Answers from 22 June 2015

5 Ramadan 143622 June 2015

Saying Salat and Salam on Non Prophets

QuestionIs it permissible to read a durud with the following phrases? Allahumma salli wa sallim 'ala Muhammadin abdika wa rasoolik wa salli wa sallim 'alal Muminina wal Muminat wal Muslimina wal Muslimat Jazak Allah khayr

5 Ramadan 143622 June 2015

Translation of a Hadith Regarding Beautiful Recital of Quran

QuestionIn the narration of al-Bara Ibn 'Aazib (may Allah be pleased with him) the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Adorn your voices with the Quran." (Related in Abu Dawud) Is this translation correct? Is the maf'ul (object) "the Quran" or "your voices"? (should we beatify our voices with the…

5 Ramadan 143622 June 2015

The Effect of Haram Lasts for Forty Days

QuestionIs it true that if a person eats or drinks anything haram, intentionally or unknowingly, then his du'as and ibadaat will not be accepted for forty (40) days? Does the same ruling apply to intoxicants? Jazakallah

5 Ramadan 143622 June 2015

Importance of Reciting the Last Three Verses of Surah Baqarah Before Sleeping

QuestionAre these hadiths authentic? Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "About a man who did not read the last three verses of Surah Baqarah at night, I can not say that he is intelligent" 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "An intelligent man does not go to sleep without reading the last part of…

5 Ramadan 143622 June 2015

Leading the Tarawih Whilst Looking in to the Quran

QuestionPlease clarify the issue of offering tarawih prayer led by an imam who is not a hafiz and therefore reads from mushaf in a small community with no other masjid with a hafiz. Is it allowed? In defense people quote that Sayyidatuna 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) used to offer tarawih led…

5 Ramadan 143622 June 2015

An Untraceable Hadith on the Abundant Rewards of Tarawih Salah

QuestionIs the lengthy Hadith stating the virtue of Tarawih Salah narrated from Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) authentic? "Performing Tarawih on the first night washes all sins, performing on the second night washes all sins of parents" and so on for all thirty nights