Question I recently read an email which stated that our Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu’alaihi wasallam) prohibited the Sahabah (radiyallahu’anhum) from using their left hands to count when doing dhikr. Unfortunately I cannot find this email, and was hoping that you could find something in this regard and forward it to me. Jazakallah
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December, 2013
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11 December
Reference for the incident of a Sahabi who didn’t have food
Question During a lecture, I heard this story: A Sahabi (radiyallahu’anhu) asked his wife for something to eat. She said that there was nothing in the home to eat. He went to the masjid, prayed two rak’ahs, came back but still there was nothing He realised that there was something wrong with his salah. So he went back to the masjid, …
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11 December
Clarification of the Hadith that says some Sahabah drank wine
Question I read a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari that mentions that Hamzah (radiyallahu’anhu) was drunk with some Ansar in an Ansari house. The Prophet (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) and his companions saw him and told him not to do that. Is this correct and how did the Sahabah consume wine?
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11 December
Story of Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) teaching an old man how to make wudu
Question I would like to know whether the story of Sayyiduna Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) who as children taught an old man how to make wudu properly is true and it’s source
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11 December
Allah has not sent down any sickness but has also sent a cure for it
Question Kindly verify this Hadith: On the authority Ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) is reported to have said, “Allah has not sent down any disease or sickness upon a people but that Allah has sent down a cure for it”
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11 December
Whoever gives me the good news of Safar departing…
Question I need to know if this Hadith is authentic: ‘Anyone who gives me the good news that he survived Safar, I will give him the good news of that person’s entering Paradise.’
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11 December
Hadith: There is no sword better than Dhul Faqar and no man better than ‘Ali
Question How sound is the Hadith : “There is no sword better than Dhul Faqar and no man better than ‘Ali”. Is it authentic or fabricated
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11 December
Hadith: If the ummah was to stop sinning
Question Kindly verify the following hadith: If the ummah was to stop sinning, Allah would replace with an ummah that sins and then makes taubah
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11 December
Every human being is a sinner
Question Please verify the following: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said ” Every Human Being is a Sinner”
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9 December
Reading the English Translation of Sahih Bukhari
Question Is it okay to read the translation of Sahih Bukhari by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan?
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7 December
Proofs for cutting the hand of a thief from the wrist
Question: I wanted to ask a quick question about the verse in the Quran 5:38 that talks about cutting the hand of the thief. The sunnah says to cut at the wrist but I haven’t been able to locate any Hadith from Prophet (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) that describe that he instructed that the hand should be cut at the wrist and …
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7 December
Reference for the Hadith regarding Tasbih Fatimi
Question Can you please tell in which Hadith book it is stated the Hadith of the incident when Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) told Sayyidah Fatima (radiyallahu ‘anha) to read the tasbih-e-fatimi every night before bed when she wanted a servant to help her.
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7 December
Hadith: Women shaping eyebrows
Question Is there a hadith forbidding a woman from shaping her eyebrows? please refer me to the narrator as well