Authentication

23 Jumadal Ula 143525 March 2014

Reciting Different Surahs After Every Fard Salah

QuestionCan you please verify the authenticity of this narration? "Whoever reads these five Surahs after each Salah i.e., After Fajr, Surah Yasin, after Zuhr, Surah Fath, after 'Asr, Surah Naba, after Magrib, Surah Waqi'ah and after 'Isha, Surah Mulk will be among the cup bearers of the pond of Kawthar."

22 Jumadal Ula 143524 March 2014

Proof for Placing the Hands Below the Navel in Salah

QuestionIs the following narration Sahih with the extra wording "under the navel": Sayyiduna Wa'il ibn Hujr (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports: "I saw the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) placing his right hand over his left hand in Salah, below the Navel." (Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah) How many manuscripts have the additional…

22 Jumadal Ula 143524 March 2014

Is Riba (interest) as Serious as Adultery?

QuestionAre the Hadiths that liken Riba (usury) to incest or adultery fabricated? Has any scholar ever classified these Hadiths as fabricated?

22 Jumadal Ula 143524 March 2014

Avert Corporal Punishment When in Doubt

QuestionIs there a Hadith that says drop the corporal punishment (hadd) where there is doubts? I heard it is in Tirmidhi can you show me the Hadith please and is it sahih?

22 Jumadal Ula 143524 March 2014

Hadith: The Fast Only Breaks with Something Entering the Stomach

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration: "Sayyidatuna 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) reports that Rasulullah (sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once entered and said: 'O 'Aishah, do you have a piece of bread'? Sayyidatuna 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) says that she brought a piece of bread for Nabi (sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam),…

20 Jumadal Ula 143522 March 2014

Another Du’a when Wearing New Clothes

QuestionIs it Sunnah also to recite the following du'a for wearing new clothes? The du'a is mentioned in Mishkat. اللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ كَسَوْتَنِيهِ أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِ وَخَيْرِ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ، وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ Allahumma lakalhamdu anta kasawtanihi asaluka min khayrihi wa khayri ma suni'a…

19 Jumadal Ula 143521 March 2014

Virtue of Looking at a Scholar

QuestionIs the following Hadith on the virtue of looking at an 'Alim authentic? "When a person looks at a scholar and is pleased with the scholar, Allah Ta'ala deputes an angel to make du'a for forgiveness on behalf of this person till the day of judgement."

19 Jumadal Ula 143521 March 2014

Salah with a Turban

QuestionWe often hear that performing Salah with a turban is seventy times more rewarding. Is this authentic?

18 Jumadal Ula 143520 March 2014

How Ill Did Nabi Ayyub (‘alayhis salam) Become?

QuestionIs this proven or is it an Israeli (ancient historical) narration that Nabi Ayub ('alayhis salam) due to his sickness was afflicted in such a bad condition that his people abandoned him, and that there were insects coming out of his body?

17 Jumadal Ula 143519 March 2014

Hadiths on the Harms of Adultery

QuestionAre the following two narrations authentic: 1) Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Nabi (sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Save yourself from zina. Zina has six things of ruin in it, three in this world and three in the hereafter. From the ruins of this world are: The radiance of…

17 Jumadal Ula 143519 March 2014

Authenticity of a Hadith on Istighfar

QuestionKindly verify the authenticity of the following Hadith: It is a fortunate person who (on the Day of Judgement) finds in his record many supplications for forgiveness.

17 Jumadal Ula 143519 March 2014

Translation of a Brief, but Comprehensive Hadith on Salvation

Questionعَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - قَالَ: لَقِيتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقُلْتُ: مَا النَّجَاةُ؟ فَقَالَ: أَمْلِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ، وَلْيَسَعْكَ بَيْتُكَ، وَابْكِ عَلَى خَطِيئَتِكَ Please translate this Hadith.

16 Jumadal Ula 143518 March 2014

Authenticity of Occurrences Before the Demise of Nabi (sallalahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

QuestionHow authentic are the narrations which are usually quoted about the events before the demise of Rasulullah (sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) like the introduction of the angel of death by Jibril ('alayhis salam) and the permission sought by the angel of death to extract the soul of Rasulullah (sallalahu 'alayhi…

15 Jumadal Ula 143517 March 2014

Hadith: How Wonderful Is a Man who Understands Din

QuestionIs the following narration authentic: نعم الرجل الفقيه فى الدين ان احتيج اليه نفع وان استغنى عنه أغنى نفسه Translation: How wonderful is a man who understands Din, if he is needed he benefits and if he is not needed he benefits himself.