Authentication

13 Rajab 143721 April 2016

Wear White Clothing, for They are Purer and Better

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic and true? It was narrated from Samurah ibn Jundub (radiyallahu 'anhu) that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Wear white garments, for they are purer and better."

13 Rajab 143721 April 2016

Forgiveness for a Man Due to His Daughter Obeying Her Husband

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? حدثنا يحيى بن عبد الحميد نبا يوسف بن عطية نبا ثابت عن انس رضي الله عنه قال أن امرأة كانت تحت رجل فمرض أبوها فأتت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت يا رسول الله إن أبي مريض وزوجي يأبى أن يأذن لي أن أمرضه فقال…

13 Rajab 143721 April 2016

An Unauthentic Hadith Describing the Person With Perfect Intellect

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic and quotable? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The one who fears Allah the most and takes careful consideration to abide by what Allah has enjoined and abstains from what Allah has prohibited has the most mature mind among you even though he does the least…

12 Rajab 143720 April 2016

Reciting the Quran from Memory

QuestionCan you please tell me if this Hadith is authentic? Aws al Thaqafi (radiyallahu 'anhu) related that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A man's recital of the Quran from memory is a thousand degrees and his recital from a Mushaf [looking inside] is doubled to two thousand."

11 Rajab 143719 April 2016

A Hadith on Showing Love to People

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following? "The peak of intellect after Iman is to show love to people and doing good to pious people as well as sinners"

4 Rajab 143712 April 2016

An Unauthentic Narration Regarding a Miser

QuestionWhat is the source of this Hadith? "Allah Ta'ala dislikes the person who remains stingy throughout his life and becomes generous at the time of his death"

4 Rajab 143712 April 2016

A Narration Regarding Reciting Quran Aloud in Salah

QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? Ibnul Adra' says: One night I was in the company of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) when we walked past a man who was reciting Quran aloud [without shouting] in Salah. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Maybe he did it ostentatiously?' Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa…

29 Jumadal Akhirah 14378 April 2016

Severing ties Bring Allah’s Punishment Without Delay

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following? "There is no sin more likely to bring the punishment of Allah in this world as well as what [punishment] Allah has in store in the Hereafter than transgression [oppression/rebelling] and severing family ties "

29 Jumadal Akhirah 14378 April 2016

Hold Fast Onto the Holy Quran

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration regarding the Quran? "Indeed this Quran is such that its one end is in the [control] of Allah and the other end is in your hands. Therefore firmly hold onto it, for certainly you will not go astray nor and will you…

27 Jumadal Akhirah 14376 April 2016

Validity of the Different Duruds in Various Books

QuestionWe often come across various types of Duruds in books of 'Wazaif' and 'Du'a' like 'Durud e Tunajjina' etc. The wordings of these Duruds is very appealing and heart touching but these are not found in Hadiths Books. Apart from Durud e Ibrahim, can one recite these Duruds also. Are…

27 Jumadal Akhirah 14376 April 2016

The Large Number of Jannatis From This Ummah

QuestionIs the following authentic authentic? "There will be one hundred and twenty (120) rows of people who will enter Jannah, eighty (80) rows will be from the Ummah of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)"

26 Jumadal Akhirah 14375 April 2016

A Du’a for Settling Debts

QuestionI wanted to know the exact reference for the following narration and is it suitable to quote. Furthermore, is the translation correct? "A man approached Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) and declared, I am unable to pay my kitabah (money paid by a slave to his master to secure his freedom), so…