7 September 2020
Who was Muhammad ibn Hanafiyyah?
Question Who was Muhammad ibn Hanafiyyah (rahimahullah)? How was he the son of Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu)?
28 August 2020
The wording of Sayyidul Istighfar
Question Kindly please provide me with the wording of Sayyidul Istighfar.
14 August 2020
Angels wearing turbans
Question Is it true that wearing a turban is a Sunnah of the angels? I don't understand why they wear turban?
11 August 2020
Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) consideration for the congregation
Question Can the following be quoted as a Hadith? Nafi’ ibn Sarjis (rahimahullah) relates from a Sahabi whom they visited (i.e Sayyiduna Abu Waqid Al-Bakri –radiyallahu ‘anhu-) that: “Nabi…
7 August 2020
A brief biography of Yahya ibn Ma’in
Question Who was Imam Yahya ibn Ma’in (rahimahullah)? His name often appears when grading narrators. What is the opinion of Imam Ahmad and other ‘Ulama (rahimahumullah) with regards to him.
23 July 2020
Imam Waki’ ibn Jarrah (rahimahullah)
Question Who was Imam Waki’ (rahimahullah)? If he were to grade a narrator as reliable (thiqah), would his grading be accepted?
20 July 2020
The curse of Sayyiduna Sa’id ibn Zayd (radiyallahu’anhu)
Question I came across in a lecture that a woman (by name of Asma) got into a land dispute with Sayyiduna Sa'id Ibn Zayd (radiyallahu'anhu) regarding a piece of land. Eventually Sayyiduna Sa'id Ibn…
14 July 2020
Sayyidatuna: Ummu Sulaym and Ummu Salamah (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)
Question Were the two Sahabiyyah Sayyidah Ummu Sulaym and Sayyidah Ummu Salamah (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) one and the same person, or were they two different people? I know that Sayyidah Ummu Sulaym was…
10 July 2020
Status of the narrator Ibn An’um Al-Afriqi
Question Could you please comment on the status of the Hadith narrator: Abdur Rahman ibn Ziyad ibn An'um Al-Afriqi?
7 July 2020
Status of the narrator: Ibn Lahi’ah
Question Could you please comment on the status of the Hadith narrator: 'Abdullah ibn Lahi'ah
6 July 2020
How to read the word نورٌ أنّي
Question Can the following words نورٌ أنّي be read as نورانِيّ (nuraniyyun) in the following Hadith? If so, what would it mean? عن أبي ذر الغفاري: سَأَلْتُ رَسولَ اللهِ ﷺ، هلْ رَأَيْتَ رَبَّكَ؟ قالَ:…
2 July 2020
One who is content with a small measure of sustenance
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) is reported to have said: ‘When a person is content with a small measure of sustenance from Allah, Allah will be…
2 July 2020
Pronunciation of the words in the Hadith: Islam is built on five
Question Regarding the Hadith: بني الإسلام على خمس, what harakah will the meem (م) of إقام الصلاة take? Some books have it written with a fathah whilst others have it written with a kasrah or…
29 June 2020
Do not waste water, even at the riverbank
Question Is this Hadith authentic? The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) passed by Sa'd (radiyallahu 'anhu) when he was performing ablution, and he said: 'What is this extravagance?'…
25 June 2020
The shortest chains in Sahih Bukhari
Question I heard there are twenty three (23) Hadiths whose chain of narrators are only three (3) that are linked to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam). Is this true? If so, which Hadiths are they?