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September, 2021

• 24 September

  A Hadith regarding Zakah

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? اعلموا أن من السنة شهرا تؤدون فيه الزكاة، فما حدث بعد ذلك فلا زكاة فيه حتى يجيء رأس السنة
• 23 September

  Status of the Hadith narrator ‘Ata ibn Abi Alqamah

  Question What is the status of the Hadith narrator ‘Ata ibn Abi ‘Alqamah ibn Harith?
• 21 September

  A query regarding the Hadith narrator Sulayman ibn Musa Al Qurashi

  Question I read a Hadith in Sunan Abi Dawud (Hadith: 759). One of the narrators in the chain is Sulayman ibn Musa. Was he a mudallis?
• 20 September

  Dates of revelation of certain scriptures and the Quran

  Question There is a narration of Wathilah ibnul Asqa’ (radiyallahu ‘anhu) regarding the revelation of the various scriptures during Ramadan, culminating with the Noble Quran being revealed after 24 nights of Ramadan had passed. What is the correct source of this narration and can you kindly provide the Arabic and English texts?
• 20 September

  A narration stating the virtue of reciting Bismillah twenty one times before sleeping

  Question I wanted to know if the following is authentic and found in Hadith? “Whoever says ‘Bismillah’ 21 times before falling asleep, Allah tells the angels to write down a good deed for every breath he takes.”
• 20 September

  Dajjal will appear when Din is weak and knowledge is decreasing

  Question Please verify the authenticity of this Hadith. Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Dajjal will emerge in lightness of religion, and when knowledge is on the retreat.”
• 17 September

  Wiping the hands after washing them before eating

  Question Is it established from any Hadith that it is Sunnah not dry the hands after washing them before eating?
• 17 September

  An unreliable narration regarding the call of the angels when a girl is born

  Question When a baby girl is born a caller says ضعيفة خرجت من ضعيفة Is this authentic?
• 16 September

  Explanation of a word in the du’a Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would recite when leaving home

  Question In the below mentioned du’a to recite when leaving home, can the word أضلّ in the abovementioned narration be taken to mean guidance as far as navigation i.e. for one not to lose his way or get lost? اللَّهُم اني أعوذُ بِكَ أن أَضِلَّ أو أُضَلَّ، أو أَزلَّ أو أُزَلَّ، أو أَظْلِمَ أو أُظلَمَ، أو أجهَل أو يُجْهَل عَلىَّ
• 16 September

  A du’a Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would recite when leaving home

  Question What is the reference for the following du’a? اللَّهُم اني أعوذُ بِكَ أن أَضِلَّ أو أُضَلَّ، أو أَزلَّ أو أُزَلَّ، أو أَظْلِمَ أو أُظلَمَ، أو أجهَل أو يُجْهَل عَلىَّ
• 15 September

  Eat, drink, give and take with the right hand for Shaytan uses his left hand

  Question Can this narration be quoted? Let one of you eat with his right hand and drink with his right hand, and take with his right hand and give with his right hand, for Satan eats with his left hand, drinks with his left hand, gives with his left hand and takes with his left hand
• 15 September

  Commentary on the Hadith regarding offering Salah for forty days with the initial takbir

  Question Please explain regarding the Hadith on performing Salah for forty days in congregation, wherein a person will achieve two certificates. Is it a condition for the forty days to be consecutive of can it be spread out?
• 15 September

  The real strong person is the one who can control his anger

  Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The strong person is not the one who can lift heavy weights. Rather, the strong person is the one who is in control of his soul while in a state of anger.”