Latest Answers

August, 2021

• 26 August

  A man judges others by his own values and thoughts

  Question Is the following a Hadith or or it is simply a saying: المرء يقيس على نفسه
• 26 August

  Another narration regarding usurping a small amount of wealth

  Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? لو أن رجلاً له ثواب سبعين نبياً وله خصم بدانق لا يدخل الجنة حتى يرضى خصمه
• 26 August

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would revere the day of ‘Aashura and a miracle regarding his saliva

  Question What is the source of this Hadith? كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يعظم يوم عاشوراء، حتى إن كان ليدعوا بصبيانه وصبيان فاطمة المراضيع، فيقول لأمهاتهم: لا ترضعوهم إلى الليل ويتفل في أفواههم، فكان ريقه يجزئهم
• 25 August

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would kiss ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) while fasting

  Question Please verify this narration? Allah’s Messenger used to kiss me while observing fast; and who among you can control his desire as the Messenger of Allah could control his desire?
• 25 August

  Asking Allah for benefit in one’s knowledge

  Question What is the reference for this du’a? اللهم انفعني بما علمتني، وعلمني ما ينفعني، وزدني علما، والحمد لله على كل حال، وأعوذ بالله من عذاب النار
• 25 August

  An unreliable narration regarding feeding a fasting person on the day of ‘Aashura

  Question How reliable is this Hadith? “Whoever gives iftar to a person on the day of Ashura, it is as the whole nation of Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) broke fast by him”
• 24 August

  The prohibition of looking towards the sky in Salah

  Question Kindly explain the Hadith in Sahih Muslim which states that one should not lift their eyes to the sky when making du’a as one’s eyes would be snatched away. Does this Hadith refer to Salah only?
• 24 August

  Status of the narrator; Abu ‘Ali Zakariyya ibn Yahya al-Darir

  Question What is the status of the narrator Abu ‘Ali Zakariyya ibn Yahya al-Darir?
• 24 August

  Who is the likeliest to receive intercession from Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)?

  Question Narrated Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu): I said: “O Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)! Who will be the luckiest person, who will gain your intercession on the Day of Qiyamah?” Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: O Abu Hurayrah! ‘I have thought that none will ask me about it before you as I know your longing for the …
• 23 August

  A punishment for highway robbery which Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) witnessed on Mi’raj

  Question What is the authenticity of the following: “There was a stick that was in the middle of the path. It would tear up whoever passed by it. When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) asked Jibril about this, he replied that this is the example of those who hide on the side of the roads and loot people passing by …
• 20 August

  The great reward of a person through whom someone accepts Islam

  Question Is the following often quoted narration reliable? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said to ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) that if through you one person is guided it will be enough for your salvation
• 19 August

  A statement attributed to ‘Allamah ibn Taymiyyah regarding the people of truth

  Question Is this statement authentic and what is the reference for it? سُئل شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية: من هم أهل الحق قال: إما في السجون وإما في ساحات الوغى وإما في القبور Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) was once asked, “Who are the people of truth?” He replied: ‘Either under the earth, in prison or in the battlefield.'”
• 19 August

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sought the virtue of fasting on ‘Aashura

  Question Is this narration authentic? عن عبيد الله بن أبي يزيد، سمع ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما، وسئل عن صيام يوم عاشوراء فقال: ما علمت أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صام يوما يطلب فضله على الأيام إلا هذا اليوم ولا شهرا إلا هذا الشهر. يعني رمضان