5 December 2016
Translation of the supplication to recite during thunder
Question What is the translation of the verse cited in this answer and what is the significance of reciting it? سبحان الذي يُسَبِّحُ الرعدُ بحمدِهِ والملائكةُ من خِيفَتِه……
1 December 2016
The du’a, ‘O Allah grant us a good outcome on all of our affairs’
Question Please provide the reference and translation of this du'a: اللهم أحسن عاقبتنا في الأمور كلها، وأجرنا من خزي الدنيا وعذاب الآخرة Allahumma ahsin 'aqibatana fil umuri kulliha wa ajirna min…
9 November 2016
Carrying out good deeds protects one from an evil death
Question Can you translate the following Hadith and provide the authenticity? صنائع المعروف تقي مصارع السوء وصدقة السر تطفئ غضب الرب وصلة الرحم تزيد في العمر……
4 November 2016
The virtue of waiting in the Masjid from one Salah to the next
Question Is this Hadith authentic? صلينا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المغرب فرجع من رجع، وعقب من عقب، فجاء رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مسرعا قد حفزه النفس وقد حسر عن ركبتيه فقال: أبشروا هذا ربكم…
22 October 2016
Meaning of the name Hamnah
Question I would like to know the meaning of the name Hamnah (حَمْنة) and is it a good name?
16 October 2016
The ill effect of insulting others
Question Please provide a reference for the following and please confirm if the translation is in order: On the Day of Judgment, a person’s book of deeds will be given into his hands [and he will not…
4 October 2016
The virtue of keeping a horse
Question Please verify the translation of the following Hadith and provide its reference. “…He to whom the horse will be a source of reward is the one who keeps it in Allah's Cause, and ties it by a…
5 September 2016
The correct method of reciting ‘repeated parts’ in a dhikr
Question I have seen in some Hadiths about dhikr, when the word is مثل ذلك, does this mean we need to repeat all the words again or we just recite مثل ذلك? For example the Hadiths below: روى ابن أبي…
15 August 2016
Another du’a to recite after Adhan for the fulfillment of one’s needs
Question Kindly translate the following du'a which is to be recited after Adhan: اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ الصَّادِقَةِ الْمُسْتَجَابَةِ الْمُسْتَجَاب لَهَا دَعْوَة الْحَقِّ، وَكَلِمَةِ…
15 August 2016
Translation of a du’a after Adhan
Question Could you kindly translate the following du'a to recite after Adhan: اللهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَارْضَ عَنْهُ رِضًا لَا…
15 June 2016
Do not consider any act of good insignificant
Question Please provide the correct translation of this narration: لا يحقرن أحدكم شيئا من المعروف، وإن لم يجد فليلق أخاه بوجه طلق، وإن اشتريت لحما أو طبخت قدرا فأكثر مرقته واغرف لجارك منه……
6 June 2016
Hadiths on the virtue of Muslim youth and old aged Muslims
Question Kindly provide a reference for the following and please verify the translation: "A person will be blessed with perfect light on the Day of Qiyamah when he spends his youth in the path of…
4 June 2016
Meaning of Hannan and Mannan
Question What is the meaning of Hannan and Mannan when addressing Allah Ta'ala?
2 June 2016
Meaning of a Hadith in Sahih Muslim regarding Qiyamah
Question What is meant by the words in Sahih Muslim ‘Akhrij ba'than nar’ which Allah Ta’ala will tell Adam (‘alayhis salam)?
4 May 2016
How should one begin du’a?
Question Please provide the translation and reference of this narration إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِتَحْمِيدِ اللَّهِ وَالثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ لِيُصَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه…