13 Dhul Qa'dah 143926 July 2018
Delaying the Janazah Salah So That Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Could Lead It
QuestionWhat is the translation/meaning of the following: فزجر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يقبر الرجل بالليل حتى يصلى عليه
Death & Janazah
10 Dhul Qa'dah 143923 July 2018
The Horrifying Sight of the Grave
QuestionIs the following narration reliable? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "I have not seen a sight more horrifying than [the punishment] of the grave."
22 Shawwal 14396 July 2018
Snakes in the Grave of a Disbeliever
QuestionIs it true that two snakes will be released upon the disbeliever in his grave? One will be at his head and the other at his feet, they will be biting him until the Day of Qiyamah.
13 Shawwal 143927 June 2018
‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) Softened a Miswak for Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Before His Demise
QuestionI have read that after Sayyidah 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) softened the miswak with her mouth and gave it to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to use during his final illness, she said "From all the blessed wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), I am the only one who had…
12 Shawwal 143926 June 2018
Warning Against Women Following the Bier to the Graveyard
QuestionIs this Hadith sahih? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr narrates: "While we were traveling with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), he saw a woman, and did not think that he knew her. When she was halfway to him, he stopped until she reached him, and it was Fatimah…
7 Shawwal 143921 June 2018
The Value of Two Rak’ahs of Salah
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once passed a grave and asked, 'Who is buried here?' The Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) replied, 'So and so person.' Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) thereupon said, 'Offering two rak'ahs of Salah is more beloved to him than your entire world.'
15 Ramadan 143930 May 2018
Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Would Sit in the Graveyard
QuestionCan you mention the reference and Arabic for this? Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu 'anhu) used to sit next to graves and when he was asked about this, he replied, "I am sitting amongst those people who remind me of the hereafter and when I leave, they will not backbite me."
28 Sha'ban 143914 May 2018
Reciting the Shahadatayn Before Death
QuestionAn Imam told me that when someone is about to pass away from the world, he should say the entire Shahadah, (La ilaha illallah Muhammadur rasulullah), not just La ilaha illallah. I am confused because most Hadiths I read says a person's last words should be: La ilaha illallah. So…
24 Sha'ban 143910 May 2018
Hasten to Do Dood Deeds Before Seven Things Occur
QuestionIs this narration authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Hasten to do good deeds before you are caught up by one of seven calamities awaiting you; Poverty which may impair your wisdom/ability to carry out good deeds, wealth which may mislead you, an ailment which may damage your health,…
17 Sha'ban 14393 May 2018
Abu Barzah’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Comments Regarding Women Leaving the Home
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Abu Barzah (radiyallahu 'anhu) came [home] and did not find his Ummu Walad in the house. They [those living in the house] said that she has gone to the Masjid. When she came, he screamed at her and exclaimed: "Verily, Allah has prohibited women from emerging…
16 Sha'ban 14392 May 2018
Ayyub As Sakhtiyani (rahimahullah) Would Become Saddened When Hearing the News of the Demise of Someone from the Ahlus Sunnah
QuestionKindly provide the reference for this narration: "When Ayyub As Sakhtiyani (rahimahullah) would be informed of the death of someone from the 'Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah', he would say it is as though I have lost one of my limbs"
7 Sha'ban 143923 April 2018
Five Angels Come to a Person When He Is in the Throes of Death
QuestionIs the following proven from sahih Hadith? The Angels of Death: "When the son of Adam is in sakarat (the throes of death) Allah sends to him five angels: As for the first angel, it comes to him when his soul is in his throat, and it calls out to…
3 Sha'ban 143919 April 2018
Abu Bakr’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Bequest
QuestionIs this incident authentic: روي أن أبا بكر رضي الله عنه لما حضرته الوفاة قال لمن حضره: إذا أنا مت وفرغتم من جهازي فاحملوني حتى تقفوا بباب البيت الذي فيه قبر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقفوا بالباب، وقولوا: السلام عليك يا رسول الله، هذا أبو بكر يستأذن، فإن أذن…
11 Rajab 143928 March 2018
Prepare for the Grave
QuestionWhat is the reference of this Hadith? عن البراء قال كنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في جنازة فجلس على شفير القبر فبكى حتى بل الثرى ثم قال يا إخواني لمثل هذا فأعدوا
3 Rajab 143920 March 2018
The Graveyard of Makkah
QuestionIs this Hadith sahih? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said, "What an excellent graveyard this is" [referring to the graveyard of Makkah Mukarramah]"