3 August 2015
Reciting Surah Hashr before sleeping
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) advised to recite Surah Hashr [Surah: 59] before sleeping and said: "If you pass away you pass away a martyr/ You…
30 July 2015
Not making du’a due to being engaged in dhikr and Quran recital
Question Is the following Hadith Qudsi authentic? Allah Ta'ala says: "Whosoever does not beg of me due to being engaged in recital of the Quran and engaging in my dhikr, then I will grant him more…
29 July 2015
Reciting Surah Ikhlas ten times after Fardh Salah
Question What is the status of the following narration and can we practice on it? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whomsoever does the following three actions with Iman, will enter Jannah…
27 July 2015
The Masnun Surahs of Jumu’ah Salah
Question What is the Sunnah Qira'ah that the Imam should recite in Jumu'ah Salah?
24 July 2015
Speaking in the Masjid
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? When a person speaks in the Masjid, an Angel on the first instance says 'O friend of Allah, keep quiet'. On the second instance the Angel says 'O enemy of…
24 July 2015
Reciting Surah Jumu’ah on Friday
Question Is there any significance of reciting Surah Jumu'ah on a Friday?
14 July 2015
Imam Malik’s Ramadan routine
Question Is it true Imam Malik would not do Hadith kitabs in Ramadan and would only pray Quran? I read the following in Tarikh ibn 'Asakir which contradicts it: وَكَانَ الحنيني إذا دخل شهر رمضان ترك…
14 July 2015
Masnun qira’ah to be recited in Maghrib Salah on Thursday night
Question What is the strength of narration stating that it is Sunnah to recite Surah Kafirun and Surah Ikhlas in the Fard of Maghrib Salah on Thursday night?
22 June 2015
Translation of a Hadith regarding beautiful recital of Quran
Question In the narration of al-Bara Ibn 'Aazib (may Allah be pleased with him) the Prophet (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) said: Adorn your voices with the Quran. (Related in Abu Dawud) Is this…
22 June 2015
Importance of reciting the last three verses of Surah Baqarah before sleeping
Question Are these hadiths authentic? Ali (radiyallahu'anhu) said: "About a man who did not read the last three verses of Surah Baqarah at night, I can not say that he is intelligent" 'Umar…
22 June 2015
Leading the Tarawih whilst looking in to the Quran
Question Please clarify the issue of offering taraweeh prayer led by an imam who is not a hafiz and therefore reads from mushaf in a small community with no other masjid with a hafiz. Is it allowed?…
12 June 2015
Is this a contradiction in Sahih Muslim’s Hadith?
Question Please elaborate on the Hadith in Sahih Muslim, book number 39, Hadith number 4707. Why does it contradict the Quran which says that Allah Ta'ala created the world in 6 days, and this Hadith…
12 June 2015
An unauthentic virtue for the opening verses of Surah An’am
Question I just wonder whether you could verify the authenticity Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Whoever prays the first three…
9 June 2015
Reciting Surah Ikhlas ten times
Question Is there any narration mentioning virtue of reciting Surah Ikhlas 10 times, or 20 times or more. I know about the narration mentioning reward of reciting it thrice. Any other narration?
4 June 2015
Reciting the Takbir when completing the last few Surahs of the Quran
Question Are there any virtues mentioned in the Hadith for reciting the takbir from Surah Duha to Surah Nas when one is completing a recital of the Quran?