Answers from 16 May 2015

27 Rajab 143616 May 2015

Narrations on Protecting the Gaze

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? "When anyone's eyes fall on the beauty of a woman and he immediately casts his gaze away from her, Allah grants him Divine guidance towards such 'ibadah, the ecstasy of which he feels in himself" Can you also provide other Hadiths on lowering and protecting…

27 Rajab 143616 May 2015

Cupping on the Head and Shoulders

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Kabshah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) used to undergo cupping on the head and between his shoulders and used to say "Whosoever removes this blood it will not harm him that he does not take any other medical treatment/medicine"

27 Rajab 143616 May 2015

Was Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Nur (Celestial Light)?

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Fourteen thousand years before Adam was created, 'Ali and I were a light in the presence of Allah. When Allah created Adam, He placed that nur in Adam's back. We continued as one until we separated in the back…