Reference

24 Sha'ban 143612 June 2015

The Number of Rak’ahs in Tarawih

QuestionWhat is the correct opinion with regards to the number of rak’ats of Tarawih? Is it eight or twenty?

21 Sha'ban 14369 June 2015

Reciting Surah Ikhlas Ten Times

QuestionIs there any narration mentioning virtue of reciting Surah Ikhlas 10 times, or 20 times or more. I know about the narration mentioning reward of reciting it thrice. Any other narration?

21 Sha'ban 14369 June 2015

The Head Covering That Resembles a Camel’s Hump

QuestionMy question is regarding the prohibition for women wearing their hair shaped like the hump of a camel. Is there any Hadith in this regard? Also is there any punishment mentioned in the Hadith for it?

16 Sha'ban 14364 June 2015

Mention of Whistling in Hadith

QuestionNowadays many mobile phones have a whistling ring tone, 1) What is mentioned in the Hadith regarding whistling? 2) Is this considered the same as music and thus the person will be sinful?

16 Sha'ban 14364 June 2015

The Martyrdom of Sayyiduna Mus’ab ibn ‘Umayr (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following incident There is a narration that as a flag bearer in the Battle of Uhud, Sayyiduna Mus’ab ibn Umayr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) first had one hand and then the other hand chopped off but he still carried the flag with his arms.

15 Sha'ban 14363 June 2015

Proof for Spacing the Surahs in Salah

QuestionIs there any reference from the sunnah for the issue wherein the fuqaha say that it’s makrooh to leave 1 small surah in qisar mufassal during salah? For example, if I recite surah lahab in the 1st rak’at, then in the second rak’at I cannot recite surah falaq because I…

15 Sha'ban 14363 June 2015

The Severity of the Pangs of Death (Sakarat)

QuestionI heard the following narration in a bayan: Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “A dying person experiences the pain of three hundred (300) swords being pierced into his body” Kindly provide the reference and the authenticity.

15 Sha'ban 14363 June 2015

Exact Wording for the Du’a at the Approach/Beginning of Ramadan

QuestionI wanted to find out regarding the exact words of the du’a at the advent of Ramadan, I have seen a reference of Kanzul ‘Ummal, The common wording is: اَللّٰهُمَّ سَلّمْنِيْ لِرَمَضانَ وَسَلّمْ رَمَضانَ لِيْ وَسَلّمْه لِي مُتَقَبَّلا Allahumma sallimni li Ramadana, wa sallim Ramadana li, wa sallimhu li…