8 Jumadal Akhirah 144610 December 2024
Man is nothing but a span of days
QuestionHasan al Basri (rahimahullah) said: "Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days, whenever each day passes then part of you has gone."
Death & Janazah
7 Rabi'ul Akhir 144611 October 2024
A Tree Under the ‘Arsh
QuestionIs there a reference for this? There is a tree in the Heavens where the name of every human being - Muslim and non-Muslim, is written on a leaf. When the time for a person's death arrives, the leaf breaks off and falls into the lap of the angel of…
12 Rabi'ul Awwal 144616 September 2024
The Salam in Janazah Salah
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? "There are three things which were practiced by Rasulullah that the people have now abandoned, one of them being: Saying the salam in the Janazah salah like in normal Salah."
7 Rabi'ul Awwal 144611 September 2024
Seven Categories of Martyrs
QuestionWhat is the source and authenticity of the following narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The martyrs are seven apart from those killed in the way of Allah – the one who dies of an internal haemorrhage is a martyr, the one who dies from drowning is a martyr,…
6 Rabi'ul Awwal 144610 September 2024
A Virtue of Carrying the Four Sides of the Bier
QuestionWhat is the status of following narration? من حمل جوانب السرير الأربع كفر الله عنه أربعين كبيرة
29 Safar 14464 September 2024
Having a Good Opinion of Allah and Hoping for His Mercy Before Death
QuestionIs this an authentic Hadith? "None of you should die except that he has a good opinion of Allah"
17 Muharram 144624 July 2024
A Longer Lifespan Benefits a Believer
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? «لا يتمنى أحدكم الموت، ولا يدع به من قبل أن يأتيه» None of you should wish for death or pray for it before it comes to him
10 Muharram 144617 July 2024
The Martyrdom of Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Should Certainly Make a Muslim Grief Struck
QuestionIs this attribution correct? What is the reference? Ibn Kathir (rahimahullah) said: Al Husayn (radiyallahu 'anhu) was a devoted worshipper, and a courageous and generous man. But there is nothing good in what the Shi'ah do of expressing distress and grief. His father was better than him and he was…
1 Muharram 14468 July 2024
Death Is a Bridge
QuestionIs the following statement a Hadith? "Death is a bridge that connects the lover to the beloved"
26 Dhul Hijjah 14453 July 2024
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Visits His Mother’s Grave and Cries
QuestionIs there any authentic Hadith that states that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) visited his mother's grave and cried?
20 Shawwal 144529 April 2024
Charity on Behalf of a Deceased Who Did Not Make a Bequest
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? A man said to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), "My mother died suddenly and I thought that if she had lived she would have given alms. So, if I give alms now on her behalf, will she get the reward?" Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) replied…
16 Ramadan 144526 March 2024
An Untraceable Narration on Charity Protecting a Disbeliever
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? مر يهودي بالنبي صلى الله عليه وآله فقال: السام عليك، فقال رسول الله: عليك، فقال أصحابه: إنما سلم عليك بالموت. قال: الموت عليك. قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: كذلك رددت، ثم قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله: إن هذا اليهودي يعضه…
9 Jumadal Ula 144522 November 2023
A Narration Stating That Allah Ta’ala Himself Takes the Soul of One Who Drowns
QuestionIs this authentic? Allah Ta'ala Himself removes the soul of the martyr of water i.e., of the person who drowns
22 Muharram 14459 August 2023
A Description of the Serpents in the Grave of the Disbeliever
QuestionWhere is this Hadith recorded and what is the translation of this hadith? إن المؤمن في قبره لفي روضة خضراء، ويرحب له قبره سبعون ذراعا، وينور له كالقمر ليلة البدر أتدرون فيما أنزلت هذه الآية: {فإن له معيشة ضنكا ونحشره يوم القيامة أعمى} أتدرون ما المعيشة الضنكة؟ قالوا: الله ورسوله…
6 Muharram 144524 July 2023
Another Version of the Hadith Explaining the Reward for Giving Ghusl to the Deceased
QuestionIs the following Hadith suitable to to quote? «من غسل ميتا فكتم عليه طهره الله من ذنوبه، فإن كفنه كساه الله من السندس»