10 October 2022
An incident wherein the Jinn/Shayatin intervened and prevented people from accepting Islam
Question In Ad Durrul Manthur, under the commentary of Ayah 6 in Surah Jinn, a narration is mentioned which talks about how a Jinn played with a people regarding an idol they worshipped which ends…
7 April 2022
Another version of the narration regarding a woman should remain concealed
Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A woman is 'awrah. Thus, hold her at home. Because, when she is about to go outdoors, and her kinsmen ask, 'Where are…
25 February 2022
A Jinn attempts to distract Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) while in Salah
Question Please cite the complete Hadith: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Last night a big 'Ifrit from the jinns came to me and wanted to interrupt my Salah [or said something similar] but…
28 November 2018
Shaytan’s promise to misguide and Allah’s promise to forgive
Question What is authenticity of this? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: Shaytan said to His Rabb, "By Your Majesty O Rabb! I will continue to misguide your servants as long as their…
11 October 2018
Luqman Al Hakim advises his son on how to overcome Shaytan
Question Is this a reliable tradition? Can you also provide an explanatory translation عن الحسن قال: قال لقمان لابنه رضي الله عنهما: يا بني العمل لا يستطاع إلا باليقين , ومن يضعف يقينه يضعف عمله ,…
1 October 2018
Concentrating in Salah
Question Is this authentic? Sayyidah 'Aaishah (radiyallahu 'anha) reported, "I asked Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) about turning and looking here and there in Salah. He replied: 'It is what…
27 September 2018
Shaytan is with humans like blood flows in the veins
Question I am looking for the reference for the following Hadith: "Shaytan flows in the veins like how blood flows in the body." Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said this to a Sahabi (radiyallahu…
25 September 2018
Do not be deterred from Allah’s Path
Question عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ خَطَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّ خَطًّا بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَذَا سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ مُسْتَقِيمًا قَالَ ثُمَّ خَطَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَشِمَالِهِ…
31 July 2018
Shaytan’s displeasure when a youngster gets married
Question What is status of following narration? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أيما شاب تزوج في حداثة سنه إلا عج شيطانه: يا ويله، يا ويله، عصم مني دينه……
27 July 2018
Reciting Surah Sajdah to repel Shaytan?
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Shaytan does not enter the house for three days when Surah Sajdah is recited"
6 July 2018
Shaytan will overpower man in three ways
Question Kindly provide the reference for this narration: عن خيثمة قال: كان يقال إن الشيطان يقول ما غلبني عليه ابن آدم فلن يغلبني على ثلاث أن يأخذ مالا من غير حقه أو أن يمنعه من حقه أو أن يضعه في غير…
6 July 2018
Hold fast to the Quran and Sunnah and you will not stray
Question Please translate and authenticate this narration. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْفَقِيهُ، أَنْبَأَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْأَسْفَاطِيُّ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي…
3 July 2018
‘Do not make your homes like graveyards’
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Don't make your houses like graveyards, for the Shaytan flees from a house in which Surah al-Baqarah is read"
2 July 2018
Shayatin imprisoned in the ocean by Sulayman (‘alayhis salam) will emerge
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated: "Verily in the ocean there are Shayatin who have been imprisoned by Sulayman ('alayhis salaam). Soon…
1 May 2018
The bell is a musical instrument of Shaytan
Question Could you reference the narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The bell is the musical instrument of the Shaytan"