Salah

4 Jumadal Akhirah 143714 March 2016

Commentary on the Optional Salah Between Maghrib and ‘Isha

Question With reference to the virtue of offering additional six rak’ats after Maghrib salah (Awwabin); I have read this post, in which the answer pertains more to the authenticity and not commentary. My question is: Is the reward of twelve (12) years of worship here…

2 Jumadal Akhirah 143712 March 2016

The Miraculous Feats of ‘Ala Al Hadrami (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

Question Is the following narration authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated: “When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sent Al ‘Ala Al Hadrami on an expedition, I went with. I saw three amazing things, I am not sure which one is the…

28 Jumadal Ula 14378 March 2016

The Status of Nafl Salah in One’s Home

Question What is the authenticity of this narration? “The superiority of the prayer of a man in his house over his prayer [in a place] that people can see him, is like the superiority of the obligatory prayer over the voluntary.”

25 Jumadal Ula 14375 March 2016

Du’a Between Adhan and Iqamah

Question What is the authenticity of this narration? Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The du’a made between Adhan and Iqamah is not rejected.”

15 Jumadal Ula 143724 February 2016

A Du’a to Recite After Salah and Before Sleeping

Question What is the authenticity of the following du’a? “Whoever says, ‘Allah is the Greatest, the amount of even and odd [prayer], [the amount] of Allah’s complete, pure and blessed words thrice and ‘There is no god except Allah’, thrice after every…

13 Jumadal Ula 143722 February 2016

Good Deeds at the Time of Zawal

Question What is the authenticity of the following? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would recite four rak’ahs after the sun moves from it’s zenith, before Zuhr and he said, “This is a time when the doors of the sky are opened, so…

11 Jumadal Ula 143720 February 2016

The Extreme Poverty of the Ashabus Suffah

Question Please translate and provide the reference for the following Hadith:  أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا صلى بالناس يخر رجال من قامتهم في الصلاة من الخصاصة وهم أصحاب الصفة حتى تقول الأعراب هؤلاء مجانين أو مجانون، فإذا صلى…

10 Jumadal Ula 143719 February 2016

The Masjids Shine Like Stars

Question Please provide the full narration which states that the Masajid shine to the inhabitants of the sky like stars.

9 Jumadal Ula 143718 February 2016

Four Deeds That Guarantee Jannah for a Woman

Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “When a woman performs her five daily Salah, fasts in Ramadan, guards her private parts and obeys her husband, then she will be allowed to enter through…

7 Jumadal Ula 143716 February 2016

The Most Beloved Place and the Most Hated Place to Allah

Question What is the status of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The most beloved places to Allah are the Masjids, and the most hated places to Allah are the souks (market places).” A man came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi…