Answers from 2 August 2019

30 Dhul Qa'dah 14402 August 2019

Sharpening the Knife Before Slaughter and Hastening to Slaughter the Udhiyah/Qurbani

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) commanded that the knives be sharpened [before slaughtering the animal] and that it be concealed from the animals, and he said 'When you slaughter the animal, then hasten in the slaughter [to cause the least amount of pain to the animal].'"

30 Dhul Qa'dah 14402 August 2019

An Unreliable Narration on Attending the Gathering of a Scholar

QuestionHow authentic is this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "To attend a gathering of a scholar is more rewarding than attending one thousand funerals, offering one thousand rak'ahs of prayers, one thousand Hajj and one thousand battles"

30 Dhul Qa'dah 14402 August 2019

A Specific Type of Salah for the First Night of Dhul Hijjah?

QuestionI have heard that on praying four rak'ahs on the first night of Dhul Hijjah in a way that after Surah Fatihah in each rak'ah Surah Ikhlas is recited twenty five times. A person will receive the reward of twenty five years of 'ibadah and he will see his abode…