9 June 2016
Clarification on Hadiths regarding good/bad intentions
Question 1) The Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "What I fear for you the most is the minor shirk, that is ar-riya. Allah will say on the Day of Judgement when He is rewarding the people…
3 June 2016
A Hadith regarding interlocking the fingers
Question What is the grade of the following Hadith? إذا توضأ أحدكم، فأحسن وضوءه، ثم خرج عامدا إلى المسجد، فلا يشبكن يده، فإنه في صلاة "When one of you performs ablution properly and then proceeds for…
4 May 2016
The Blind Sahabi (radiyallahu’anhu) who asked to be excused from Salah with Jama’ah
Question What is the authenticity of the narration about the blind man who asked Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) about attending the congregational prayer?
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…