Quran

11 Jumadal Akhirah 14361 April 2015

Interpreting the Quran Without Knowledge

Question What is the authenticity of the following narrations: 1. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) warned “He who interprets The Quran without having knowledge let him prepare his place in Jahannam” 2. “He who interprets The Quran with his own opinion and is correct, has…

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…

16 Jumadal Ula 14367 March 2015

Translation of a Narration on the Virtue of Surah Ikhlas

Question Can you please translate this into English?   عن علي قال: من قرأ قل هو الله أحد عشر مرات في دبر كل صلاة الغداة لم يلحق به ذلك اليوم ذنب، وإن جهد الشيطان (ابن الضريس)

5 Safar 143628 November 2014

An Unauthentic Virtue of Surah Al An’am

Question Is 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…

9 Dhul Qa'dah 14354 September 2014

Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah)’s Al ‘Ujab Fi Bayanil Asbab

Question I was reading  Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al ‘Asqalani’s Al ‘Ujab Fi Bayanil Asbab (regarding the reasons of revelation of the different verses of the Holy Quran), and I wanted to ask what his methodology is in this book with regards to…

21 Shawwal 143518 August 2014

The Famous Virtue of Surah Waqi’ah

Question I recently heard that the narration regarding Surah Waqi’ah being a safeguard against poverty is weak? Are all narrations regarding this virtue of Surah Waqi’ah weak? I understand we can practice on weak narrations for virtues of deeds, but I just wanted…