3 July 2017
An amazing incident of possessiveness and self honour
Question Could you mention the source of this incident? On one occasion a lady made a claim of five hundred gold coins against her husband in the court of Judge Musa ibn Ishaq, which the husband…
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"
2 June 2017
Maymun ibn Mihran (rahimahullah) on how a person can attain taqwa
Question Can you source this narration? Maymun ibn Mihran (rahimahullah) said: "A man will not attain true taqwa as long as he does not take reckoning of himself, and as long as he does not know the…
1 June 2017
Was ‘la ilaha illallah Muhammadur rasulullah’ engraved on the ring of Sulayman (‘alayhis salam)?
Question Can you kindly verify this? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: La ilaha illallah Muhammadur rasulullah was engraved on the ring of Nabi Sulayman ('alayhis salam)'
27 May 2017
Another Hadith on the description of the inhabitants of Jannah
Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The people of Jannah will enter Jannah without any…
12 May 2017
The natural fragrance of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Question What is the reference for this narration? Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported that whenever Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) passed by a road, someone searching for him…
11 May 2017
Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) on adorning himself for his wife
Question Could you kindly reference this narration? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah Ibn Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) said: "I love to adorn myself and smarten up for my wife just as I desire her to adorn herself…
8 May 2017
The Hadith, “Allah does not accept the Salah of a man who trails his lower garment”
Question Is this Hadith authentic and is the reference correct? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said to a man who was…
29 April 2017
Wahb ibn Munabbih (rahimahullah) on the clothing of Adam (‘alayhis salam)
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? "The clothing of Adam and Hawa was light [nur] which covered their private parts, none could see the 'awrah [private area] of the other.…
18 April 2017
Deeds which draw the curse of Allah Ta’ala
Question Could you mention a few examples of deeds which deserve the curse of Allah Ta'ala and Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)?
17 April 2017
A woman should remain concealed
Question Kindly verify this Hadith. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "A woman should remain concealed. When she leaves her home Shaytan stares at her [to misguide her and misguide others…
29 March 2017
A miracle regarding the height of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Question Is it correct that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would always be taller than anybody who stood next to him?
21 March 2017
Not the face of a liar
Question "Not the face of a liar" I heard that 'Abdullah ibn Salam (radiyallahu 'anhu) made this comment when Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) entered Madinah for the first time. What is the…
9 March 2017
‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz’s advice to his son when he purchased an expensive ring
Question How authentic is this incident? 'Umar Ibn 'Abdul 'Aziz (rahimahullah) heard that his son bought a ring for 1000 Dirhams, so he wrote a letter to his son, saying: "The news has reached me…
8 February 2017
Prohibition of walking with one shoe
Question Is there a Hadith prohibiting wearing only one shoe?