3 June 2017
Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah) explains true asceticism
Question Who is this statement attributed to? "Asceticism is not only eating hard [bread] and wearing coarse clothing, but it is to curtail aspirations and to anticipate death"
29 May 2017
Greeting twenty people after Fajr Salah
Question I have heard a Hadith that if a person makes salam to twenty people when he leaves the Masjid after reading Fajr in congregation, and he passes away on the same day, he will be forgiven. Is…
11 May 2017
‘We awoke weak and sinful, consuming our sustenance awaiting our death’
Question كان الربيع إذا قيل له: كيف أصبحت؟ يقول: أصبحنا ضعفاء مذنبين، نأكل أرزاقنا، وننتظر آجالنا.
10 May 2017
The grave is the first stage of the Hereafter
Question Is 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…
26 April 2017
A miracle during the days of Al Harrah
Question Is this narration authentic Sa'id ibn Abdul Aziz (rahimahullah) narrates: "During the Incident of Al Harrah, there was no Adhan or Iqamah proclaimed from Masjid An Nabawi for three days.…
25 April 2017
The man who murdered ninety nine people
Question What is the source of the Hadith, and is it authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) informed us: "A man from the previous Ummah killed ninety nine (99) people before making tawbah and…
21 April 2017
Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) desire to be buried in Madinah Munawwarah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "...There is no piece of land in this entire world more beloved to me that I be buried in [than Madinah……
19 April 2017
A Hadith regarding killing an innocent
Question Is this Hadith reliable? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Those who kill [in retaliation] other than a murderer, have severely transgressed on Allah Ta'ala."
18 April 2017
‘Love whomever you wish but one day you will be separated’
Question Please provide the reference for the following narration: "Love whomsoever or whatsoever you wish, but one day you are to separate from him/it"
6 April 2017
“I have not been sent to sever ties”
Question I have heard a Hadith wherein Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) told a Sahabi to kill his father. The Sahabi turned to go and kill his father, but Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)…
6 April 2017
A narration regarding ‘Isa (‘alayhis salam)
Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? "'Isa ibn Maryam ('alayhis salam) will descend to the earth, get married and have children. He will live for 45 years and will then pass…
29 March 2017
300 Ambiya buried around the Ka’bah
Question What is the status of the following Hadiths? "Whenever a Nabi would leave his nation, he would go to the Ka'bah to worship Allah and certainly there are 300 graves of Ambiya around the…
28 March 2017
Were Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), Abu Bakr and ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) created from the same soil?
Question What is the authenticity of the Hadith which states that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), Abu Bakr and 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) were created from the same soil?
21 March 2017
Surah Mulk protects from the punishment of the grave
Question Can you provide the reference for this narration? One of the companions of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) pitched a tent on a grave without knowing that it was a grave. Suddenly…
20 March 2017
Did Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) bury his father?
Question Is this statement correct? Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) buried his father.