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August, 2018

• 28 August

  A believer should not degrade himself

  Question What is the status of the Hadith which states that a believer should not embarrass himself?
• 28 August

  Those who do not make salam are the most miserly

  Question Is this correct? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The stingiest are those who are miserly with making salam [i.e. greeting first or replying to salam]”
• 28 August

  Cupping when it’s extremely hot

  Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When the weather becomes extremely hot, seek aid in cupping (hijamah), do not allow your blood to rage (boil) such that it kills you.”
• 27 August

  Nabi Dawud’s (‘alayhis salam) du’a for a good neighbour

  Question Is this du’a authentic? عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ الْجَدَلِيِّ ، قَالَ : كَانَ دَاوُد النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَارٍ عَيْنُهُ تَرَانِي وَقَلْبُهُ يَرْعَانِي ، إِنْ رَأَى خَيْرًا دَفَنَهُ ، وَإِنْ رَأَى شَرًّا أَشَاعَهُ Nabi Dawud (‘alayhis salam) used to supplicate: اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَارٍ عَيْنُهُ …
• 27 August

  Commencing a journey early

  Question Was it the practice of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa salam) that he used to leave immediately after Fajr and not wait for the time of Ishraq to set in on the days he (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa salam) intended travelling?
• 10 August

  Reciting Quran melodiously should make you fear Allah

  Question What is the reference for this narration and can it be quoted? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Truly, the person having the best voice with the Qur’an is the one whom, when you hear him recite, you think that he fears Allah.”
• 10 August

  A fabricated Hadith regarding love for ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

  Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If everyone loved ‘Ali, Allah would not have created the Fire/Jahannam”
• 9 August

  Caution against making the people of Madinah afraid

  Question Is this Hadith reliable? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: من أخاف أهل المدينة أخافه الله
• 9 August

  Qualities of the Abdal which will grant them entry into Jannah

  Question Kindly verify and provide the references of the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The abdal from my nation did not enter into Jannah with their actions, but rather through the mercy of Allah, through the unparalleled generosity of their souls, the fact that they hold no grudge or hatred against anyone and their hearts being at …
• 9 August

  Allah snatches away the light of Iman when a person commits adultery

  Question What is the source of this? “Marry, because if the servant of Allah commits fornication, Allah snatches the light of Iman from him and may or may not return it to him.”- Ibn Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)
• 8 August

  Applying the best fragrance available before entering the state of Ihram

  Question Is this narration reliable? Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) reported: “I applied the best available perfume I could find to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) before he entered upon the state of ihram, then he put on the ihram”
• 8 August

  The reason for revelation of the Verse ‘Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Nabi’

  Question Please share the Hadith which confirms the reason for the revelation of the Verse ‘You who have believed! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Nabi’
• 8 August

  Another version of the du’a to be recorded from the abdal

  Question Imam Ghazali (rahimahullah) has cited in Ihya ‘Ulumid Din that whoever will make the following du’a three (3) times daily, would be written as one who has achieved the status of an abdal: اللهم اغفر لإمة محمد صل الله عليه وسلم , اللهم ارحم أمة محمد صل الله عليه وسلم , اللهم تجاوز عن أمة محمد صل الله عليه …