2 Rajab 143621 April 2015
Benefits/Harms of the Mushroom
QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said that mushroom is a good cure for the eyes; it also serves as a form of birth control and arrests paralysis. Is this sound?
Food & Drink
24 Jumadal Akhirah 143614 April 2015
Drink Water in Sips, Not Gulps
QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said the best drink in this world is water, when you are thirsty drink it by sips and not gulps, gulping produces sickness of the liver. Is this reliable?
23 Jumadal Akhirah 143613 April 2015
Unreliable Hadith on Milk
QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Milk wipes away heat from the heart just as the finger wipes away sweat from the brow. It strengthens the back, improved the brain, renews vision and drives away forgetfulness." Is this authentic?
19 Jumadal Akhirah 14369 April 2015
The Simplicity of Sahabah Compared to Our Condition Today
QuestionKindly translate of the following narration: حدثني من سمع علي بن أبي طالب يقول: إنا لجلوس مع رسول الله –صلى الله عليه وسلم- في المسجد إذ طلع مصعب بن عمير -رضي الله عنه- ما عليه إلا بردة له مرقوعة بفرو، فلما رآه رسول الله –صلى الله عليه وسلم- بكى للذي…
27 Jumadal Ula 143618 March 2015
Every Pomegranate Has a Seed from Jannah?
QuestionI have recently read a Hadith about pomegranates. Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "There is not a pomegranate which does not have a pip from one of the pomegranates of Jannah in it." (Abu Nu'aym) Is it authentic? If so, how can…
12 Jumadal Ula 14363 March 2015
Benefit of Cleaning the Plate After Meals
QuestionIs it authentic that: If you eat everything on your plate, the plate makes du'a for you?
9 Safar 14362 December 2014
The Virtues of Dates and Vinegar
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narrations? 1. A house which has dates will never suffer hunger. 2. A household which has vinegar is not short of gravy.
24 Muharram 143617 November 2014
Sahabah Who Were Miraculously Given Water
QuestionWhat is the authenticity and the full narration regarding Sahabi in Jail who was not provided water by his jailer. The Sahabi then made du'a and rain fell for him in the basement of the Jail?
8 Muharram 14361 November 2014
Food Cooked for Guests
QuestionIs there a Hadith to the effect that one will not be accountable for the food he cooks for his guests?
27 Dhul Qa'dah 143522 September 2014
Warning Against Degrading Another Muslim
QuestionCan you kindly explain the meaning of this Hadith? “Whoever eats a meal at the expense of a Muslim, then Allah will feed him a like amount of Jahannam. Whoever clothes himself at the expense of a Muslim, then Allah will clothe him with a like amount of Hellfire. Whoever…
23 Dhul Qa'dah 143518 September 2014
The Strict Rules of the Hadith Masters
QuestionI once heard in a lecture that the scholars of the past were very strict on grading the authenticity of the narrators of hadith. The lecturer stated that there are some narrators who were graded as weak because they were seen eating while walking. Also, some narrator was deemed weak…
29 Shawwal 143526 August 2014
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Removing a Jinn from a Sahabi?
QuestionIs there any such Hadith which states that a woman approached Nabi (sallallau 'alayhi wa sallam) with her sick son. Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, bring the boy close to him. So he was brought to him. He (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) spat into the boy's mouth and said,…
14 Shawwal 143511 August 2014
When Serving, To Cover the Pot for Barakah
QuestionIts commonly said when serving food to cover a portion of the pot with the lid for barakah. Is this correct?
22 Sha'ban 143521 June 2014
Wudu After Eating Camel Meat?
QuestionShould we perform wudu after eating camel meat refer to the below mention Hadith? If not why? Jabir ibn Samurah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated: A man asked the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) whether he should perform wudu after eating mutton. He (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Perform wudu…
21 Sha'ban 143520 June 2014
Hadiths Prohibiting Wine/Alcohol
QuestionKindly verify the following Hadiths relating to wine: 1) Wine is the gatherer of sin 2) Wine is the route to indecency and is one of the major sins 3) …And do not take to drinking, for that is the mother of all evils