4 December 2014
The virtue of being chaste and treating one’s Parents kindly
Question Please provide the reference for the following narration: "Be chaste, your spouse will remain chaste, treat your parents kindly, your children will treat you kindly."
20 November 2014
Sleeping after ‘Asr Salah
Question Once I was tired and wanted to sleep after 'Asr. Someone prevented me and said a Sahabi or one of the Salaf said to someone not to talk to a certain person as he sleeps after 'Asr. Is…
11 November 2014
Signs of Qiyamah
Question What is the status of this narration? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: When public money is passed around like own…
11 November 2014
Hadith: Three things which whether undertaken seriously or in jest, are treated as serious
Question What is the grade of this narration? Three matters done in seriousness are serious and their being done jokingly are serious; marriage, divorce and taking back a wife.
31 October 2014
Warning against lengthening the moustache
Question What is the authenticity of the following Narrattion? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said: 'Whomsoever lengthens his moustache will be deprived of my…
31 October 2014
Sending salutations (durud) upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) when forgetting something
Question Is the following authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: 'When you forget something then send salutations (durud) upon me, you will remember it if Allah wishes'
31 October 2014
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) exerting himself in ‘ibadah on the 15th night of Sha’ban
Question Please provide the reference for the narration where Sayyidatuna 'Aaisha (radhiyallahu 'anha) mentioned she feared that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) had passed away in sajdah on the…
17 October 2014
Is one who is killed for speaking the truth (haq) a shahid?
Question Is the following statement correct? One who has been oppressively killed for saying what's right (not necessarily for spreading islam) or asking for his own right, is a shahid?
15 October 2014
Reference for an Incident of the Justice of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu’anhu)
Question I heard an incident regarding Umar (radiyallahu'anhu) taking action against someone who slapped a non Muslim. I think he called the man in question all the way from Egypt. Can you provide…
26 September 2014
Reciting dhikr in the Masjid when its forbidden (makruh) time for salah
Question When entering the masjid at a forbidden time for salah, the Fuqaha (Jurists) say one must engage in dhikr. Is there any proof for this from Hadith?
26 September 2014
Is it mustahab not to remove hair and nails during the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah?
Question A Muslim doing Qurbani should not clip his nails or remove hair, is this correct? Please provide the proof from Hadith for this.
24 September 2014
Concern for the condition of other Muslims
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? 'Whoever does not care for the affairs of the Muslims is not among us'
22 September 2014
Warning against degrading another Muslim
Question Can you kindly explain the meaning of this Hadith? “Whoever eats a meal at the expense of a Muslim, then Allah will feed him a like amount of Jahannam. Whoever clothes himself at the expense…
19 September 2014
Virtue of sleeping in the state of wudu
Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna Ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu'anhu) reported that Allah's Messenger said: “Purify these bodies and Allah will purify you, for there is no slave who goes to…
18 September 2014
The strict rules of the Hadith Masters
Question I once heard in a lecture that the scholars of the past were very strict on grading the authenticity of the narrators of hadith. The lecturer stated that there are some narrators who were…