Deteriorates

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Iman deteriorates just as clothes become old and worn, so ask Allah to renew the Iman in your hearts"

25 Rabi'ul Akhir 143824 January 2017

Dajjal Will Emerge With Seventy Thousand Jews

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Dajjal will emerge from among the Jews of Asbahan and with him will be seventy thousand Jews wearing crowns"

25 Rabi'ul Akhir 143824 January 2017

Wealth Is a Cause of Destruction

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Certainly gold and silver coins destroyed those before you and they will also be a cause of your ruin"

25 Rabi'ul Akhir 143824 January 2017

The Example of Those Who Seek Knowledge, Benefit from It and Convey It to Others

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? Sayyiduna Abu Musa (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The example of the guidance and knowledge which Allah has sent me with is like torrential rain which fell on a land. A fertile portion of it absorbed the…

24 Rabi'ul Akhir 143823 January 2017

The ‘Ulama are Like Stars

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration: Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Certainly the example of the 'Ulama in the world is like the example of the stars through which guidance is obtained in the darkness of the land and sea. When…