14 July 2015
Imam Malik’s Ramadan routine
Question Is it true Imam Malik would not do Hadith kitabs in Ramadan and would only pray Quran? I read the following in Tarikh ibn 'Asakir which contradicts it: وَكَانَ الحنيني إذا دخل شهر رمضان ترك…
14 July 2015
Minor and major sins
Question I would like to know if this statement is sahih or not: "لاَ صَغِيَرَةَ مَعَ الإِصْرَارِ، وَلاَ كَبِيرَةَ مَعَ الاسْتِغْفَارِ".
14 July 2015
Masnun qira’ah to be recited in Maghrib Salah on Thursday night
Question What is the strength of narration stating that it is Sunnah to recite Surah Kafirun and Surah Ikhlas in the Fard of Maghrib Salah on Thursday night?
14 July 2015
An unreliable narration explaining the vast reward for one sajdah in Ramadan
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? "Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Al Khudri (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "When the first night of…
13 July 2015
A du’a asking Allah for guidance
Question Is the du'a 'Allahummahdina wahdi bina waj 'alna sababal limanih tada' (O Allah! Guide us, guide others through us and make us a means/cause for all those who are rightly guided) a du'a…
13 July 2015
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) declaring Ibrahim (‘alayhis salam) as ‘the best of mankind’
Question What is the source and grading of the narration wherein someone addresses Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) by using the words "O the best of mankind" and Nabi (sallalahu 'alayhi wa…
13 July 2015
Meaning of a poem that Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) recited upon visiting the grave of her brother
Question Can you please provide a background as to who was "companions of Jadhimah" as mentioned in the following Hadith: حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنِ…
9 July 2015
Sayyiduna Ibrahim, the son of Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam)
Question I've read a narration in ibn Majah reported by Abbas ibn Abdul Mutalib (radiyallahu 'anhu) that the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) had a son later in life to a slave woman - Maria…
25 June 2015
Is this Hadith really in Tirmidhi? (merit of asking for Jannah thrice)
Question Is the below Hadith actually in Tirmidhi? I searched and did not find it. It is doing its rounds on social media: Whoever says three (3) times: allahumma innee as'alukal jannnah (O Allah, I…
25 June 2015
Unlimited reward for striving in the path of Allah
Question I have seen a Hadith saying Rasulullah (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) said: 'Striving in the part of Allah is better than all the good you can do for your family.' The reference was mustadrak.…
23 June 2015
Words of the du’a at iftar time
Question I have a question regarding to the famous du'a at iftar: Allahumma inni laka sumtu wa bika aamantu wa 'ala rizq-ika aftarthu (Abu Dawud). How weak is this Hadith? Is it suitable for…
23 June 2015
Dragged into Jannah in chains..
Question My question is about the commentary of these Hadiths: - "Sahih Bukhari (vol. 4, book 52, Hadith: 254) has a Hadith saying that, "Allah wonders at those people who will enter Paradise in…
23 June 2015
Meaning of a Du’a
Question From the du'a below I am enquiring about this part: 'wa min tawariqil layli wan nahar, illa tariqan yatruqu bikhayr, ya Rahman'. A'uzu biwaj hillahil karim, wa bi kalimatikat tammatil lati…