Salah

12 Shawwal 14387 July 2017

Some Narrations on the Latecomer Joining the Salah

QuestionCan this narration be quoted? It is narrated that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When you come to join the prayer and find us in prostration, then you should join in the prostration but should not count this prostration as a part of your prayer. Whoever joins late but…

9 Shawwal 14384 July 2017

Virtue of the Two Rak’ahs of Duha

QuestionPlease source and authenticate the following Hadith? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever regularly prays the two rak'ahs of Duha, his sins are forgiven even if they are like [the vastness of] the foam of the sea."

8 Shawwal 14383 July 2017

A Fabricated Narration on Sleeping Before Offering ‘Isha Salah

QuestionIs this a Hadith? "When a person falls asleep before offering 'Isha Salah, two Angels stand by him and say, '[Perform your] Salah.' [When he doesn't awaken], they give up and say, 'The loser is asleep and he refuses to awaken.'"

11 Ramadan 14386 June 2017

Sayyiduna ‘Umar’s View About the Friday Khutbah

QuestionWhat is the status of this Hadith and where is it found reported by Sayyiduna Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu)? انما جعلت الخطبة موضع الركتين، من فاتته الخطبة صلى اربعا

5 Ramadan 143831 May 2017

“No One Is to Pray/Fast on Behalf of Another…”

QuestionIs there a contradiction between these Hadiths? Ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “No one is to pray on behalf of another and no one is to fast on behalf of another but may feed on his behalf." 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) narrated that Rasulullah…

4 Ramadan 143830 May 2017

Prostration of a Female

QuestionCan this be quoted? Yazid Ibn Abi Habib states that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) passed two women who were performing their prayers. He said to them: “When you prostrate, make part of your body touch the ground because a woman is unlike a man in these aspects.”

3 Ramadan 143829 May 2017

Greeting Twenty People After Fajr Salah

QuestionI have heard a Hadith that if a person makes salam to twenty people when he leaves the Masjid after reading Fajr in congregation, and he passes away on the same day, he will be forgiven. Is this authentic?

13 Sha'ban 143810 May 2017

The Practice of Ummud Darda When Commencing Salah

QuestionCan this be quoted and is the reference correct? Abd Rabbihi Ibn Sulayman said, I saw Umm Darda (A lady companion - may Allah be pleased with her) in the time of starting the prayer she used to raise her hands up to the shoulders. Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah.

1 Sha'ban 143828 April 2017

An Unreliable Virtue of Replying to the Adhan

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following Hadith? «يا معشر النساء إذا سمعتن أذان هذا الحبشي وإقامته فقلن كما يقول، فإن لكن بكل حرف ألف ألف درجة» فقال عمر: هذا للنساء فما للرجال؟ قال: «ضعفان يا عمر».