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September, 2019

• 17 September

  ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) chooses to eat simple food

  Question I am looking for the incident with the reference that once Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) invited Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) to eat of his meals. ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was eating dry bread and olive oil and others present were eating tharid.
• 16 September

  The punishment for eavesdropping

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Anyone who listens to people talking when they dislike him doing so or flee from him will have molten lead poured into his ear on the Day of Qiyamah.”
• 13 September

  Whoever carries out five deeds will not be deprived of five things

  Question Can this Hadith be quoted? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من ألهم خمسة لم يحرم خمسة من ألهم الدعاء لم يحرم الإجابة لأن الله تعالى يقول وقال ربكم ادعوني أستجب لكم ومن ألهم التوبة لم يحرم القبول لأن الله تعالى يقول وهو الذي يقبل التوبة عن عباده ومن ألهم الشكر لم يحرم الزيادة لأن الله تعالى يقول …
• 13 September

  Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) effort to save this Ummah from Jahannam

  Question Can you please send me the correct Hadith regarding Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) saying something like the ummah are like moths falling into a fire and I am grabbing you to save you
• 13 September

  The duties of the bearers of knowledge

  Question Can you give the Arabic version and the transliteration and the complete isnad to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) for the following: “This sacred knowledge will be borne by the reliable authorities of each successive generation, who will [preserve it and] remove from it the alterations of the excessive, the interpolations of the corrupt, and the false interpretations of the …
• 13 September

  Sayyiduna ‘Ali’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement on ‘people being asleep’

  Question Is the following statement correctly attributed to Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ’anhu): الناس نأم وإذا مات إنتبهُ “A man is asleep, but when he dies, he awakens.”
• 12 September

  Meaning of a Hadith on nikah and divorce

  Question What is the meaning of the following Hadith? عروة بن الزبير، أن عائشة، أخبرته: أن امرأة رفاعة القرظي جاءت إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقالت: يا رسول الله، إن رفاعة طلقني فبت طلاقي، وإني نكحت بعده عبد الرحمن بن الزبير القرظي، وإنما معه مثل الهدبة، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: لعلك تريدين أن ترجعي إلى …
• 12 September

  Another version of the narration regarding the punishment of Allah affecting an entire nation

  Question A follow up query regarding the Hadith you have answered here, is the following version authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When Allah sends punishment upon a nation then it befalls the whole population indiscriminately and then they will be resurrected [and judged] according to their deeds.”
• 12 September

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) spending time with his grandchild

  Question What is the reference for this narration: It is reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) held the hand of Hasan or Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) and placed his feet on his own and asked him to climb up.
• 12 September

  Reality of the statement about when a person completes the Quran…

  Question Wanted to know regarding this saying of Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah) إذا ختم الرجل القرآن قبل الملك بين عينيه ‘When a man completes the Quran, an angel kisses him between his eyes.’ The kissing of the angel is a thing which cannot be perceived through understanding, but it has not been attributed to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Can this …
• 12 September

  An unreliable narration on the beauty of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

  Question Is this Hadith reliable? هبط عليّ جبريل عليه السلام فقال يا محمد إن الله عز وجل يقرأ عليك السلام ويقول: حبيبي أني كسوت حسن يوسف من نور الكرسي وكسوت حسن وجهك من نور عرشي وما خلقت خلقا أحسن منك يا محمد
• 11 September

  Carrying out good deeds for show and ostentation will be a cause of disgrace on the Day of Qiyamah

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hind Ad Dari (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that he heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say: “The one who carries out any task with the intention of show and ostentation, Allah will disgrace him on the day of Qiyamah.”
• 11 September

  The value of offering Salah in congregation

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith? من صلى صلاة في جماعة فقد ملأ نحره عبادة Whoever offers Salah in congregation has filled up his entire chest with [the reward] of ‘ibadah