17 Ramadan 143812 June 2017
When to Drink Zamzam?
QuestionAre there Hadiths discussing when it is Sunnah to drink Zamzam?
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15 Ramadan 143810 June 2017
Is There a Specific Way to Pass the Hand over an Orphan’s Head?
QuestionIs there a narration that mentions that one should pass his hand over an orphan's head from the middle of his head towards his forehead and a non-orphan from his forehead towards the middle of his head?
15 Ramadan 143810 June 2017
Another Unauthentic Virtue of Keeping the Name Muhammad
QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When a Muslim spends the night with his wife and makes the intention that if she falls pregnant, he will name the child Muhammad, then Allah Ta'ala will bless them with a male offspring. And Allah…
15 Ramadan 143810 June 2017
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Choosing Poverty
QuestionIt has been reported from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that he said: "My Rabb presented to me the opportunity that He makes the valley of Makkah gold for me. I replied, 'O my Rabb! But I [wish] to be satiated one day and hungry the next...…
14 Ramadan 14389 June 2017
Woe to the One Whose Belly Is His Biggest Concern
QuestionIs this a Hadith? بؤسا لمن كان بطنه أكبر همه
14 Ramadan 14389 June 2017
A Hadith on Eating Forgetfully When Fasting
QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "If anyone forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks he should complete his fast [for the fast does not break], for it is only Allah Who has fed him and given him drink"
14 Ramadan 14389 June 2017
The Ambiya (‘alayhimus salam) Were Commanded to Hasten Iftar and Delay Sehri
QuestionIs there a Hadith which states that the Ambiya were ordered to hasten iftar and delay sehri?
13 Ramadan 14388 June 2017
The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) Would Delay Sehri and Hasten Iftar
QuestionWhat is the reference and authenticity of this? كان أصحاب محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم أسرع الناس إفطارا وأبطأه سحورا The Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) were the most hasty to open their fast and would delay eating sehri [till the last possible time].
13 Ramadan 14388 June 2017
Offering the Two Rak’ahs After Witr While Seated
QuestionIs there any authentic Hadith regarding the permissibility of performing the two rak'ah Sunnah/Nafl after Witr, while sitting as many 'Ulama in my area do?
13 Ramadan 14388 June 2017
An Unreliable Narration Regarding Reciting Surah Ikhlas on a Friday in Ramadan
QuestionIs the following virtue authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whomsoever recites Surah Ikhlas one hundred (100) times on a Friday in Ramadan, it will be a guiding light for him into Jannah"
13 Ramadan 14388 June 2017
A Hadith Encouraging Visiting the Graveyard, Giving Ghusl and Reading Janazah Salah
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? زر القبور تذكر بها الآخرة، واغسل الموتى، فإن معالجة جسد خاو موعظة بليغة، وصل على الجنائز لعل ذلك أن يحزنك، فإن الحزين في ظل الله يتعرض كل خير
12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017
The Heart Does Not Find Sweetness in Worship When It Is Affected by Sin
QuestionCan you mention the reference and Arabic text for this? "The body becomes ill by disease while the hearts become ill by sins. Thus, just as the body doesn't relish and take pleasure in sumptuous meals when a person is ill, so too does the heart not find sweetness in…
12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017
The Reward for Feeding a Fasting Person
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) stated: "Whoever feeds a person who is breaking their fast, he gets the same reward as him without any subtraction from the reward of the fasting person."
12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017
The Harms of Eating to One’s Fill
QuestionIs there a saying of Sayyidatuna 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) which is as follows: "The first bid'ah of this ummah is to eat a full (stomach)" What is the authenticity, reference and commentary for this Hadith?
12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017
The Believers Will Seek Justice on the Bridge [Sirat]
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When the believers are saved from the Fire, they will be made to stop at a bridge between Jannah and Jahannam where they will seek retaliation from one another for the injustices which arose between them in this world. When…