9 June 2017
The Ambiya (‘alayhimus salam) were commanded to hasten iftar and delay sehri
Question Is there a Hadith which states that the Ambiya were ordered to hasten iftar and delay sehri?
8 June 2017
The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) would delay sehri and hasten iftar
Question What is the reference and authenticity of this? كان أصحاب محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم أسرع الناس إفطارا وأبطأه سحورا The Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) were the most hasty to open their fast and…
7 June 2017
The heart does not find sweetness in worship when it is affected by sin
Question Can you mention the reference and Arabic text for this? "The body becomes ill by disease while the hearts become ill by sins. Thus, just as the body doesn't relish and take pleasure in…
7 June 2017
The reward for feeding a fasting person
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) stated: "Whoever feeds a person who is breaking their fast, he gets the same reward as him without any subtraction from…
7 June 2017
The harms of eating to one’s fill
Question Is there a saying of Sayyidatuna 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) which is as follows: "The first bid'ah of this ummah is to eat a full (stomach)" What is the authenticity, reference and…
6 June 2017
Imam Ibn Khuzaymah’s du’a when drinking Zamzam
Question Can you provide the reference for this? سئل [ابن خزيمة] من أين أوتيت العلم؟ فقال: قال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم- ماء زمزم لما شرب له وإني لما شربت، سألت الله علما نافع……
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
Fasting is a shield against Jahannam
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Narrated Mutarrif who was from the tribe of Banu Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah that Sayyiduna Uthman ibn Abul 'As Ath Thaqafi (radiyallahu 'anhu) invited him to drink some…
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…
31 May 2017
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would eat cucumber with fresh dates
Question Please translate, and authenticate this Hadith? رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكل القثاء بالرطب
31 May 2017
Abu Dharr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and the miracle of Zamzam
Question Can you mention the reference for this, please? Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (radiyallahu anhu) said to 'Abdullah ibn As Samit (rahimahullah), "O my nephew! I stayed for thirty (30) days and nights…
29 May 2017
A narration about hospitality
Question Can you please confirm if the following is a Hadith and what its source is. A woman came to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and complained to him about her husband that he invites…
27 April 2017
A fabrication regarding consuming a pious person’s food
Question Please verify this narration. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever eats a pious person's food, Allah Ta'ala will purify his heart and stomach from haram for forty years and…
26 April 2017
Three major sins
Question Could you kindly reference this narration? عن عبد الله قال: سألت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أي الذنب أعظم عند الله؟ قال أن تجعل لله ندا وهو خلقك قلت إن ذلك لعظيم، قلت ثم أي؟ قال وأن تقتل ولدك…
24 April 2017
Allah disfigured a nation of the Bani Israil
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported that a Bedouin came to Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and said: I live in a low land abounding in…