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26 Shawwal 143612 August 2015

Serving the Elderly

QuestionPlease provide the reference for the following Hadith: “Whenever any youngster honours an elderly person because of his old age, Allah appoints somebody who will honour him during his old age.”

25 Shawwal 143611 August 2015

Value Five Before Five Things Occur

QuestionKindly provide the correct sequence and the reference to the following narration: “Take benefit of five before five: your youth before your old age, your good health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free-time before your preoccupation, and your life before your death”

24 Shawwal 143610 August 2015

Benefit of Tasbih Fatimi

QuestionIs there any Hadith which states that if one reads Tasbih Fatimi before sleeping one will feel energetic in the morning? JazakAllah Khayran

24 Shawwal 143610 August 2015

The Quran’s Secrets Are Never Ending

QuestionPlease provide a reference for the following narration: Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The [secrets and treasures of the] Quran are never ending”

24 Shawwal 143610 August 2015

The Moment of Acceptance on Friday

QuestionI’ve read and been told that during Friday or when Jumu’ah khutbah is taking place there is an hour where any du’a made is guaranteed to be accepted. I’ve been told by some it could be when the Imam is mounting pulpit or descending from it. Please clarify which…

24 Shawwal 143610 August 2015

Saying the Words: “Da-iman Abadan…” After the Iqamah

QuestionI have a question pertaining to a common practice of people after the iqamah is made for salah. They say: “Da’iman abadan la ilaha illaha Muhamadan Rasulullah” Does this practice have any basis in our tradition and if not, is there anything masnun prescribed for after the iqamah is…

22 Shawwal 14368 August 2015

The Hur (Maiden of Jannah) of Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibn Al Khattab

QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following: It is said that when Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) did Isra’ Mi’raj and saw paradise, he saw a very shy Hur of dark skin. And he asked Jibril, whose Hur is that. Jibril answered that is a Hur for your best friend…

11 Shawwal 143628 July 2015

Sayyiduna ‘Umar Reading the Tawrah

QuestionI’ve read that once Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was reciting the Tawrah, and Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was upset and said if Musa (‘alayhis salam) was alive today he’d have to abandon that law/revelation and follow him (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Please reference the source, text, and grading.