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June, 2019

• 17 June

  The entire earth has been made suitable to offer Salah upon for Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and his Ummah

  Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The (whole) earth has been made a Masjid [or a place of prayer] and a means of purification for me [for tayammum], so wherever a man of my ummah may be when the time for prayer comes, let him pray.”
• 17 June

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) saw celestial light at the Sidratul Muntaha

  Question Is this narration authentic? رفعت لي سدرة المنتهى فرأيت عندها نورا عظيما
• 17 June

  A du’a for protection against the evil eye

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? “It is mentioned in Tafsir Ibn Kathir that once Jibril (‘alayhis salam) came to visit Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and saw that he was very upset. Jibril (‘alayhis salam) asked Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) why he was upset and he replied that Hassan and Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) have been afflicted …
• 14 June

  Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) advice on how to treat one’s wife

  Question Could you reference the narration? Sayyiduna Mu’awiyah al-Qushayri (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates: “I went to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and asked him, “How do you command us [to treat] our wives?” He replied, ‘Feed them from what you eat, clothe them from what you wear, and do not beat or revile them.”
• 14 June

  Reciting Surah Qadr on Laylatul Qadr

  Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has stated “Whomsoever recites Surah Qadr seven times on the night of Qadr, Allah safeguards that individual from all difficulties and furthermore seventy thousand angels supplicate to Allah to grant him Jannah.”
• 14 June

  A follow up query regarding the Hadith ‘Jannah lies at the feet of your mother’

  Question Are these two narrations the same? Could you please mention the Arabic of the version in Musnad Ahmad? 1) Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal in his Musnad; related by Mu’awiyah ibn Jahimah As Sulami (radiyallahu ‘anhu) in which he came to the Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and said, ‘O Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) I desire to go on …
• 14 June

  Those who greet first are the closest to Allah Ta’ala

  Question Is there any reference for this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Those who are nearest to Allah are those who are first to greet”
• 14 June

  ‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) advice regarding friends

  Question Kindly inform me if this is a Hadith? احذر صديقك إلا الأمين ولا أمين إلا من خشي الله عز وجل
• 14 June

  The punishment for being a deceptive leader

  Question Is this narration reliable? The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “No leader or authority spends the dark of night being deceptive in his jurisdiction but that Allah will forbid him from entering Jannah”
• 14 June

  Cupping when fasting

  Question I would like to know the reference for the following narration: Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was asked: “Did you dislike cupping for the fasting person [during the time of Nabi sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam]?” He said, ‘No, except for the reason of one becoming weak.'”
• 14 June

  Providing water for people causes sins to fall away

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When your sins are plentiful, then continuously provide water [for people], your sins will fall off just like a tree sheds its leaves on a stormy day.”
• 14 June

  People will be resurrected on the Day of Qiyamah in three categories

  Question What is the status of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Mankind will be resurrected on the Day of Qiyamah in three classes; one walking, one riding and one walking on their faces. It was asked: O Rasulullah! How will they walk on their faces? He replied: Verily, the Being who made them walk on their feet …

May, 2019

• 24 May

  The du’a, ‘O Allah! Your forgiveness is vaster than my sins’

  Question Please authenticate the following Hadith: Jabir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that once a person came in the company of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and said, “My sins, my sins!” So Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said to him, ‘Say: Allahumma maghfiratuka awsa’u min dhunubi, wa rahmatuka arja ‘indi min ‘amali (O Allah! Your forgiveness is vaster than my sins, …