22 November 2017
Explanation on the Hadith regarding the number of people to enter Jahannam
Question Could you please explain this Hadith? As far as I understood, 999 out of 1000 people will end up in Jahannam, If you consider over 1 billion Muslims in the world today, would most of them…
14 November 2017
Warning against intermingling of the genders
Question "Uqbah ibn ‘Amir (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said, “Beware of intermingling with women (in isolation)” then a man from the Ansar said, “O…
10 November 2017
A narration on the Last Hour
Question What is the meaning of the following Hadith: Sayyiduna Anas reported that a person asked Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) as to when the Last Hour would come. He had in his presence…
9 November 2017
Meaning of ‘Awjah’
Question Sometimes in a Hadith commentary, the commentator says 'هو أوجه'. What does this mean?
9 November 2017
Any pastime that a Muslim engages in is futile
Question What is the reference and meaning of the Hadith on all sport of the Mu'min being batil?
9 November 2017
Touch of Shaytan at childbirth
Question Narrated Sa'id Ibnul Musayib, Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhuma) said: “I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) saying, ‘There is none born among the off-spring of Adam, but Shaytan…
3 November 2017
Explanation of the narration on the level of Din weakening
Question Can you kindly explain the meaning of the following narration: Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Busr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Some time ago I heard/It used to be said, ‘When you are in a group of…
25 October 2017
‘My mimbar [pulpit] will be at the pond of Kawthar’
Question What is the explanation of the following Hadith: ومنبري على حوضي My mimbar will be at my pond [of Kawthar]
23 October 2017
Explanation of a line in Fathul Bari
Question In the following line of Fathul Bari إذ ذاك أسلم بعد فلا يحتج به Is ذاك referring to Sayyiduna 'Urwah (radiyallahu 'anhu) and does it mean that the person who saw the dream was not present…
17 October 2017
The reason we walk briskly only during the first three rounds of Tawaf
Question What is the meaning if 'illal ibqa-u 'alayhim' mean in the following narration of Sahih Muslim? ولم يمنعه أن يأمرهم أن يرملوا الأشواط كلها، إلا الإبقاء عليهم……
16 October 2017
Meaning of ‘ruknayn’
Question What does 'ruknayn' refer to in the following narration: ويمشوا ما بين الركنين
11 October 2017
Clarification on a statement of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)
Question In the last part of the following Hadith recorded in Sahih Muslim (1246): عن طاوس، قال: قال ابن عباس قال لي معاوية: أعلمت أني قصرت من رأس رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عند المروة بمشقص؟ فقلت…
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.…
2 October 2017
Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) going between Safa and Marwah in Hajj
Question In the following narration: Lam yatufin Nabiyyu sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam wa ashabuhu baynas safa wal marwati illa tawafan wahidan. Does this sa'i refer to the sa'i of 'Umrah or Hajj ?
29 September 2017
A follow up query on the Hadith on the 24 parts of Nubuwwah
Question What are the twenty four/twenty five parts of the Prophethood mentioned in this answer?