Salah

16 Jumadal Akhirah 143815 March 2017

The Worst Thief Is One who Steals from His Salah

QuestionWhat is the reference for the narration wherein the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The worst thief is that person who steals from his Salah, he does not complete the ruku' and sajdah"

16 Jumadal Akhirah 143815 March 2017

Five Deeds for a Friday

QuestionDid you come across a Hadith wherein: Jannah is given to a person who fasts on a Friday, attends a Janazah, visits the sick and gives charity?

7 Jumadal Akhirah 14386 March 2017

Protecting All Aspects of Salah Ensures Safety from Jahannam

QuestionCould you provide the reference for the following Hadith? من حافظ على الصلوات الخمس على وضوئها ومواقيتها، وركوعها وسجودها يراها حقا لله عليه حرم على النار

5 Jumadal Akhirah 14384 March 2017

Reciting Surah Qadr thrice on Friday

QuestionI want to know how authentic is the following statement? "Whoever recites Surah Qadr three times on Friday [before Jumu'ah] and three times after Jumu'ah, will receive as many good deeds for him as the number of people offering Jumu'ah Salah that day throughout the world."

24 Jumadal Ula 143821 February 2017

One Fard Equals Seventy Nafl

QuestionThere is the Hadith: “The first among the doings of a person to be reckoned for on the Day of Judgement shall be his salah. A person will succeed and attain his goal if his salah is accepted, and he will fail and lose badly if it rejected. If any…

17 Jumadal Ula 143814 February 2017

Salah Is the Pillar of Din

QuestionWhat is the status of the following famous narration? الصَّلاةُ عِمادُ الدِّينِ مَنْ أقَامَها فَقدْ أقَامَ الدِّينَ وَمنْ هَدمَها فَقَد هَدَمَ الدِّينَ Salah is the pillar of Din. Whoever establishes it has established Din and whoever neglects and destroys it has destroyed Din

6 Jumadal Ula 14383 February 2017

The Hadith “Should I Not Be a Grateful Slave”?

QuestionI am looking for the narration which mentions that the feet of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) swelled up due to him offering lengthy rak'ahs of Salah. When he was questioned he said 'Should I not be a grateful slave'?

3 Jumadal Ula 143831 January 2017

A Tabi’i’s Statement Regarding Sleeping With Wudu

QuestionIs this narration authentic? "Whoever retires to bed in the state of wudu and falls off to sleep while engaging in the dhikr of Allah Ta'ala, his bed will be regarded as a Masjid. He will receive the reward of being in Salah and dhikr until he awakens"

21 Rabi'ul Akhir 143820 January 2017

One Virtue of Offering Salah in Masjidul Aqsa

QuestionI have come across a Scholar who quotes a Hadith wherein Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said that Nabi Sulayman ('alayhis salam) asked Allah for three favours. The third favour was that anyone who leaves his home with the sole intention of performing Salah in Masjidul Aqsa then all his…

28 Rabi'ul Awwal 143828 December 2016

The Words of Qunut

QuestionIn Sharh Ma'anil Aasathar Hadith فَإِذَا فَإِذَا صَالِحُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ قَدْ حَدَّثَنَا، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ: «صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ صَلاةَ الْغَدَاةِ، فَقَنَتَ فِيهَا بَعْدَ الرُّكُوعِ، وَقَالَ فِي قُنُوتِهِ: اللّٰهُمَّ…

19 Rabi'ul Awwal 143819 December 2016

What to Recite When Awakening in the Middle of the Night

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The one who wakes up during the night and recites the following du'a لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ المُلْكُ وَلَهُ الحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، الحَمْدُ لِلهِ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ، وَلاَ إِلٰهَ إِلَّا…