13 Safar 143517 December 2013
Is Waraqah ibn Nawfal a Sahabi?
QuestionDid Warqah ibn Nawfal accept Islam?
Merits of people & places
13 Safar 143517 December 2013
Hadith: I Am Leaving Behind Two Things
QuestionKindly provide the status of the following two Hadiths. 1. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of Allah and the Sunnat 2. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of Allah and the Ahlu Bayt Outwardly, these narrations appear to contradict one another. Kindly explain how they…
12 Safar 143516 December 2013
Fadail A’mal Mentions Kashf, Is This Shirk?
QuestionKindly provide some commentary on the following passage found in the English translation of Fada'il Al-A'mal. In Virtues of Salah (1994 English edition), a statement is attributed to Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) describing him as witnessing sins falling from the limbs of a person performing wudu. Is this attribution authentic,…
7 Safar 143511 December 2013
Story of Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) Teaching an Old Man How to Make Wudu
QuestionKindly provide the reference for the narration in which Sayyiduna Hasan and Sayyiduna Husayn (radiyallahu 'anhuma), as children, taught an elderly man the correct method of wudu. Is this incident authentic?
7 Safar 143511 December 2013
Hadith: There Is No Sword Better than Dhul Faqar and No Man Better than ‘Ali
QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? "There is no sword better than Dhul Faqar, and no man better than 'Ali."