Answers from 10 May 2017

13 Sha'ban 143810 May 2017

The Practice of Ummud Darda When Commencing Salah

QuestionCan this be quoted and is the reference correct? Abd Rabbihi Ibn Sulayman said, I saw Umm Darda (A lady companion - may Allah be pleased with her) in the time of starting the prayer she used to raise her hands up to the shoulders. Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah.

13 Sha'ban 143810 May 2017

The Grave Is the First Stage of the Hereafter

QuestionIs this incident authentic? Whenever he passed by a graveyard, Sayyiduna 'Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) always wept so bitterly that his beard would get wet. Someone asked, "Why is it that you do not weep as much when mention is made of Jannah and Jahannam?" He replied, "I have heard Rasulullah…

13 Sha'ban 143810 May 2017

“He Is Bigger/Greater, But I Am Elder”

QuestionWhat is the source, and authenticity of this narration? Sayyiduna 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhu) was once asked, 'Who is older; you or Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)?" Sayyiduna 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhu) replied, 'He, is greater than me but I was born before him (I am older than him)."