8 February 2014
Why did Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) miss some salah?
Question What are the explanations for a few salah of Rasulullah (salallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) being made "qadha" during the battle of the trench?
8 February 2014
Du’a for re-uniting a couple
Question A woman left her marital home to go and live with her married daughter The husband pleaded with her to return but to no avail. Her brothers also made attempts at reconciliation asking her…
7 February 2014
Hadith on marrying one’s relatives
Question I would like to know about the Hadith which says that a person must choose a wife from his close relatives.
7 February 2014
Is the virtue of 15th of Sha’ban proven, or is it a bid’ah (innovation)?
Question I am a firm believer that 15th of Sha'ban is a blessed night. I have come across many people who claim it is nowhere to be found in Hadith and it is a bid'ah to claim the night being a…
8 January 2014
Sleeping according to Sunnah yields the reward of ‘Ibadah
Question I have heard that if a person sleeps according to the Sunnah i.e, makes wudu, recites Tasbih Fatimah du'a etc, then he will get reward for doing ‘ibadah for the entire time he remains…
22 December 2013
Hadith on handshake with both hands
Question Please tell me where the Hadith regarding shaking hands using both hands can be found?
16 December 2013
Arabic books on importance of following a madhab
Question I have a concern regarding teaching someone to follow a madhhab. The person is from a background where the family does not adhere to following one specific madhhab. The person’s knowledge is…
16 December 2013
Kissing the fingers upon hearing the Shahadatain
Question Is the kissing of the fingers upon hearing the Prophet's (sallallahu'alaihi wasallam) name a Sunnah?
16 December 2013
Hadith on wigs
Question Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) said, “May the curse of Allah be on the women who joins (another person's) hair (to her own) and the one…
15 December 2013
Wiping the hands on the face after du’a
Question I heard that it is Sunnah to pass the hands over the face after du’a. A salafi scholar says that it is bida’h (an innovation) to do so. What is the proof that it is Sunnah to pass the hands…
13 December 2013
To use the right hand when counting Dhikr
Question I recently read an email which stated that our Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu'alaihi wasallam) prohibited the Sahabah (radiyallahu'anhum) from using their left hands to count when doing dhikr.…
11 December 2013
Story of Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) teaching an old man how to make wudu
Question I would like to know whether the story of Sayyiduna Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu 'anhuma) who as children taught an old man how to make wudu properly is true and it's source
7 December 2013
Proofs for cutting the hand of a thief from the wrist
Question: I wanted to ask a quick question about the verse in the Quran 5:38 that talks about cutting the hand of the thief. The sunnah says to cut at the wrist but I haven’t been able to locate any…