20 Dhul Qa'dah 14364 September 2015
Reciting the Shahadah After Wudu
QuestionI've been told that reading second kalimah (the shahadah) after wudu is Sunnah along with a verse of the Quran. Can you please confirm the narration, and it's authenticity?
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20 Dhul Qa'dah 14364 September 2015
Allah Has Placed the Truth (Haqq) on the Tongue and Heart of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
QuestionIs this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Allah Ta'ala has placed the truth (haqq) on the tongue and heart of 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu)"
20 Dhul Qa'dah 14364 September 2015
Did Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Resemble Ibrahim (‘alayhis salam)?
QuestionIs the following narration authentic? 1) When Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) married Sayyidah Ummu Kulthum to Sayyiduna 'Uthman, he said to her, "Verily, your husband resembles your forefather Ibrahim, and your father Muhammad". 2) Ibn Asakir has recorded on the authority of Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that Nabi (sallallahu…
20 Dhul Qa'dah 14364 September 2015
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)’s Advice on Avoiding Sins and Being Punctual With the Obligatory Deeds
QuestionWhat is the grade of the following Hadith? Sayyidah Ummu Anas (radiyallahu 'anha) reports that she once said, 'O Rasulullah! Advise me'. He said, "Avoid acts of disobedience, that is the best Hijrah. Be punctual with your obligatory acts as this is the best Jihad and remember Allah in abundance…
18 Dhul Qa'dah 14362 September 2015
A Hadith on Averting Corporal Punishment (Hadd)
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? "Avert the infliction of prescribed penalties on Muslims as much as you can, and if there is any way out, let a man go, for it is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake…
18 Dhul Qa'dah 14362 September 2015
The Great Value of Iman
QuestionIs the following Hadith reliable? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said that Allah will save a man in front of all the creation on the day of Qiyamah. Ninety nine scrolls of his deeds will be spread out, each scroll extending as far as the eye can see. Against all…
18 Dhul Qa'dah 14362 September 2015
An Unreliable Incident Regarding the Strength of Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
QuestionIt is said at the battle of Khaybar, Sayyiduna Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) lifted a heavy door and used it a shield. After the battle it took forty Sahabah to pick it up. Is this Hadith authentic?
16 Dhul Qa'dah 143631 August 2015
The Reward of Making Fifty Tawaf (Circumambulation of the Ka’bah)
QuestionSayyiduna Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever performed Tawaf of the Ka'bah fifty times, he will be as free of his sins as the day his mother bore him [i.e., free of all minor sins]." After citing the Hadith, Imam Tirmidhi says:…
16 Dhul Qa'dah 143631 August 2015
Virtue of a Woman Whose First Child Is a Daughter
QuestionI wanted to ask the authenticity of the following Hadith: من بركة المرأة ابتكارها بالأنثى 'Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “Amongst the blessing of a woman is that the first born be a girl.” Ibn Asakir.
16 Dhul Qa'dah 143631 August 2015
The Importance of Being Dutiful to One’s Parents
QuestionThere is a narration where Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) mentions the importance of respecting the mother three times and then the father. Please cite the source, grading and text.
16 Dhul Qa'dah 143631 August 2015
A Virtue of Takbir, Tasbih and Istighfar
QuestionIs the following narration authentic? A woman once said, O Rasulullah! Inform me of a few words [which I may use for Dhikr] but don't mention too many. Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: Say, 'Allahu Akbar' ten times, Allah says, 'This is for me'. Say, 'Subhanallah' ten times, Allah…
16 Dhul Qa'dah 143631 August 2015
A Hadith Warning Against Adoring Worldly Possessions, Not Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? It has been reported by Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah [radiyallahu 'anhu) that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "When my followers will begin to adore the worldly benefits, their hearts will be deprived of the dignity and love of Islam; and when they stop the preaching…
15 Dhul Qa'dah 143630 August 2015
Allah Bestows Din [Iman] Only to Those Whom He Loves
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? إِنَّ الله يُعْطِي الدُّنْيَا مَنْ يُحِبُّ وَمَنْ لاَ يُحِبُّ وَلاَ يُعْطِي الدِّينَ إِلاَّ لِمَنْ أَحَبَّ Translation Allah bestows the worldly possessions of this Dunya to those whom He loves as well as those whom He does not love, but He only bestows Din/Iman to whom…
15 Dhul Qa'dah 143630 August 2015
Number of Hurs in Jannah
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? "The ordinary inmate of paradise.. for him there will be seventy-two partners from Hurul 'In besides his spouses from (the women of) this world." (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 10874, Classified as Hasan by Ahmad Shakir)
15 Dhul Qa'dah 143630 August 2015
Allah Personally Recompensating the One Who Says a Certain Hamd [Praise of Allah]
QuestionWhat is the status of the following narration? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) informed them: "Once a certain slave of Allah said 'Ya Rabbi, Lakal hamdu kama yambaghi li jalali wajhika wa li 'azimi sultanika'. (O Allah, All praise belongs to you,…