Commentary

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Wudu After Eating Camel Meat?

Question Should we perform wudu after eating camel meat refer to the below mention Hadith? If not why? Jabir ibn Samurah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated: A man asked the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) whether he should perform wudu after eating…

18 Sha'ban 143517 June 20140 views

The Significance of Odd Numbers

Question I humbly request if you could advise me on the significance of odd numbering in Islam. My reason for this request is that there are many Sunnats which are specifically performed an odd number of times. Shukran.

18 Sha'ban 143517 June 20140 views

Clarification on the Hadith of “Loving the Ahlul Bayt”

Question I am confused about the Hadith found in Sahih Muslim where Rasullulah (sallallahu ‘alayhim wa sallam) says I am leaving two things the Quran and Sunnah and the Ahlul Bayt. I heard from someone that the descendants of Rasullulah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)…

6 Sha'ban 14355 June 20140 views

If Allah Sent a Cure for Every Disease, Where Is It?

Question  I am confused about the meaning of this Hadith. It is narrated in the Sahihain that the Messenger of Allah said: “Allah has not sent down a disease except that He has also sent down its cure.” I do not deny…

27 Rajab 143527 May 20140 views

Sayyiduna Nu’ayman ibn ‘Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

Question There are certain narrations about the pranks of Sayyiduna Nu’ayman ibn Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhu), like the narration where he sold Suwaybit ibn Harmalah as a slave to a group of Arabs or where he slaughtered a camel that did not belong…

23 Rajab 143523 May 20140 views

How Many Times to Recite “Istighfar”?

Question There is a narration in Bukhari where Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) says that: I seek forgiveness more than 70 times a day There are also narrations in Abu Dawud and Nasai’ which, if I am correct, asks for 100 times a day.…

20 Rajab 143520 May 20140 views

Prohibition of Shaving Only Part of the Head

Question What is the meaning of the Hadith below? نهى رسول الله صلي الله عليه و سلم عن القزع Translation: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) prohibited from qaza’ (a way of cutting the hair). In the above Hadith, the word qaza’ is used.…

5 Rajab 14355 May 20141 view

The Sahabah’s Gatherings of Iman

Question In volume 3 of Hayatus Sahabah there is a section pertaining to gatherings of Iman and the eagerness of Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Rawahah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) to participate in gatherings of Iman. The implication of one scholar is that these gatherings took…

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When to Recite the Du’a of Rajab

Question When should the famous du’a for Rajab be recited? Should it be recited throughout the month or specifically at the beginning only? Many Imams at the Masajid even make du’a in Sha’ban as follows: “Allahumma Barik lana fi Sha’ban, wa ballighna…