4 April 2016
Offering the four sunnah before Zuhr without any interval
Question Can you please provide a Hadith about the four rak'ahs Sunnah before the fard of Zuhr. My habit is that I pray first the four Sunnah then the four fard. Thereafter I offer two rak'ahs…
7 March 2016
What to recite when throwing soil in the grave
Question I would like to know if Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and his Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) use to recite the verse: Minha khalaqnakum wa fiha nu'edukum wa minha nukhrijukum…
24 February 2016
A Hadith regarding a cursed nikah
Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith: 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radiyallahu 'anhu) related that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) cursed the 'muhill' (the person marrying a woman to…
30 November 2015
It is best for women to offer salah at home
Question Are there any authentic virtues in the Hadith for women to perform Salah at home? If yes could a few please be quoted?
14 November 2015
Prohibition of drawing animate objects
Question Where in the Quran or in the sahih Hadith does Allah forbid drawing?
3 November 2015
Salatul Istisqa (Salah seeking rain)
Question Is there mention of Salatul Istisqa in the Hadith and did Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) perform it? What is the procedure of performing it and is there a difference of opinion in…
21 October 2015
Second Jama’ah in a Masjid
Question Is there a Hadith that talks about one should not make another fard salah in Jama'ah in the same masjid? Example one set of people make 'Asr salah in Jama'ah in the masjid. Then another…
5 October 2015
Another du’a to recite in witr salah
Question The version (of the qunoot witr) which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) taught to al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), is different to the one…
5 October 2015
Meaning of Mahram
Question What is the definition of a Mahram according to the Quran, Hadith, and explanation of mufassirun?
3 October 2015
Why is the last row preferred in the janazah salah?
Question What is the proof that the best saffs in janazah salah are the last saff?
22 September 2015
How to go into sajdah
Question Is there a Hadith which state that we should place the knees before the hand when going into sujud, and to raise the hand before the knees when we rising from sujud?
17 September 2015
The forbidden times for nafl salah
Question The Ulama say performing nawafl salah after Fajr until sunrise, at zawal time and from 'Asr to Maghrib is not permissible. Can you cite the authentic narrations to suggest this?
16 September 2015
Can a woman lead men in salah?
Question Is there a Hadith in which Ummu Waraqa lead both men and women in prayer? I have heard that Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) appointed her to lead a group of men and women in…
13 September 2015
Do not ask for a woman in marriage if …
Question Do not ask for a woman in marriage when another Muslim has already done so."
31 July 2015
Is Qurbani (slaughtering) allowed for three or four days?
Question What is the status of the following narration in Bayhaqi? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Sacrifice/slaughtering is three days after Yawmun Nahr (10th of Dhul Hijjah/The day of…