2 November 2017
Using water heated by the sun
Question I remember reading somewhere a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) that water heated by the sun should not be used because there is the possibility of contracting white leprosy. Is…
30 October 2017
Six good deeds that should not be neglected
Question Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) has said, “Do not think any act of kindness to be too small even if it is: 1. a piece of string or a shoe-lace (that you give to someone), 2. a…
18 October 2017
A fabricated narration on the watermelon
Question Is this narration authentic? عظموا البطيخ فإنه من حلل الأرض ماؤه شفاء وحلاوته من الجنة
9 October 2017
Food particles that are picked from the teeth
Question Is there any Hadith regarding the food particles that are stuck in the teeth. I have heard that it is haram to eat the food particles taken out from the teeth.
5 October 2017
Authentication of the du’a to recite when forgetting to recite Bismillah before eating
Question Is the du'a 'Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirahu' authentic?
4 October 2017
A follow up query on the Sahabi who picked up a morsel of food
Question In the narration where Sayyiduna Ma'qil ibn Yasar (radiyallahu 'anhu) picked up a morsel of food which fell, wiped it and ate it, there is mention of farmers or Bedouins poking fun at this.…
3 October 2017
Eating melon with fresh dates
Question What is the reference for this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would eat melon with ripe dates, saying: 'The heat of this [dates] neutralises the coolness of that [melon]'
28 September 2017
Intentionally getting wet in the rain?
Question Is there any mention in a Hadith about the first rain of the season being a cure? Or any mention about the first rain of the season, that a person should wet himself with it, is this found…
21 September 2017
Reward for giving animals drink and treating them with kindness
Question I am looking for the Hadith 'وإن لنا في البهائم أجرا' Can you please cite the full narration?
12 September 2017
A Hadith encouraging foreplay before intercourse
Question Is this Hadith reliable? Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “One of you should not fulfil one’s sexual need from one’s wife like an…
6 September 2017
Eating fruit before or after meals?
Question There is a Hadith which states Sayyiduna Abul Haytham ibn Tayyihan (radiyallahu 'anhu) presented to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and some Sahabah different types of dates. Thereafter…
6 September 2017
Clarification on a Hadith in Sahih Muslim regarding fasting
Question In the following narration recorded in Sahih Muslim, did Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) break his fast after commencing it or was he not fasting from the beginning? 'دعا بقدح من ماء…
5 September 2017
The zuhd and simplicity of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question عن الحسن يعني البصري قال : أتيت مجلسا في مسجدنا يعني جامع البصرة فإذا أنا بنفر من أصحاب رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وسلم) يتذاكرون زهد أبي بكر وعمر وما فتح الله عليهما من الإسلام... قال الأحنف…
25 August 2017
A narration on Adam (‘alayhis salam) and what transpired after eating from the tree
Question What is authenticity of this narration? كانت الشجرة التي نهى الله عنها آدم وزوجته السنبلة، فلما أكلا منها بدت لهما سوآتهما، وكان الذي وارى عنهما من سوآتهما أظفارهما، وطفقا يخصفان عليهما من…
23 August 2017
An unauthentic virtue of eating with one’s servant
Question Is this narration authentic? "Eating with one's servant/helper is part of humility and whoever eats with his servant, Jannah yearns for him"