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24 Shawwal 143730 July 2016

Abstain from Opulence

QuestionWhat is the source of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Abstain and be wary of opulence, for certainly the servants of Allah are not from the opulent ones"

24 Shawwal 143730 July 2016

What Should One Do When He Sees a Strange Woman?

QuestionWhat is the authenticity and meaning of this Hadith? Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu) said, "Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) saw a woman so he entered upon Zaynab bint Jahsh while she was tanning leather and had intercourse with her. He then came out to his companions and said to them, A…

23 Shawwal 143729 July 2016

A Narration Stating Iblis Will Fall into Prostration Before Qiyamah

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When the sun rises from the west, Shaytan will fall into sajdah calling out to Allah, 'Command me to prostrate to anyone you wish'. His assistants [other Shayatin] will say to him, 'O Our leader! Why…

22 Shawwal 143728 July 2016

People Will Be Held to Their Call on the Day of Qiyamah

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “The one who would invite people towards anything [or deed, good or bad] in the world, on the day of Qiyamah he will be attached/joined to his claim/slogan [to which…

22 Shawwal 143728 July 2016

The Three Levels of Forbidding Evil

QuestionWhat is the source and authenticity of the Hadith regarding the three levels of "nahi 'anil munkar". i.e., Stopping the evil with one’s hands, by means of the tongue and with his heart.

21 Shawwal 143727 July 2016

Authenticity of a Du’a Recited at Iftar

QuestionCan you confirm the source and authenticity of this du'a which Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would recite at iftar? ﺫَﻫَﺐَ ﺍﻟﻈَّﻤَﺄُ ﻭَﺍﺑْﺘَﻠَّﺖْ ﺍﻟْﻌُﺮُﻭﻕُ ﻭَﺛَﺒَﺖَ ﺍﻷَﺟْﺮُ ﺇِﻥْ ﺷَﺎﺀَ ﺍﻟﻠﻪُ (Dhahabadh dhamau, wabtallatil ‘uruqu wa thabatal ajru inshallah)

20 Shawwal 143726 July 2016

The Awe and Character of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

QuestionPlease provide the reference for this incident. Once Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) was getting his hair cut and suddenly coughed. Due to this the barber urinated himself/passed wind out of fear and awe of Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu). Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) then gifted him forty silver coins.

20 Shawwal 143726 July 2016

An Explanation of “Joining Ties Increases One’s Lifespan”

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? Abu Darda (radiyallahu 'anhu) says: The Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) were once discussing family ties by Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam). So they said, 'Whomsoever joins family ties, his lifespan will increase'. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) explained, 'A person's lifespan will not…

19 Shawwal 143725 July 2016

A Virtue of Sayyiduna Hasan ibn ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)

QuestionCan you confirm the source of the narration where Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said regarding Sayyiduna Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib: "He is a leader and perhaps Allah Ta'ala will use him to unite two parties of my Ummah"