Food & Drink

2 Dhul Hijjah 143616 September 2015

Respect bread

QuestionRespect bread. It is from the blessings of the skies and earth. Whoever eats fallen bread from the table cloth for him there is maghfirah [salvation]. What is the authenticity of this Hadith?

28 Dhul Qa'dah 143612 September 2015

Du’a for Knowledge, ‘Amal, Sustenance and Cure

QuestionI want to know about supplications regarding ilm, rizq, amal etc. I memorised one of them (no. 1) but I keep hearing different versions of it from scholars (see 2, 3 as examples, and I have heard more versions). 1- Allahumma inni asaluka 'ilman nafi'an wa rizqan tayyiban wa 'amalan…

24 Dhul Qa'dah 14368 September 2015

Is There a Du’a to Recite After Burping?

QuestionI want to know what du'a do you have to say after you burped? Some say that as it is an unpleasant thing, so you should say Astaghfirullah. However some say that you should say Alhamdulillah.

11 Dhul Qa'dah 143626 August 2015

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Describing a Few Ambiya

QuestionCan you confirm if the following narration is authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated that The Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "I met Musa on the night of my Ascension to heaven [Mi'raj].' The Prophet then described him saying, 'He was a tall person with lank hair as…

4 Dhul Qa'dah 143619 August 2015

An Unauthentic Virtue of Consuming Honey

QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once said: "Eat honey. By Him in whose hand is my soul, the Angels seek forgiveness on behalf of the household that has honey. If a person drinks honey, a thousand remedies enter his stomach and a thousand diseases will come out. If a man…

4 Dhul Qa'dah 143619 August 2015

Challenging the Authenticity of a Hadith in Bukhari!

QuestionIs this Hadith Sahih considering its chains? This is what I read about it: The Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk (clothes), the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of…

3 Dhul Qa'dah 143618 August 2015

The Black Seed

QuestionKindly mention the Hadith which states that something can cure any disease except death

14 Shawwal 143631 July 2015

Wudu after Eating Something That Was Cooked on the Fire

QuestionKindly please revert back to me with the authenticity of the below Hadith. As I have been rinsing my mouth after eating my meal whenever I am in wudu. Abu Dawud (Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah) - 195) Abu Sufyan ibn Sa'id ibn al-Mughirah reported that he entered upon Umm Habibah who…

12 Shawwal 143629 July 2015

Another Du’a for After Meals

Question"When you eat food and say All praise is due to Allah who fed me and gave this to me without any strength or ability on my part, do all your past and future sins get forgiven." I got this Hadith from Sahih al Jami - Is this true,

12 Shawwal 143629 July 2015

Drinking Water on an Empty Stomach

QuestionI would like to know if there is a Hadith where Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) prohibited that water be the first thing drunk in the morning on an empty stomach as this causes different types of illnesses. I received a message saying it is mentioned in Tabarani.