Answers from 18 September 2014

23 Dhul Qa'dah 143518 September 2014

Virtues of Reciting Subhanallah and Alhamdulillah

QuestionAre the following authentic? 1. Whoever reads Subhanallah 100 times in the morning and 100 times in the evening, will get the reward equal to that person who has performed 100 Hajj. 2. Whoever reads Alhamdulillah 100 times will be rewarded as though he has participated in 100 Jihads.

23 Dhul Qa'dah 143518 September 2014

Virtues of Salah in Congregation

QuestionI hear people saying 1. Salah in congregation in the Masjid earns 25-27 times more reward, 2. There is a narration in ibn Majah saying it's 500 times. Which, one is more authentic?

23 Dhul Qa'dah 143518 September 2014

Hadiths of a Sensitive Nature

QuestionWhat's the meaning of this narration found in Sahih Bukhari: Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: I have memorised two vessels of knowledge from Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), I have propagated one of them to you and if I propagated the second, then my throat would be cut.”

23 Dhul Qa'dah 143518 September 2014

The Strict Rules of the Hadith Masters

QuestionI once heard in a lecture that the scholars of the past were very strict on grading the authenticity of the narrators of hadith. The lecturer stated that there are some narrators who were graded as weak because they were seen eating while walking. Also, some narrator was deemed weak…

23 Dhul Qa'dah 143518 September 2014

Hastening to Do Good Before Trials and Tribulations

QuestionI humbly request if you could explain the following Hadith: "Hasten to perform good deeds before the emergence of trials like pieces of a dark night. A man will awake as a believer and end the day a disbeliever, or end the day a believer and wake as a disbeliever.…