29 Rajab 143618 May 2015
Begging Despite Not Being Needy
QuestionPlease provide the Hadith warning against begging without being needy.
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29 Rajab 143618 May 2015
Parents Forsaking Their Children
QuestionI just wanted to know that what does the Quran or Hadith say about parents forsaking their own children?
27 Rajab 143616 May 2015
Narrations on Protecting the Gaze
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? “When anyone’s eyes fall on the beauty of a woman and he immediately casts his gaze away from her, Allah grants him Divine guidance towards such ‘ibadah, the ecstasy of which he feels in himself” Can you also provide other Hadiths on lowering and…
27 Rajab 143616 May 2015
Reference for the Hadith: I Am to You Like a Father
QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “I am to you like a father; I teach you..”
25 Rajab 143614 May 2015
What to Recite When a Person Dies
QuestionUpon a person’s death please tell me if the shahadah must be read as well as Surah Baqarah. Also does reading Quran, Yasin or du’as help the dead person?
25 Rajab 143614 May 2015
Imam Shafi’i’s Du’a for Protection When Summoned by the Khalifah
QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following du’a of Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) as well as the incident behind the du’a. شهد الله أنه لا إله إلا هو الآية… اللهم إني أعوذ بنور قدسك، وببركة طهارتك، وبعظمة جلالك، من كل عاهة وآفة، وطارق الجن والإنس، إلا طارقاً يطرق بخير منك…
24 Rajab 143613 May 2015
Hadiths Instructing to Kill Snakes
QuestionKindly provide the Hadith which says we should kill snakes and lizards. Should we kill all types of snakes and where should we kill them?
24 Rajab 143613 May 2015
The Du’a of Yusuf (‘alayhis salam) and His Imprisonment
QuestionKindly provide the source of this narration: ان يوسف عليه السلام لما طال عليه الوقت في السجن قال: يارب جعلتني في السجن طويلاً! فقال الله: أنت سألت السجن فأعطيناك، ولو سألت العافية لعافيناك وقد ورد في القرآن على لسان يوسف عليه السلام: قال ربّ السجن أحبُّ إليّ مما يدعونني…
24 Rajab 143613 May 2015
The Use of Beads, Date Pits or Pebbles to Count Dhikr
QuestionCould you mention the Hadith, that states: Date seeds or pebbles were used while doing dhikr? Also could you mention its authenticity?
23 Rajab 143612 May 2015
Unjustly Harming a Muslim Is like Destroying the Ka’bah
QuestionKindly provide the reference for the Hadith that states breaking the heart of a Mu’min is like breaking the Ka’bah seventy times?
22 Rajab 143611 May 2015
Hadith in Bukhari? I Am the City of Knowledge, Abu Bakr Is Its Foundation, Umar It’s Walls, Uthman Its Roof and ‘Ali Its Door
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic and is it found in Sahih Bukhari ? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) mentioned: I am the city of knowledge, Abu Bakr is its foundation, Umar it’s walls, Uthman its roof and ‘Ali its door. (Bukhari 2nd volume page 224)
20 Rajab 14369 May 2015
Reference for the Du’a: “Wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘ayn”
QuestionPlease provide the reference for the masnun Du’a: “Allahumma la takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘ayn”
20 Rajab 14369 May 2015
A Hadith Falsely Attributed to Sahih Bukhari
QuestionWhere in Sahih Bukhari does this Hadith appear? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “In three situations, if you pray du’a, it will definitely be accepted: 1) When your body starts shaking. 2) When you got fear in your heart. 3) When you got tears in your eyes. Nabi…
20 Rajab 14369 May 2015
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Cursing the Picture Maker
QuestionPlease relate the Hadith wherein Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) cursed the picture maker.
15 Rajab 14364 May 2015
The Curse of a Husband Who Has an Evil Wife
QuestionI was reading an article and there was one Hadith which said to the effect that: Allah does not accept three people’s duas, first being the one that has an evil wife and he doesn’t divorce her. And I don’t remember the other two. The article also gave references…