28 April 2016
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)’s description in the Tawrah
Question What is the authenticity of this narration? "By Allah, Muhammad is described in Tawrah with some of the qualities attributed to him in the Quran as follows: "O Prophet ! We have sent you as…
27 April 2016
Reciting Surah Ikhlas and other Surahs seven times after Jumu’ah
Question Can please you inform me if the following narration is authentic or not and is it suitable for practice and also, what does being protected from one jumu'ah to the other mean? من قرأ بعد…
25 April 2016
Reciting Surah Zumar and Surah Bani Israil before sleeping
Question Is it Sunnah to recite Surah Zumar and Surah Bani Israil at night?
22 April 2016
The example of a Believer who recites the Quran
Question Please provide the reference for this narration: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The example of a Believer who recites the Quran is like that of a citron. It has a pleasant smell…
21 April 2016
An unauthentic Hadith describing the person with perfect intellect
Question Is this Hadith authentic and quotable? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The one who fears Allah the most and takes careful consideration to abide by what Allah has enjoined…
20 April 2016
Reciting the Quran from memory
Question Can you please tell me if this Hadith is authentic? Aws al Thaqafi (radiyallahu 'anhu) related that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A man's recital of the Quran from memory…
12 April 2016
A narration regarding Reciting Quran aloud in Salah
Question Is this Hadith reliable? Ibnul Adra' says: One night I was in the company of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) when we walked past a man who was reciting Quran aloud [without…
8 April 2016
Hold fast onto the Holy Quran
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration regarding the Quran? "Indeed this Quran is such that its one end is in the [control] of Allah and the other end is in your hands.…
2 April 2016
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah’s (radiyallahu’anhu) Hadith tally
Question Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu'anhu) stayed only two years with Rasulullah (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam). But the number of Hadith referenced through him are more than any one else. Can you shed…
23 March 2016
A Hadith on the bounty of memorising the Quran
Question Is this Hadith authentic? "If a person who has acquired knowledge of the Holy Quran considers another person who has been gifted with something else to be more fortunate than himself, he has…
23 March 2016
The pride of my Ummah is the Quran
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Sayyidatuna 'Aaishah (radiyallahu 'anha) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Certainly there is always a thing in which people…
11 March 2016
Keys of the treasure of the heavens and the earth
Question What is the authenticity of the narration which states that Sayyiduna 'Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) asked Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) regarding the explanation of the verse 'The keys…
9 March 2016
Commentary on the Hadith regarding Allah’s close and special servants
Question In a Hadith of Ibn Majah, it says that those attached to the Quran are Allah's special ones. My question is, have any commentators informed us specifically on how much one needs to be…
7 March 2016
What to recite when throwing soil in the grave
Question I would like to know if Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and his Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) use to recite the verse: Minha khalaqnakum wa fiha nu'edukum wa minha nukhrijukum…
5 March 2016
Reciting certain Surahs at night
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : من قرأ في ليلة : الم تنزيل السجدة، و يس واقتربت الساعة ، و تبارك الذي بيده الملك كن له نورا، وحرزا من…