4 May 2016
How should one begin du’a?
Question Please provide the translation and reference of this narration إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِتَحْمِيدِ اللَّهِ وَالثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ لِيُصَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه…
4 May 2016
Imam Shafi’i’s visits to the grave of Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahumallah)
Question I want to know the authenticity of this incident and the reliability of the narrators of this story. Imam Shafi'i (rahimahullah) used to visit the grave of Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah),…
3 May 2016
Hadith on the virtue of offering the four Sunnah of ‘Asr
Question Please confirm the authenticity of this narration. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A person who continues to perform four units of [Sunnah] Salah before 'Asr will walk on the…
27 April 2016
The famous du’a taught to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question What is the source of this Hadith, and is it sahih? Narrated Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anhu) 'I asked Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to teach me an invocation so that I may invoke Allah…
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…
23 April 2016
A du’a for protection against blindness, leprosy and paralysis
Question I wanted to know if the follow du'a being a means of protection from leprosy, blindness and paralysis is established from any authentic Hadith? سبحان الله العظيم وبحمده ولا حول ولا قوة الا…
23 April 2016
Dhikr in the path of Allah
Question Is this narration reliable? "Indeed, remembrance of Allah is seven hundred times superior to spending in the path of Allah"
22 April 2016
Explanation of a Hadith regarding Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) leading the Salah
Question What is the explanation of the following part of a Hadith in Sahih Muslim? 'Wallaahi ma bi illa karahiyatu ay yatasha-aman nasu bi awwali may yaqumu fi maqami Rasulillah sallallahu alayhi wa…
21 April 2016
Meaning of a Hadith regarding the qiyam of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in Zuhr and ‘Asr
Question What is the meaning of the following Hadith: Wa hazarna qiyamahu fir rak'ataynil u-layayni minal 'Asri ala qadri qiyamihi fil ukh-rayayni minaz Zuhri (Sahih Muslim)
20 April 2016
Translation of a Hadith on the importance of Salah in congregation
Question Kindly translate the following Hadith in Sunan Darimi: أخر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلاة العشاء ذات ليلة حتى كاد أن يذهب ثلث الليل أو قريبه، فجاء وفي الناس رقود، وهم عزون، وهم حلق، فغضب…
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…
9 April 2016
The importance of performing nafl Salah before going on travel
Question Please provide the reference for the following Hadith: "There is no action that a person can leave behind with his family before setting out on a journey which is more virtuous than two…
6 April 2016
A beautiful du’a of a bedouin
Question 1. What is the full Arabic text with transliteration and translation of the Hadith wherein the Bedouin praises Allah Ta'ala and Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) gives him gold because he…
4 April 2016
Rinsing the mouth after eating
Question Is it Sunnah to rinse the mouth before or/and after eating?
4 April 2016
Offering the four sunnah before Zuhr without any interval
Question Can you please provide a Hadith about the four rak'ahs Sunnah before the fard of Zuhr. My habit is that I pray first the four Sunnah then the four fard. Thereafter I offer two rak'ahs…