23 Jumadal Ula 14399 February 2018
Imam Ibn Abid Dunya (rahimahullah)
QuestionI have noticed in many of your answers you reference to Ibn Abi Dunya. Can you provide a short bio and a general ruling on his books?
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22 Jumadal Ula 14398 February 2018
The Limbs Complain About the Sharpness of the Tongue
QuestionIs this correct? Aslam narrates that Sayyiduna 'Umar ibn Al Khattab (radiyallahu 'anhu) once saw Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anhu) pulling his tongue. 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) asked: 'O Khalifah of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)! What are you doing? He said: 'Indeed this tongue has brought me to destruction. Rasulullah…
22 Jumadal Ula 14398 February 2018
When Allah Intends Good for a Person He Allows Him to Carry Out Good Deeds
QuestionWho is this narration attributed to and please mention the reference? إذا أراد الله بعبد شرا أغلق عليه باب العمل وفتح عليه باب الجدل
21 Jumadal Ula 14397 February 2018
Give the Beggar Something, Even If It Be a Burnt Hoof/Trotter
QuestionWhat is the reference for this narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Give the beggar something/Do not reject a beggar, even if you give a burnt hoof"
21 Jumadal Ula 14397 February 2018
Clarification on the Hadith “Laughter Causes the Heart to Die”
QuestionIs this a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)? “Laughter kills the heart” Didn't Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) himself laugh on certain occasions?
21 Jumadal Ula 14397 February 2018
A Du’a Seeking Refuge from the Punishment of Evil Deeds
QuestionPlease provide the reference and Arabic text for this du'a: "I seek refuge in You from the evil [i.e., punishment] of what I did and from the evil of what I did not [perpetrate as yet]"
21 Jumadal Ula 14397 February 2018
Sahabiyyat Who Had Duties in the Marketplace
QuestionIs it true that Samraa bint Nahik and Shifa bint Abdillah (radiyallahu 'anhuma) were appointed as inspectors of the marketplace?
21 Jumadal Ula 14397 February 2018
An Unreliable Narration Regarding the Ghusl of a Homosexual
QuestionWhat is the level of authenticity of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "If a homosexual takes a bath in the oceans of the world, on the day of Qiyamah he will still be impure"
20 Jumadal Ula 14396 February 2018
A Narration Stating That Trustworthy Ones Should Give the Deceased Ghusl
QuestionIs this narration authentic? ليغسل موتاكم المأمونون
20 Jumadal Ula 14396 February 2018
Seventy Thousand People Will Enter Into Jannah Without Accountability
Question1) I was told that seventy thousand (70 000) people will enter Jannah without reckoning. Is this true? 2) Does this Hadith literally mean the number 70000 or is there any other meaning?
20 Jumadal Ula 14396 February 2018
People Will Be Questioned in the Hereafter Regarding Their Duty of Forbidding Evil
QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? حدثنا علي بن الجعد، قال: حدثنا الزنجي بن خالد، عن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن معمر الأنصاري، عن نهار بن حصن، عن أبي سعيد الأنصاري، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن الله عز وجل ليسأل العبد يوم القيامة، حتى…
19 Jumadal Ula 14395 February 2018
Forming Rows [Saffs] for Salah Just as the Angels Do
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) told the Sahabah, "Why don’t you form your rows [saffs for Salah] just as the angels do in the presence of their Rabb?' The Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) said, 'O Rasulullah, How do the angels form their rows in the presence of…
19 Jumadal Ula 14395 February 2018
When a Believer Is Praised, His Iman Should Increase
QuestionIs there a Hadith which states that some people's Iman increases when they are praised?
19 Jumadal Ula 14395 February 2018
How Much Really Will the Lowest Jannati Receive?
QuestionI read two Hadiths regarding the last person to enter Jannah or lowest ranking person to enter Jannah. One Hadith says that person will get "what equals the world and ten times as much." In the other Hadith, Nabi Musa ('alayhis salam) asked Allah Ta'ala who will be the last…
19 Jumadal Ula 14395 February 2018
Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Would Dream of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Very Frequently
QuestionKindly verify this: Regarding Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu), it is said that he would see Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) in his dream almost every night.