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March, 2020

• 27 March

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had a towel to wipe after wudu

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) says that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had a cloth that he would use to dry off with after wudu. (Tirmidhi)
• 27 March

  Meaning of part of a Hadith in Sahih Muslim regarding the moon on Laylatul Qadr

  Question What is the meaning of شق جفنة in the following Hadith? عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، قال تذاكرنا ليلة القدر عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال أيكم يذكر حين طلع القمر، وهو مثل شق جفنة
• 26 March

  The hand that gives is better and start with spending upon close relatives

  Question Can you confirm the source of this Hadith? يد المعطي العليا وابدأ بمن تعول أمك وأباك وأختك وأخاك ثم أدناك أدناك
• 25 March

  Zina becoming widespread is one cause of plagues

  Question Can you confirm the source of this narration? إذا كثر الزنا كثر القتل ووقع الطاعون
• 25 March

  An unreliable narration on spending a night of Rajab in worship and fasting the next day

  Question Is this authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever revives one night of Rajab [spends it in ‘ibadah] and fasts the next day, Allah will feed him from the fruits of Jannah, clothe him from the garments of Jannah and grant him drink from the sealed nectar.”
• 25 March

  Sa’id ibn Jubayr (rahimahullah) explains the bounty of the lowest ranked inhabitant of Jannah

  Question How sound is the Hadith in Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah, wherein Sa’id ibn Jubayr (rahimahullah) said that the last person in Jannah will have one thousand (1000) palaces. Is this narration authentic?
• 24 March

  Salutations (durud) to stop a plague

  Question Is the following correct and what is the reference? ‘Allamah Sakhawi (rahimahullah) has written: “Abundance of durud (salutations) upon Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) stops a plague”
• 24 March

  Explanation of the word ‘istidraj’

  Question Please provide the authenticity and commentary of the narration below: In a Hadith narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir (radiyallahu ‘anhu), Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: إذا رأيت الله تعالى يعطي العبد من الدنيا ما يحب وهو مقيم على معاصيه فإنما ذلك منه استدراجا “When you see that Allah Ta’ala gives a person (material) things of the worldly …
• 23 March

  An unreliable virtue of fasting on the 27th of Rajab

  Question Is this narration authentic? من صام ذلك اليوم -السابع والعشرين- من رجب ودعا عند افطاره كانت كفارة عشر سنين
• 23 March

  The belly is the pond of the body

  Question What is the status of the following Hadith? المعدة حوض البدن، والعروق إليها واردة، فإذا صحت المعدة، صدرت العروق بالصحة، وإذا فسدت المعدة، صدرت العروق بالسقم
• 20 March

  Praise for those who establish Salah while away from civilisation

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ما أتقاه ما أتقاه ما أتقاه راعي غنم على رأس جبل يقيم فيها الصلاة
• 20 March

  The complete narration regarding alleviating the distress of a Believer in Rajab

  Question Is this narration authentic? من فرج عن مؤمن كربة في رجب أعطاه الله في الفردوس قصرا مد بصره أكرموا رجبا يكرمكم الله
• 20 March

  Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah) explains the characteristics of patience

  Question Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah) said: “Three qualities are regarded to be part of patience; Do not speak about about your misfortune, your pain, and do not praise yourself.” May you kindly provide the reference and Arabic text with it?