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December, 2018

• 10 December

  A woman cannot fulfil the rights of Allah until she fulfils the rights of her husband

  Question What is the reference for this narration and can it be quoted? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad! No woman can fulfil her duty towards Allah until she fulfils her duty towards her husband”
• 10 December

  Sunnah method of applying ‘itr/fragrance?

  Question What is the Sunnah method of applying ‘itr? Is there any Hadith with regard to this?
• 7 December

  Were the people of the Quran righteous, all people would be righteous

  Question Can you mention the reference for this narration? Maymun ibn Mihran (rahimahullah) used to say, “Were the people of the Quran righteous, all people would be righteous.”
• 7 December

  Wearing a hat/topi when eating

  Question Is there a narration to show that Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) covered his head when eating?
• 7 December

  Khadrah (radiyallahu ‘anha); The slave girl of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

  Question Did Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) have a slave girl by the name of Khadrah (خضرة)?
• 7 December

  The Hadith narrator, Zayd ibn ‘Afif

  Question What is the status of Zayd ibn ‘Afif?
• 6 December

  The best person and best neighbour in the Sight of Allah Ta’ala

  Question Is this narration authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The best person in the sight of Allah is the one who is best to his companion. And the best neighbour in the sight of Allah is the one that is best to his neighbour.”
• 6 December

  Not making an effort to rectify one’s faults is among the greatest of calamities

  Question Who is this statement attributed to and could you mention the reference? من أعظم المصائب للرجل أن يعلم من نفسه تقصيرا ثم لا يبالي ولا يحزن عليه
• 5 December

  Do not talk excessively without remembering Allah, for this causes the heart to harden

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Do not talk excessively without remembering Allah, because such excessive talk without the mention of Allah causes the heart to harden, and the person furthest from Allah is a person with a hard heart”
• 5 December

  A follow up query on the narration ‘A believer is not instilled with deception and lies’

  Question Regarding this narration ‘A Believer is instilled with a number of qualities except deception and lying’, you have stated, ‘Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration as the statement of Sayyiduna Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (radiyallahu ‘anhu).’ So is this not a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)?
• 5 December

  Valid excuses for offering Salah at home

  Question Can I have the reference for this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If a person hears the Adhan and does not go to the Masjid without a valid excuse, his Salah [performed alone] is not accepted. When the Sahabah asked as to what a valid excuse could be, he replied, ‘Illness or fear.'”
• 4 December

  The well of Rumah which Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (radiyallahu ‘anhu) purchased

  Question The incident wherein Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (radiyallahu’ anhu) purchased the well of Rumah for the Muslims in Madinah Munawwarah is well known. My question is: Did he purchase the well from a Sahabi or from a Jew?
• 4 December

  A believer is not instilled with deception and lies

  Question Is this narration authentic? المؤمن يطبع على الخلال كلها غير الخيانة، والكذب