27 February 2019
The poor entering Jannah earlier than the rich
Question Regarding the Hadith wherein the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "The poor will enter Jannah five hundred years before the rich." Does this apply to all the rich…
20 February 2019
The Importance of Salah in Congregation
Question There is a Hadith in which the Prophet (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) got angry on those who didn't come to pray in the masjid. From this Hadith some scholars say it is obligatory to pray in…
20 February 2019
Seventy two Hurs for the lowest ranked inhabitant of Jannah
Question You mention on your website that for the ordinary inhabitant of Jannah, there will be seventy two (72) Hurs (maidens of Jannah). Does that mean that everyone will have at least seventy two…
13 February 2019
A difficult ascent lies ahead
Question I wanted to know the authenticity and meaning of the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "In front of you is a difficult ascent, which those who are heavily…
12 February 2019
The harm of over-reacting in times of difficulty
Question What is the explanation of انا بريء in the following Hadith: أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال انا برىء ممن حلق و سلق و خرق (Sahih Muslim, Kitabul Iman, number 288 -104-)……
11 February 2019
Meaning of ‘dhul butayn’
Question In Sahih Muslim, Kitabul Iman, Hadith: 96, Does ذو البطين 'dhul butayn' refer to a big stomach or small stomach?
8 February 2019
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) prohibited the killing of four creatures/animals
Question عن ابن عباس قال: إن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى عن قتل أربع من الدواب النملة، والنحلة، والهدهد، والصرد Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) relates, "Nabi (sallallahu…
30 January 2019
Explanation of a passage in Abu Dawud
Question What is the reason why he did not accept his testimony in the following: و شهد عند عدي بن ارطاة على رؤيته الهلال فلم يجز شهادته (Sunan Abi Dawud, Kitabul Adab, number 4788)……
30 January 2019
Meaning of barakah of Wahy
Question In the famous Hadith about the warnings of leaving out commanding good and forbidding wrong, what does the following part mean? حرمت بركة الوحى What does barakatul wahy refer……
29 January 2019
Abu ‘Uthman’s objection to Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (radiyallahu’anhu)
Question What exactly was Abu 'Uthman referring to when he told Abu Bakrah ما هذا الذي صنعتم (Sahih Muslim)
24 January 2019
Meaning of the Hadith of mercy
Question What's the meaning of "the One in the heavens" in the following Hadith, because we know that Allah is beyond having limits placed on Him. ارْحَمُوا مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَرْحَمْكُمْ مَنْ فِي…
23 January 2019
Eating food which is at the bottom of the pot
Question What is the authenticity and the explanation of the following: Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu 'anhu) relates "Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was keen to eat the food which remained…
23 January 2019
Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) offered Nafl salah sitting in old age
Question Please verify the following Sayyidah 'Aaishah (radiyallahu 'anha) said [regarding Rasulullah -sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam-]: 'The people had exhausted him.' And please share the background…
13 November 2018
Pronunciation of a word in the last Hadith of Mishkatul Masabih
Question With regard to the last Hadith of Mishkatul Masabih, is the word recited as one تَتِمُّوْنَ [with a fathah on the taa] or تُتِمُّوْنَ [dammah on the taa]?
12 November 2018
Al Aswadan; Dates and water
Question Why are dates and water referred to as 'Al Aswadan- i.e Two black things'?