Commentary

8 Rabi'ul Awwal 143927 November 2017

Doing Good With the Intention of Reward

QuestionI know when we do good deeds like dhikr, salah etc we should be only doing them for Allah or to please Allah. What if your intention is to do good deeds to get rewards in Jannah? Will Allah accept the good deeds if your doing to get rewards in…

24 Safar 143914 November 2017

Warning Against Intermingling of the Genders

Question"Uqbah ibn ‘Amir (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, “Beware of intermingling with women (in isolation)” then a man from the Ansar said, “O Rasulullah, what about the brother in law (and other male in laws)?” He (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) replied, “The in laws are…

20 Safar 143910 November 2017

A Narration on the Last Hour

QuestionWhat is the meaning of the following Hadith: Sayyiduna Anas reported that a person asked Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) as to when the Last Hour would come. He had in his presence a young boy of the Ansar called Muhammad, Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: If this young…

19 Safar 14399 November 2017

Meaning of “Awjah”

QuestionSometimes in a Hadith commentary, the commentator says "هو أوجه". What does this mean?

19 Safar 14399 November 2017

Touch of Shaytan at Childbirth

QuestionNarrated Sa'id Ibnul Musayib, Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhuma) said: “I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) saying, ‘There is none born among the off-spring of Adam, but Shaytan touches it. A child therefore, cries loudly at the time of birth because of the touch of Shaytan, except Maryam and her…

13 Safar 14393 November 2017

Explanation of the Narration on the Level of Din Weakening

QuestionCan 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 people, who number twenty, or more or less, and you examine their faces, and you do not…

2 Safar 143923 October 2017

Explanation of a Line in Fathul Bari

QuestionIn 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 after Sayyiduna 'Urwah (radiyallahu 'anhu) accepted Islam? وفي الحديث دلالة على أن الكافر قد…

25 Muharram 143916 October 2017

Meaning of “Ruknayn”

QuestionWhat does "ruknayn" refer to in the following narration: ويمشوا ما بين الركنين

20 Muharram 143911 October 2017

Clarification on a Statement of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)

QuestionIn 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 له: لا أعلم هذا إلا حجة عليك Who is the pronoun referring to?…

13 Muharram 14394 October 2017

A Follow Up Query on the Sahabi Who Picked up a Morsel of Food

QuestionIn 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. Were they Muslims or Non-Muslims?