29 May 2018
Giving water to drink
Question Giving water to drink where water is available is equal to freeing a slave and where water isn't available it is equal to reviving a dead Is this a Hadith?
7 May 2018
Consuming a haram morsel
Question I am aware of the Hadith regarding Salah not being accepted for forty days for the one who drinks an alcoholic beverage. What is the authenticity of the following Hadith which states a…
26 March 2018
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) cutting meat off a bone
Question In a narration of Sahih Muslim, what is the meaning of the word 'Yahtazzu'? Does it refer to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) cutting with a knife or biting meat with his teeth off the…
16 March 2018
Eating small morsels of food
Question Is this narration authentic? أمرنا بتصغير اللقمة في الأكل
27 February 2018
Eating together is a source of blessing
Question Is this authentic? Sayyiduna 'Umar ibn Al Khattab (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “Eat together and do not eat separately, as there is more…
21 February 2018
‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) cautions against consuming excessive amounts of meat
Question Is this statement authentically attributed to Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu)? "Beware of excessive meat, for it has an addiction similar to that of wine"- 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu)
7 October 2016
‘Do not feed our children Haram’
Question Is the following narration reliable?: :كانت المرأة من الصحابة إذا خرج زوجها في الصباح لطلب الرزق تقول له يا أبو فلان، اتق الله فينا، ولا تأتنا إلا بالحلال الطيب، فإنا نصبر على الجوع ولا نصبر…
17 June 2016
Five kalimat taught to Sayyidah Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha)
Question What is the authenticity of this narration? Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) once sent Sayyidah Fatimah (radiyallahu 'anha) to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to ask for some food as…
15 June 2016
Do not consider any act of good insignificant
Question Please provide the correct translation of this narration: لا يحقرن أحدكم شيئا من المعروف، وإن لم يجد فليلق أخاه بوجه طلق، وإن اشتريت لحما أو طبخت قدرا فأكثر مرقته واغرف لجارك منه……
15 June 2016
Hadith recommending dates at the time of Suhur
Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "How good is the believer's meal of dates at the time of sehri"
14 June 2016
Suhur/Sehri is full of blessings
Question Please provide the reference for this narration: "Sehri is full of blessings. Hence, do not omit the sehri, even if one is able to have a sip of water at the time of sehri, one should do so,…
6 June 2016
The benefit of eating seven ‘Ajwah daily
Question Is this Hadith reliable? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever takes seven 'Ajwah dates in the morning will not be affected by magic or poison on that day"
5 May 2016
Travel is a form of punishment
Question Kindly provide the reference for this narration "Travel is a portion of torment"
2 May 2016
When Allah loves a person, he protects him from the worldly pleasures
Question Is this narration authentic? "When Allah loves a person, He protects him from the world [by not giving him abundant worldly possessions] just as one of you prevents his sick from water [when…
1 May 2016
The best water on earth is Zam Zam
Question Please confirm the authenticity of this narration, "The best water on the face of the earth is Zam Zam. In it is nourishment for the hungry and healing for illness"