20 June 2015
Sayyiduna Tha’labah ibn Abdir Rahman Al Ansari’s tawbah
Question Is the incident regarding Sayyiduna Tha'labah's tawbah authentic? The gist of the story is as follows: Sayyiduna Tha'labah who use to serve Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once gazed at…
20 June 2015
An unauthentic narration on salutations
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? "Sayyiduna Abu Kahil (radiyallahu 'anhu) relates that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O Abu Kahil, whoever sends salutations on me three times…
20 June 2015
Three groups of people that will enter Jannah without reckoning
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : إذا جمع الله الخلائق يوم القيامة ، نادى مناد : أين أهل الفضل ؟ فيقوم ناس وهم يسير ، فينطلقون سراعا إلى…
19 June 2015
Alleged virtue for reciting the shahadah on the 1st Friday of Ramadan
Question The following has become very popular on social media today- "If one prays the Shahadah forty times on the first jumu'ah of Ramadan, he/she gains the reward of one complete hajj. And the one…
19 June 2015
Is sending salutations [durud] to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) an act that is never rejected?
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? "The works of my community were presented to me and I found that some of them were accepted and some were rejected, except for the salutations sent to me"
18 June 2015
Qualities of a Mu’min
Question My question pertains to the Hadith "A believer is intelligent, smart, wary/alert" Can you please tell me the authenticity of this Hadith and if it would be suitable to quote.
18 June 2015
Did Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) see Waraqah ibn Nawfal in Jannah?
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Al Hakim reported from Sayyidatuna 'Aaishah (radiyallahu 'anha) that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Do not slander Waraqah ibn Nawfal for I have…
17 June 2015
A Hadith giving glad tidings to the sincere ones
Question Is this Hadith reliable ? "Glad tidings for the sincere ones, for they are the lamps of guidance that dispel all the trials of darkness"
17 June 2015
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)’s close friend (wali)
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Ibn Mas'ud (radiyallahu 'anhu) said that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Every Nabi had a 'wali' [best friend] from among the Prophets. My Wali…
15 June 2015
A great reward for offering Tahajjud salah
Question Can you please tell me the authenticity of the following Hadith: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Allah Ta'ala will say, 'Where are those that prayed Tahajjud?' To which a few…
15 June 2015
The effect of sincerity
Question Is it true that the Nabi (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) said to Sayyiduna Mu'adh (ibn jabal): "be sincere in your faith and even a few good deeds will suffice you" ?
12 June 2015
An unauthentic virtue for the opening verses of Surah An’am
Question I just wonder whether you could verify the authenticity Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Whoever prays the first three…
12 June 2015
An unauthentic reward for fasting in Ramadan
Question Is the following Hadith reported in Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah authentic? "If the servants knew how great Ramadan was, then they would wish that Ramadan lasted all year. Indeed Paradise is…
10 June 2015
A Hadith against restricting the expenditure on one’s family
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The one who restricts the sustenance of his family, although he has the means to provide is…
10 June 2015
Who did Ibrahim (‘alayhis salam) slaughter?
Question What is the correct opinion regarding who was slaughtered by Ibrahim (‘alayhis salam), was it Isma’il or Ishaq (‘alayhimas salam)