Latest Answers

April, 2019

• 24 April

  A tiny place in Jannah is better than the entire world

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “A place in Jannah [as small] as a bow is better than all that on which the sun rises and sets” [i.e. better than the entire world]
• 24 April

  Sha’ban is a month to recite Quran in abundance

  Question Could you mention the reference for this please? شهر شعبان شهر القراء The month of Sha’ban is the month of the Quran reciters i.e. The month to recite the Quran in abundance
• 24 April

  Imam Ibn Shihab Zuhri (rahimahullah)

  Question Has there been a Muhaddith named Ibn Shihab Zuhri in the history of Islam?
• 24 April

  Authenticity of the Hadith regarding the best type of horse

  Question Please verify the authenticity of this Hadith: Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The best of horses is black with a white patch on the forehead and having whiteness on the upper lip and nose. The next best horse is a black horse with whiteness on the forehead and some white on [three] legs. The right leg does not …
• 24 April

  Only accept from credible sources

  Question I do not know much of Darul Hadith Research Centre. I enjoy the emails I receive, I learn a lot from them and may Allah reward you, amin. I wanted to know if it is all trustworthy information? As you know, today especially, one can’t just follow anyone and you don’t even know who you are following. Maaf, I …
• 23 April

  Caring for three daughters

  Question Is this authentic Sayyiduna Uqbah ibn ‘Amir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said, “Whoever has three daughters and he is patient with them, he gives them food and drink, and he clothes them, then they will be his shield from Jahannam on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 3669)
• 23 April

  The virtue of passing away and leaving behind a will

  Question What is the status of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever passes away leaving a will [stating whatever is necessary to state], he passes away on the straight path and on the Sunnah and he passes away with piety and witness and he passes away forgiven”
• 23 April

  A fabricated narration on the virtue of ghusl

  Question Is there any Hadith which mentions that when a person takes a ghusl after having intercourse in a halal way, Allah will grant him one hundred (100) palaces made from white pearls and for each drop of water he will receive the reward of one hundred (100) martyrs?
• 19 April

  Eating twenty one raisins daily

  Question I read the following Hadith in a book on Tibb, however, the English translation of the last two words does not seem to be correct. Kindly provide the correct translation of the Hadith: Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Those who take 21 raisins daily will be free from all diseases which give …
• 19 April

  Man has never encountered anything more severe than death

  Question Is this narration authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The Son of Adam never encountered anything since Allah created him more severe than death, then death is less than what is after”
• 18 April

  A Hadith regarding fasting on the 15th of Sha’ban

  Question What is the status of this narration? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إذا كانت ليلة النصف من شعبان فقوموا ليلها وصوموا نهارها Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When it is the night of the middle of Sha’ban then spend the night in [Salah/’ibadah] and fast the [next] day.”
• 18 April

  A poem attributed to Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) regarding Allah Ta’ala’s forgiveness

  Question I wanted the reference for the following statement: Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) said: My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace, O Rabb, Your forgiveness came out greater.
• 18 April

  The wife should respond to her husband even if she is at the oven

  Question I am looking for the Hadith which states that if a woman is at the oven and her husband calls her, she should go.