Virtues of deeds

6 Jumadal Akhirah 143627 March 2015

Du’a When Wearing Clothes

Question Is this reliable? Before wearing clothes recite: “All praise is for Allah who gave me this garment to wear and granted it to me without my strength and power” Whoever recites this will have his former and latter sins will be forgiven.

6 Jumadal Akhirah 143627 March 2015

Reciting Durud, an Alternative to Giving Sadaqah (Charity)

Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: That person who is not able to give sadaqah should say the following durud in his du’a: اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ وَصَلِّ عَلَى المُؤْمِنِينَ وَالمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالمُسْلِمِينَ وَالمُسْلِمَاتِ “Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin ‘abdika wa…

6 Jumadal Akhirah 143627 March 2015

The Ink of the Scholars

Question The ink of a scholar is more weightier than the blood of a martyr Is this narration authentic?

4 Jumadal Akhirah 143625 March 2015

A Virtue of Saying “La Ilaha Illallah Wahdahu…” One Hundred Times Daily

Question Is the following authentic? “Whoever recites لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل قدير (La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay in qadir) one hundred times in the day will receive…

4 Jumadal Akhirah 143625 March 2015

A Great Reward for Saying a Certain Hamd (Praise of Allah)

Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whomsoever says the following: ‘Alhamdu lillahil ladhi tawada’a kullu shay in  li’azamatih wal hamdu lillahil ladhi dhalla kullu shay in li ‘izzatih wal hamdulillahil ladhi khada’a kullu shay in li mulkih wal hamdulillahil ladhis taslama kullu shay in…

3 Jumadal Akhirah 143624 March 2015

Hadith on Earning a Livelihood

Question Is the following correct to quote as the words of our Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)  من بات كلا من طلب الحلال بات مغفورا له؟

3 Jumadal Akhirah 143624 March 2015

A Du’a to Be Read After Fajr and Maghrib for Protection from Jahannam

Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When you pray Fajr, say seven times before speaking, ‘O Allah, protect me from the Fire.’ If you die on that day, Allah will write for you protection from the Fire. When you pray…

2 Jumadal Akhirah 143623 March 2015

Saying “La Ilaha IllAllah” with Madd (Lengthening It)

Question What is the status of the following Hadith. Is it reliable to quote ? من قال لا إله إلا الله و مدھا ھدمت له اربعة آلاف ذنب من الکبائر Translation Whomsoever says “La ilaha illAllah” and lengthens it (i.e., recite it with a madd), four thousand major sins of…

2 Jumadal Akhirah 143623 March 2015

Hadith on the Intercession of a Haji

Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Musa Al Ash’ari (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The Haji shall intercede on behalf of four hundred families or he said four hundred people from his family, and verily he returns from Hajj (sinless) as on the day his mother gave…

29 Jumadal Ula 143620 March 2015

An Unauthentic Virtue of Reciting the Quran

Question I read a Hadith  that a person who recites the Quran patiently will marry a maiden of paradise for every letter in the Quran. Is this authentic?

26 Jumadal Ula 143617 March 2015

A Follow Up Query Regarding the Translation of a Narration on the Virtue of Surah Ikhlas

Question Regarding my question on the translation of this: من قرأ قل هو الله أحد عشر مرات في دبر كل صلاة الغداة لم يلحق به ذلك اليوم ذنب، وإن جهد الشيطان You have translated it as: “Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: ‘Whoever recites Surah ikhlas ten times daily after Fajr,…

26 Jumadal Ula 143617 March 2015

A Virtue of Surah Ikhlas

Question Is there a narration which states something to the effect that reciting Surah Ikhlas twelve times brings the reward of four khatams of Quran?

21 Jumadal Ula 143612 March 2015

A Recital for Protection

Question Is this Hadith authentic? The Prophet said, “Whoever recites 4 verses from the first part of Surah al Baqarah, the verse of the Throne, two verses after the verse of the Throne and three verses from the last part of Surah al Baqarah, Shaytan would never come near him…