2 March 2023
A narration about people who will discourage jihad
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Zayd ibn Aslam reported from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Jihad will remain fresh and green as long as raindrops…
2 March 2023
Reciting la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah thirty times daily
Question What is the source and authenticity of the Hadith that states we should recite La hawla wa la quwwata ten times in the morning La hawla wa la quwwata ten times in the evening La hawla wa la…
28 February 2023
A reward for passing one’s hand over the head of an orphan
Question Is this Hadith authentic? «من مسح رأس يتيم لم يمسحه إلا لله كان له بكل شعرة مرت عليها يده حسنات، ومن أحسن إلى يتيمة أو يتيم عنده كنت أنا وهو في الجنة كهاتين، وقرن بين أصبعيه السبابة……
21 February 2023
Protecting the gaze and Allah meting out punishment immediately
Question Is this incident true? روى ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما: أن رجلا جاء إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يتشلشل دما فقال له: «مالك؟» فقال: مرت بي امرأة فنظرت إليها فلم أزل أتبعها بصري فاستقبلني جدار…
21 February 2023
An unreliable narration on the cause of earthquakes
Question Is the following hadith which appears in Mustadrak Hakim suitable to quote? Earthquakes- Admonition for the ummah In part of a lengthy hadith, someone asked Sayyidah 'Aaishah (radiyallahu…
21 February 2023
Those who follow the teachings of the Quran will never go astray
Question Is this statement of Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) authentic? ضمن الله لمن اتبع القرآن أن لا يضل في الدنيا ، ولا يشقى في الآخرة……
20 February 2023
The unreliable forty Hadiths on etiquette
Question What is the status of the forty Hadiths on etiquette reported by Sayyiduna Salman (radiyallahu 'anhu)? Is it suitable to quote?
17 February 2023
Quran/Nubuwwah being revealed in three places
Question What is status of the following narration? عن أبي أمامة أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «أنزلت علي النبوة في ثلاثة أمكنة: بمكة وبالمدينة وبالشام»……
16 February 2023
A du’a to recite when proceeding to the Masjid
Question Can this Hadith from Sunan Ibn Majah be quoted? Whoever leaves the house for Salah then says: اللهم إني أسألك بحق السائلين عليك ، وأسألك بحق ممشاي هذا ، فإني لم أخرج أشرا ، ولا بطرا ، ولا…
16 February 2023
An untraceable Hadith on the harms of missing the five daily Salah
Question Is this a Hadith? "Whoever misses Fajr salat loses the light of the face. Whoever misses Zuhr Salah loses the strength of his body. Whoever misses 'Asr Salah loses the benefit of his wealth.…
15 February 2023
The best of women
Question Can this Hadith be quoted? «خير نساء أمتي أصبحهن وجها وأقلهن مهرا» The best of women is one who is beautiful and her dowry is very little.
15 February 2023
The fasting person’s bones engage in tasbih and the virtue of a fasting person when food is consumed in his presence
Question قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: لبلال «الغداء يا بلال» فقال: إني صائم، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «نأكل أرزاقنا، وفضل رزق بلال في الجنة، أشعرت يا بلال أن الصائم تسبح عظامه، وتستغفر…
14 February 2023
One should not seek positions of authority
Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi said: "Whoever seeks positions of authority or power, it should not be given them."
14 February 2023
An unreliable virtue for students of knowledge
Question Please provide me with some detail with regard to the authenticity of this Hadith: من أحب أن ينظر إلى عتقاء الله، فلينظر إلى المتعلمين "Whoever wishes to look at Allah's emancipated ones,…
10 February 2023
The ink of the scholars in comparison to the blood of the martyrs
Question Kindly mention whether the following Hadith is suitable to quote: «يوزن يوم القيامة مداد العلماء ودم الشهداء، فيرجح مداد العلماء على دم الشهداء» “On the day of judgement, the ink of the…