Authentication

14 Sha'ban 14362 June 2015

Barakah (Blessings) in Three Types of Transactions

QuestionKindly advise if the following narration is authentic: Sayyiduna Suhayb (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There is Barakah (blessings) in three things, Installment Sales, Muqaradah (Profit Sharing Investments), Mixing wheat with barley for domestic use and not for re-selling"

10 Sha'ban 143629 May 2015

An Unauthentic Form of Salah to Be Recited on Friday Eve

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? "Whomsoever performs two units of Salah on the eve of Friday, reciting Surah Fatihah and fifteen times Surah Zilzal in each rak'ah, Allah will protect him from the punishment of the grave and from the horrors of the Day of Qiyamah"

6 Sha'ban 143625 May 2015

Any Virtue for Eating Melons?

QuestionRasullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "None of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce off spring that is good in countenance and good in character." Is this Hadith reliable?

6 Sha'ban 143625 May 2015

Does Marriage Increase One’s Rizq (Sustenance)?

QuestionA person complained to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that he is suffering from poverty. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) advised him to get married. Is this authentic?

6 Sha'ban 143625 May 2015

Shaykh Abu ‘Abdillah Al Andalusi

QuestionIs this story true? Shaykh 'Abdullah Al-Andalusi, the teacher of Junayd Baghdadi and Shibli was a well-known scholar and Muhaddith. Twelve thousand disciples sat at his feet. He knew thirty thousand (30 000) Hadiths by heart, and could recite the Quran in all the various modes of Qira'ah. But he…

6 Sha'ban 143625 May 2015

An Unauthentic Reward for Performing Tarawih Salah

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whomsoever reads Salah at night [in Ramadan], will get one thousand five hundred [1500] rewards for each sajdah, and Allah will build for him a house in Jannah from rubies which will have sixty thousand [60 000] doors. Each…

3 Sha'ban 143622 May 2015

An Unauthentic Virtue for Visiting One’s Mother’s or Relative’s Grave

QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Whoever visits his mother's grave or the grave of one of his relatives, gets the reward of an accepted Hajj/'Umrah and whoever visits them frequently until he passes away, the Angels…

3 Sha'ban 143622 May 2015

The Woman Who Used to Comb the Hair of the Daughter of Fir’awn

QuestionIs this story authentic? When Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was going for Mi'raj, he passed a place from where a fragrance was emanating. Upon inquiry, Jibrail ('alayhis salam) told Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that this was the woman who used to comb the hair of the daughter of…

1 Sha'ban 143620 May 2015

A Glad Tiding for Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There is among you a person who will fight for the interpretation of the Quran just as I fought when it was revealed." The people around him raised their heads and cast inquisitive glances at Nabi…

30 Rajab 143619 May 2015

Hadith Warning Against Deceiving the Arabs

QuestionKindly verify the following narration Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whosoever deceives the Arabs, will be deprived of my intercession and will not gain my affection"