7 February 2014
Iman is between fear and hope
Question One often hears the statement, sometimes cited as a Hadith or saying of the Salaf: 'Iman is between fear and hope' or different wordings. What is the source for this statement? And…
7 February 2014
Is the virtue of 15th of Sha’ban proven, or is it a bid’ah (innovation)?
Question I am a firm believer that 15th of Sha'ban is a blessed night. I have come across many people who claim it is nowhere to be found in Hadith and it is a bid'ah to claim the night being a…
7 February 2014
Is this a fabrication in Fadail-A'mal?
Question A brother sent me and others an email criticizing Fada’il al-A’mal with the following: In Fada’il al-A’mal you will find that some hadiths have been taken from the book called Dhayl al-‘Ali…
6 February 2014
Is this Hadith really in Bukhari?
Question Someone came to me and informed me of a sirah bayan he heard. In the bayan, the khatib mentioned a Hadith in which Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was resting on the thigh of Ali…
6 February 2014
Authenticity of reciting Surah Kahf on Thursday night/Friday
Question Is this Hadith weak or Sahih? From Abu Sa'id Khudri, who said: "Whoever reads Surah Kahf on the night of Jumu'ah, will have a light that will stretch between him and the Ancient House (the…
6 February 2014
Authenticity and commentary of a du’a in Hizbul A’zam
Question What is the authenticity of the du’a quoted in Al-Hizbul-A'zam: “I seek refuge from the time when the hearts will be like that of non-Arabs (Ajam) and tongues will be of those of Arabs”?…
22 December 2013
Hadith on handshake with both hands
Question Please tell me where the Hadith regarding shaking hands using both hands can be found?
17 December 2013
Proof for Seventy Hurs in Jannah
Question The number of hurs (seventy or more) in Jannat for a shahid or a jannati is fixed by which Hadith and in which book?
17 December 2013
Du’a for protection from the hardships of sakarat (pangs of death)
Question Please cite some important du’as taught by Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) for protection against a painful death.
17 December 2013
Hadith: The Jews were divided into seventy one groups
Question A Shaykh said that the Hadith relating to that Jews were divided into seventy one groups and the Christians into seventy two and the Muslims into seventy three all in Jahannam except one He…
17 December 2013
Hadith: I am leaving behind two things
Question Could you please inform what is the academic status of these two Hadiths: 1. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of Allah and the Sunnat 2. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of…
16 December 2013
Ruling on good deeds done before Islam
Question When a person accepts Islam, what happens to all the good deeds he did before Islam?
16 December 2013
Fadail A'mal mentions Kashf, is this shirk?
Question In the book: Fada’il al-A’mal, first edition 1994 of the English translation. On the end of page 21 of Virtues of Salah, you will find the words ascribing kasha of “seeing sins falling…
16 December 2013
Hadith on wigs
Question Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) said, “May the curse of Allah be on the women who joins (another person's) hair (to her own) and the one…
11 December 2013
Clarification of the Hadith that says some Sahabah drank wine
Question I read a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari that mentions that Hamzah (radiyallahu'anhu) was drunk with some Ansar in an Ansari house. The Prophet (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) and his companions saw…