Answers from 11 March 2021

27 Rajab 144211 March 2021

An Unreliable Narration Regarding the Cry of a Baby

QuestionIs this an authentic narration? It is narrated that the crying of a baby at birth until two months is as if the child is testifying to the Kalimah Tayyibah and then durud upon Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam).

27 Rajab 144211 March 2021

Long Moustaches, a Salient Feature of the Non-Believers

QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) has said: "Whoever does not take from his moustache [i.e., trim/shave it], then he is not from us." (Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2761) I have heard that the reasoning for this was because a long, luxurious moustache was a sign of arrogance. Is there any evidence…