Merits of people & places

19 Sha'ban 144618 February 2025

The Affairs of the Banu Israil Were Managed by Their Ambiya

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "The Banu Israil used to be ruled and guided by prophets: Whenever a prophet died, another would take over his place. There will be no prophet after me, but there will be Caliphs who will increase in number." The people…

10 Jumadal Ula 144612 November 2024

The Best Among You

QuestionWhat is the reference for this Hadith? «خير الناس من يرجى خيره ويؤمن شره، وشر الناس من لا يرجى خيره ولا يؤمن شره»

3 Jumadal Ula 14465 November 2024

The First Three Categories of People to Enter Jannah

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: I was shown three people who will be among the first to enter Paradise: A martyr, One who refrains from begging and a slave who worships Allah in the best manner and is sincere to his master."

27 Rabi'ul Awwal 14461 October 2024

A Narration Regarding the Thirst of Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Being Quenched

QuestionIs this incident authentic? كنا في الهجرة وأنا عطشان جدا، فجئت بمذقة لبن فناولتها للرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم، وقلت له: اشرب يا رسول الله، يقول أبو بكر: فشرب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى ارتويت "Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) drank and I was quenched."

13 Rabi'ul Awwal 144617 September 2024

Who Are the Best People?

QuestionWhat is the reference for this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "The best of people are: The most to recite the Quran The most fearful of Allah, The most enjoining of good The most forbidding of evil The most to maintain family relations."

7 Rabi'ul Awwal 144611 September 2024

Seven Categories of Martyrs

QuestionWhat is the source and authenticity of the following narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The martyrs are seven apart from those killed in the way of Allah – the one who dies of an internal haemorrhage is a martyr, the one who dies from drowning is a martyr,…

16 Safar 144622 August 2024

A Narration Stating That Baytul Maqdis Was Inhabited by the Ambiya

QuestionI am looking for the primary source/reference for the following statement of Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma): وعن ابن عباس قال: البيت المقدس بنته الأنبياء وسكنته الأنبياء، ما فيه موضع شبر إلا وقد صلّى فيه نبي أو أقام فيه ملك

16 Muharram 144623 July 2024

A Hadith on Loving Hasan, Husayn and Their Parents (radiyallahu ‘anhum)

QuestionWhat is the reference of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) took Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu 'anhuma) by the hand and said "Whoever loves me and loves these two, and their father and mother, shall be with me on my level on the Day of Resurrection."

20 Dhul Hijjah 144527 June 2024

Ways to Serve Deceased Parents

QuestionCan you provide the reference and translation of this Hadith? بينا نحن عند رسول الله إذ جاءه رجل من بني سلمة، فقال: يا رسول الله، هل بقي من بر أبوى شي أبرهما به بعد موتهما؟ قال: «نعم، الصلاة عليهما، والاستغفار لهما، وإنفاذ عهدهما من بعدهما، وصلة الرحم التي لا توصل…