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30 Muharram 14381 November 2016

A Du’a Asking Allah Ta’ala for Protection from an Evil Day and an Evil Night

QuestionPlease provide the reference and authenticity of this du’a, اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ يَوْمِ السُّوءِ، وَمِنْ لَيْلَةِ السُّوءِ، وَمِنْ سَاعَةِ السُّوءِ، وَمِنْ صَاحِبِ السُّوءِ، وَمِنْ جَارِ السُّوءِ فِي دَارِ المُقَامَةِ

23 Muharram 143825 October 2016

How to Correct One’s Intention

QuestionIs there any Hadith that advises us to check the sincerity of our intention before doing an action, while doing it, and to make tawbah afterwards if our intention was deficient in any way?

23 Muharram 143825 October 2016

Sin is a Cause of Forgetting Knowledge

QuestionWhat is the reference and authenticity of the statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) in which he says, “Committing sins causes a person to forget knowledge ”

22 Muharram 143824 October 2016

The Best of You Are Those Who Are the Best to Their Wives

QuestionPlease provide the reference for the following narration and confirm whether the translation should be “his wife” or “their wives”: “The best among the believers is he whose character is the best. And the best among you is the one who is best to his wife”

18 Muharram 143820 October 2016

A Du’a for Removing Adversity

QuestionWhat is the source of this du’a, and is it authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has said that once he went out with Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in a manner that his hand was Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)’s hands. He passed by a person who was…

16 Muharram 143818 October 2016

The Du’a “O Allah, I Seek Refuge from Knowledge Which Does Not Benefit”

QuestionCan you please provide the reference and Arabic text for this du’a: “O Allah, I seek refuge from knowledge which does not benefit, from the heart that is not submissive to you/fearful of you, from the soul that does not feel contented and the supplication that is not answered”

15 Muharram 143817 October 2016

A Du’a for Beneficial Rain

QuestionPlease provide the reference for this du’a to be recited when experiencing drought: O Allah! Grant us rain which will replenish us, torrential, fertilizing and profitable, not injurious, granting it now without delay.

14 Muharram 143816 October 2016

The Ill Effect of Insulting Others

QuestionPlease provide a reference for the following and please confirm if the translation is in order: On the Day of Judgment, a person’s book of deeds will be given into his hands [and he will not see therein any of the good deeds he did, for Allah’s sake]. He…