Latest Answers

October, 2021

• 19 October

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) waits for three days

  Question Where is the following Hadith found and can it be quoted? If possible, what is the lesson from this Hadith? Abdullah ibn Abil Hamsa was a companion who narrates: “Prior to the commencement of the divine mission of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) [i.e. Nubuwwah], I dealt with him in a business transaction and there was still something due …
• 19 October

  The virtue of farming and planting

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? عن جابر، أنّ النّبيّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم دخل على أمّ مبشّر الأنصاريّة في نخل لها، فقال لها النّبي صلّى الله عليه وسلّم: من غرس هذا النخل؟ أمسلم أم كافر؟ فقالت: بل مسلم، فقال: لا يغرس مسلم غرسا، ولا يزرع زرعا، فيأكل منه إنسان، ولا دابّة، ولا شيء، إلا كانت له صدقة.
• 18 October

  Looking at the Ka’bah is rewarding

  Question Is there any chain for this narration or similar wording of this narration? النظر الى الكعبة عبادة On what principle do we base the fact that looking at the Ka’bah is regarded to be an act of worship?
• 18 October

  A follow up query regarding ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) making du’a at the time of Maghrib

  Question What is the reason for the weakness in this chain in the Hadith you have answered here regarding ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) making du’a at the time of Maghrib? Is there a weak narrator?
• 18 October

  Another version of the Hadith on a person becoming pleased with good deeds

  Question What is the source of these words? من سرته حسنته وساءته سيئته فذلك المؤمن
• 15 October

  A narration stating the virtue of reciting one hundred salutations on Friday

  Question Is this narration authentic? من صلى علي ليلة الجمعة أو يوم الجمعة مئة مرة غفر الله له خطيئة ثمانين سنة Whoever sends one hundred salutations [durud] upon me on the eve of Friday or on Friday, Allah will forgive eighty years of sins.
• 15 October

  A narration regarding ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) not killing a polytheist who spat on him

  Question Is the following narration authentic and what is its reference? This is just the gist of the narration: Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was fighting a polytheist and was about to kill the polytheist when the polytheist spat in his face. Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) stopped and walked away. When asked he said that at first he was going to …
• 14 October

  Status of the Hadith narrator Muhammad ibn Wazir As Sulami

  Question What is the status of the narrator Muhammad ibn Wazir As Sulami?
• 14 October

  Another version of the narration regarding every Nabi having an accepted du’a

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? لكل نبي دعوة فأريد إن شاء الله أن أختبي دعوتي شفاعة لأمتي يوم القيامة
• 13 October

  Another initial name of Sayyiduna Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)

  Question Was Sayyiduna Hasan’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) name ‘Harb’ which means war?
• 13 October

  The honourable ones are the bearers of the Quran and those who engage in ‘ibadah at tahajjud

  Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? أشراف امتي حملة القران و أصحاب اليل
• 13 October

  Madinah is a respected place and even the weakest Muslim’s covenant should be honoured

  Question What is the meaning of the following words يسعى بها أدناهم، فمن أخفر مسلما in this Hadith: المدينة حرم، فمن أحدث فيها حدثا، أو آوى محدثا، فعليه لعنة الله والملائكة والناس أجمعين، لا يقبل منه يوم القيامة عدل، ولا صرف وحدثنا أبو بكر بن النضر بن أبي النضر، حدثني أبو النضر، حدثني عبيد الله الأشجعي، عن سفيان، عن الأعمش، …
• 12 October

  ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) would make du’a at the time of Maghrib

  Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? “‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) liked to make du’a at the time of Maghrib.” I heard this in a lecture and It was mentioned that it is in Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah