13 Safar 143517 December 2013
Du’a for Protection from the Hardships of Sakarat (Pangs of Death)
QuestionKindly cite some important du’as taught by Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) for protection against a painful death.
Commentary
13 Safar 143517 December 2013
Hadith: The Jews Were Divided into Seventy One Groups
QuestionA 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 states that this Hadith is questionable: 1. The sanad (chain of narrators) is questionable 2. The…
13 Safar 143517 December 2013
Hadith: I Am Leaving Behind Two Things
QuestionKindly provide the status of the following 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 Allah and the Ahlu Bayt Outwardly, these narrations appear to contradict one another. Kindly explain how they…
12 Safar 143516 December 2013
Ruling on Good Deeds Done Before Islam
QuestionWhen a person accepts Islam, what happens to all the good deeds he did before Islam?
12 Safar 143516 December 2013
Fadail A’mal Mentions Kashf, Is This Shirk?
QuestionKindly provide some commentary on the following passage found in the English translation of Fada'il Al-A'mal. In Virtues of Salah (1994 English edition), a statement is attributed to Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) describing him as witnessing sins falling from the limbs of a person performing wudu. Is this attribution authentic,…
12 Safar 143516 December 2013
Hadith on Wigs
QuestionIbn ‘Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, “May the curse of Allah be on the women who joins (another person's) hair (to her own) and the one who asks for tattoos. (Sahih Bukhari) Some people consider it permissible to attach false or animal hair to…
7 Safar 143511 December 2013
Clarification of the Hadith That Says Some Sahabah Drank Wine
QuestionKindly provide some commentary on the Hadith in Sahih Bukhari which mentions that Sayyiduna Hamzah (radiyallahu 'anhu) was drunk with some of the Ansar. How should this narration be understood?