15 March 2023
Building lofty Masjids
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) reported that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "I have not been ordered to build lofty mosques." Ibn 'Abbas added: "You…
9 March 2023
Explanation of the Hadith cautioning against playing backgammon
Question Please provide an explanation of this Hadith: "Whoever plays with dice it is as if he has dipped his hands in the flesh and blood of a pig." (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2260)
21 February 2023
Protecting the gaze and Allah meting out punishment immediately
Question Is this incident true? روى ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما: أن رجلا جاء إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يتشلشل دما فقال له: «مالك؟» فقال: مرت بي امرأة فنظرت إليها فلم أزل أتبعها بصري فاستقبلني جدار…
21 February 2023
An unreliable narration on the cause of earthquakes
Question Is the following hadith which appears in Mustadrak Hakim suitable to quote? Earthquakes- Admonition for the ummah In part of a lengthy hadith, someone asked Sayyidah 'Aaishah (radiyallahu…
14 February 2023
One should not seek positions of authority
Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi said: "Whoever seeks positions of authority or power, it should not be given them."
7 February 2023
An unreliable punishment for zina
Question Kindly give me a reference and the authenticity of the following narration. "Whoever makes love with a married woman, they will suffer the torture which is supposed to afflict half of this…
1 December 2022
Looking hither and thither in Salah
Question Is there any Hadith that mentions that one who looks around in Salah his eyesight will be snatched away?
28 November 2022
Sa’id’s ibn Jubayr statement regarding the punishment of masturbation
Question Sa'id ibn Jubayr (rahimahullah) said, "Allah, the Exalted, will inflict a punishment on a group of people because they played with their private parts."
23 May 2022
Another version of the narration regarding Sa’id’s ibn Musayyab fear of the fitnah of women
Question Could you provide the reference for this narration? عن سعيد بن المسيب أنه قال: قد بلغت ثمانين سنة وما شيء أخوف عندي من النساء. وقد كاد بصره يذهب……
7 April 2022
Another version of the narration regarding a woman should remain concealed
Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A woman is 'awrah. Thus, hold her at home. Because, when she is about to go outdoor, and her kinsmen ask, 'Where are…
6 April 2022
A follow up query regarding the wording of the Hadith on deceiving
Question I have seen your answer regarding the wording of the Hadith on deceiving. I would like to know, can I quote the words من غش ليس منا?
4 April 2022
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) orders Ummu Salamah and Maymunah (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) to observe hijab
Question Is the Hadith regarding 'أفعمياوان أنتما' authentic? In one place in Fathul Bari, Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has mentioned 'مختلف في صحته' and in another place 'قوي'.……
23 March 2022
The one who engages in anal intercourse is cursed
Question Is this Hadith reliable? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) relates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Cursed is he who enters his wife in her anus."
21 March 2022
Wording of the Hadith on deceiving
Question Is there any Hadith from any source with the words, "من غش ليس منا" as opposed to "من غشنا فليس منا" Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever deceives us is not from among us."……
1 March 2022
A narration on causing harm to women
Question Is this Hadith authentic? من آذى النساء فقد آذاني