7 April 2016
‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu)’s praise for the students of knowledge
Question Is this narration authentic and what is the translation قال ابن مسعود كونوا ينابيع العلم مصابيح الهدى أحلاس البيوت سرج الليل جدد القلوب خلقان الثياب تعرفون في أهل السماء وتخفون في أهل…
7 April 2016
Du’a for a good death
Question I need your help with learning a masnun dua for a good death. Please let me know if the words quoted below are masnun or not. Kindly let me know the reference if they are masnun and suitable…
6 April 2016
Clarification regarding the statement: ‘They were the companions of my grandfather’
Question Is this a statement of Sayyiduna Hasan or Sayyiduna Husayn (radiyallahu 'anhuma) regarding Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) 'They were the companions of my…
3 April 2016
Hadith on the importance of loving the sahabah
Question Is this Hadith sahih? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal [radiyallahu 'anhu] narrates that the Messenger of Allah said: "Allah, Allah! Fear Him with regard to my Companions! Do not make them…
3 April 2016
Clarification of a Hadith in Sahih Muslim
Question What do the Hadith scholars say about this Hadith in Sahih Muslim. Narrated by Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas (radiyallahu 'anhu): Muawiyah, the son of Abu Sufyan, gave an order to Sa'd, and told him:…
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…
24 March 2016
The marriage of Sa’d Al Aswad As Sulami (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question Is this incident authentic? Sa'd Al Aswad As Sulami (radiyallahu 'anhu) who was not good looking wanted to get married. But none wanted to marry their daughter to him. Nabi (sallallahu…
23 March 2016
The letter of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) to the river Nile
Question Is this incident authentic and suitable to quote: Ibn Kathir (rahimahullah) said: It was narrated to us via Ibn Lahiy'ah from Qays ibn al-Hajjaj from someone who told him: When Egypt was…
18 March 2016
The name Hanzalah
Question I have heard that the name Hanzalah was the name of nearly twenty Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum). I would like to find out who are those Sahabah and more about them?
17 March 2016
Sayyiduna ‘Ali praises Sayyiduna ‘Umar at his funeral
Question Is this narration authentic? Narrated by Ibn `Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma): "While I was standing amongst the people who were invoking Allah for `Umar Ibn Al Khattab (radiyallahu 'anhu) who…
16 March 2016
Ummu Ayman (radiyallahu ‘anha) miraculously given water
Question Is the following narration authentic? Ummu Ayman (radiyallahu 'anha) narrated: "When I was making Hijrah, I had no supplies or water with me, I was about to die of thirst. I was fasting, and…
16 March 2016
The miracle of Sayyiduna Khubayb (radiyallahu’anhu)
Question Is the following narration authentic? Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated regarding'when Khubayb bin 'Udayy (radiyallahu 'anhu) was a prisoner of the Quraysh in Makkah: "By Allah, one…
12 March 2016
Sayyidah Zinnirah Ar Rumiyyah (radiyallahu ‘anha) and the miracle of her eyesight
Question Is this incident suitable to quote? When Zinnirah (radiyallahu 'anha) was being tortured by the Mushrikun so that she would renounce her Islam, her eyesight was taken away. So, the Mushrikun…
12 March 2016
The miraculous feats of ‘Ala Al Hadrami (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question Is the following narration authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated: "When Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) sent Al 'Ala Al Hadrami on an expedition, I went…
10 March 2016
‘You will be my companion at the pond of Kawthar’
Question Please provide the reference and authenticity of the narration wherein Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anhu) 'You will be my companion at the…