16 December 2021
The ill effect of spending time in the company of evil people
Question Please advise if the following is authentic: Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "Keeping company with the evil people leads (one) to distrust and suspect even the best of people."…
15 December 2021
The fragrance that emanated from the hands of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Question Could you give a reference for this please? Sayyiduna Wail ibn Hujr (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "I shook the hand of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and for three days…
15 December 2021
Sulayman (‘alayhis salam) asks Allah Ta’ala for three favours
Question Kindly mention the reference and the Arabic text of this Hadith? When Nabi Sulayman ibn Dawud finished building Baytul Maqdis/Masjid Al Aqsa, he asked Allah for three things: (1) Judgement…
14 December 2021
Surah Nasr is equal to 1/4 of the Quran
Question Is this correct? "Surah Nasr four times equals to one Quran"
14 December 2021
A person continuously receives reward when visiting the sick
Question Is this Hadith authentic? عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: من عاد مريضا لم يزل في خرفة الجنة قيل يا رسول الله وما خرفة الجنة؟ قال: جناها……
14 December 2021
Status of the narrator Aban ibn Tariq Al Basri
Question Is the Hadith narrator Aban ibn Tariq Al Basri a reliable narrator?
14 December 2021
Allah will not look mercifully at the person who engages in anal intercourse with a man or woman
Question Is this narration reliable? 'Abdullah ibn Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) relates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: لا ينظر الله إلى رجل أتى رجلا أو امرأة في……
13 December 2021
Salutations when it rains
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? When it is raining if you recite this salutation [durud] once, for every drop of rain that falls, you will receive ten good deeds, ten of…
13 December 2021
Uttering words which displease Allah merely to make people laugh
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Laughter which enrages Allah is that of a man whilst speaking about (even) the Haqq and about batil doing so to evoke laughter. He will be cast into Jahannam to…
13 December 2021
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would go far away when he needed to relieve himself
Question Is this Hadith suitable to quote? "I was with Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) on a journey. He had to relieve himself, so he went far away."
10 December 2021
The stones and trees reverberate with talbiyah
Question Please advise if the following Hadith is authentic: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has said: "When a person recites his talbiyah, every stone and tree on his left and right recites the…
10 December 2021
A practice for Friday after ‘Asr
Question What is the authenticity of the following? Recite the following after 'Asr Salah on a Friday: Surah Fatihah thrice Ayatul Kursi thrice Ayatul Karima (La ilaha illa anta subhanak inni kuntu…
9 December 2021
An angel descended to give glad tidings to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) regarding his daughter and grandsons
Question Is this authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Indeed, this is an angel that never descended to the earth ever before tonight. He sought permission from his Lord to greet me…
9 December 2021
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) attempts to change a name with a negative connotation
Question Is there a narration about a companion named sorrow (Hazn) upon which Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) changed his name to gentle (Sahl)?
8 December 2021
What was inscribed on the piece of cloth which was attached to the pommel of Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sword?
Question Is this authentic? Ali ibn Abi Talib (radiyallahu anhu) said: I found inscribed on the handle of the Messenger of Allah's (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sword: "Forgive those who have wronged…