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14 Ramadan 14389 June 2017

A Hadith on Eating Forgetfully When Fasting

QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "If anyone forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks he should complete his fast [for the fast does not break], for it is only Allah Who has fed him and given him drink"

13 Ramadan 14388 June 2017

The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) Would Delay Sehri and Hasten Iftar

QuestionWhat 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 would delay eating sehri [till the last possible time].

12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017

The Heart Does Not Find Sweetness in Worship When It Is Affected by Sin

QuestionCan 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 sumptuous meals when a person is ill, so too does the heart not find sweetness in…

12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017

The Reward for Feeding a Fasting Person

QuestionIs 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 the reward of the fasting person."

12 Ramadan 14387 June 2017

The Harms of Eating to One’s Fill

QuestionIs 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 commentary for this Hadith?

11 Ramadan 14386 June 2017

Imam Ibn Khuzaymah’s Du’a When Drinking Zamzam

QuestionCan 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

7 Ramadan 14382 June 2017

Fasting Is a Shield Against Jahannam

QuestionIs 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 milk. Mutarrif said: "I am fasting." Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "I heard Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) say: ‘Fasting…

7 Ramadan 14382 June 2017

Maymun ibn Mihran (rahimahullah) on How a Person Can Attain Taqwa

QuestionCan 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 source of his food, drink and clothes."

5 Ramadan 143831 May 2017

Abu Dharr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and the Miracle of Zamzam

QuestionCan 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 without anything to consume but the water of Zamzam. Through the blessings of drinking Zamzam, I put on so…

3 Ramadan 143829 May 2017

A Narration About Hospitality

QuestionCan 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 too many guests and she has become weary from preparing food for them and hosting them.…

30 Rajab 143827 April 2017

A Fabrication Regarding Consuming a Pious Person’s Food

QuestionPlease 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 forty years of worship will be recorded for him"