20 May 2015
The hill of Rawha, its masjid and well.
Question A famous well between Badr and Madinah by the name of Bir Rauha has been mentioned as a place where 70 Ambiyaa passed by. Is this authentic? Also, is there any significance to the water of…
19 May 2015
Prohibition of music in Quran and Hadith
Question Please provide proof as to why music is haram.
18 May 2015
How long is the bridge (sirat) over Jahannam?
Question People mention that the bridge over Jahannam (pul sirat) is 1500 years long. 500 years up, 500 years straight and 500 years down. Is this description correct and mentioned anywhere?…
18 May 2015
Begging despite not being needy
Question Please provide the Hadith warning against begging without being needy.
18 May 2015
Parents forsaking their children
Question I just wanted to know that what does the Quran or Hadith say about parents forsaking their own children?
16 May 2015
Narrations on protecting the gaze
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? "When anyone's eyes fall on the beauty of a woman and he immediately casts his gaze away from her, Allah grants him Divine guidance towards such 'ibadah,…
16 May 2015
Reference for the Hadith: "I am to you like a father"
Question Kindly provide the reference for the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "I am to you like a father; I teach you.."
14 May 2015
What to recite when a person dies
Question Upon a person's death please tell me if the shahadah must be read as well as Surah Baqarah. Also does reading Quran , Yasin or du'as help the dead person?
14 May 2015
Imam Shafi’i’s du’a for protection when summoned by the Khalifah
Question Kindly provide the reference for the following du'a of Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah) as well as the incident behind the du'a. شهد الله أنه لا إله إلا هو الآية... اللهم إني أعوذ بنور قدسك،…
13 May 2015
Hadiths instructing to kill snakes
Question Kindly provide the Hadith which says we should kill snakes and lizards. Should we kill all types of snakes and where should we kill them?
13 May 2015
The du’a of Yusuf (‘alayhis salam) and his imprisonment
Question Kindly provide the source of this narration: ان يوسف عليه السلام لما طال عليه الوقت في السجن قال: يارب جعلتني في السجن طويلاً ! فقال الله: أنت سألت السجن فأعطيناك ، ولو سألت العافية…
13 May 2015
The use of beads, date pits or pebbles to count dhikr
Question Could you mention the Hadith, that states: Date seeds or pebbles were used while doing dhikr? Also could you mention its authenticity?
12 May 2015
Unjustly harming a Muslim is like destroying the Ka’bah
Question Kindly provide the reference for the Hadith that states breaking the heart of a Mu'min is like breaking the Ka'bah seventy times?
11 May 2015
Hadith in Bukhari? I am the city of knowledge, Abu Bakr is its foundation, Umar it’s walls, Uthman its roof and ‘Ali its door
Question Is the following Hadith authentic and is it found in Sahih Bukhari ? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) mentioned: I am the city of knowledge, Abu Bakr is its foundation, Umar it's walls,…
9 May 2015
Reference for the du’a: ‘wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘ayn’
Question Please provide the reference for the masnun Du'a: "Allahumma la takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'ayn"