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11 Safar 14364 December 2014

Hadith Explaining the Best Thing for a Woman

QuestionIs the following authentic? Once when Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) asked Sayyidatuna Fatimah (radiyallahu 'anha), "What is best for women?" She spontaneously responded: "That no male sees her nor does she see any male." Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was so elated with her apt response that he commented:…

11 Safar 14364 December 2014

An Unauthentic Du’a (Du’a Ganjul ‘Arsh)

QuestionIs it true that Jibrail ('alayhis salam) taught the du'a "Ganjul ‘Arsh" to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and that whoever recites it no enemy will be able to overcome him?

9 Safar 14362 December 2014

The Virtues of Dates and Vinegar

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narrations? 1. A house which has dates will never suffer hunger. 2. A household which has vinegar is not short of gravy.

7 Safar 143630 November 2014

References for Writing the Salutations

QuestionI am seeking the references for these please. JazakAllah khayran. 1.) Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “For whoever writes Salutation on me in a book, the angels continue to pray for mercy on him for as long as my name remains in…

5 Safar 143628 November 2014

An Unauthentic Virtue of Surah Al An’am

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The Quran was revealed in one fifth part, whoever memories it in one fifth parts would not forget it, except for Surah Al An'am, which was revealed in its entirety, seen off by seventy angels from each heaven until they…

5 Safar 143628 November 2014

The Four Best Women of Jannah

QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The four best women of Jannah are Khadijah bintu Khuwaylid, Fatimah bintu Muhammad, Maryam bintu 'Imran and Asiyah bintu Muzahim the wife of Fir’awn"

3 Safar 143626 November 2014

Unauthentic Virtue on Embracing One’s Wife

QuestionIs the following Hadith regarding treating one's wife with love and affection authentic? If you hold her hand with love, you will get five hasanat (good deeds), if you make mu'anaqah (embrace), you get ten hasanat etc.

2 Safar 143625 November 2014

Hadith Encouraging the Recital of Tasbih, Tahlil and Taqdis

QuestionWhat is the meaning of “taqdis" in the following Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Hold fast to At-Tasbih, At-Tahlil, and At-Taqdis, and count them upon the fingertips, for indeed they shall be questioned, and they will be made to speak. And do not become heedless, so that you…