4 Ramadan 143710 June 2016
The Lasting Effects of Ramadan
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following? مَنْ سَلِمَ لَه رَمَضَانُ سَلِمَتْ لَه السَّنَةُ
Salah
3 Ramadan 14379 June 2016
Clarification on Hadiths Regarding Good/Bad Intentions
Question1) 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 for their actions: Go to those for whom you did riya for in the…
26 Sha'ban 14373 June 2016
A Hadith Regarding Interlocking the Fingers
QuestionWhat 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 Salah, then he should not interlock his fingers for [it is as though] he is…
26 Rajab 14374 May 2016
The Blind Sahabi (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Who Asked to Be Excused from Salah with Jama’ah
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the narration about the blind man who asked Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) about attending the congregational prayer?
26 Rajab 14374 May 2016
How Should One Begin Du’a?
QuestionPlease provide the translation and reference of this narration إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِتَحْمِيدِ اللهِ وَالثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ لِيُصَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ لِيَدْعُ بَعْدُ بِمَا شَاءَ
26 Rajab 14374 May 2016
Imam Shafi’i’s Visits to the Grave of Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahumallah)
QuestionI 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), pray two rakats and ask du'a to Allah, he found these du'as to be effective.
25 Rajab 14373 May 2016
Hadith on the Virtue of Offering the Four Sunnah of ‘Asr
QuestionPlease 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 earth in the condition that he is certainly forgiven"
19 Rajab 143727 April 2016
The Famous Du’a Taught to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
QuestionWhat 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 with it in my Salah. He told me to say, 'Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathira…
19 Rajab 143727 April 2016
Reciting Surah Ikhlas and Other Surahs Seven Times After Jumu’ah
QuestionCan 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 الجمعة الحمد و المعوذتين و قل هو الله أحد سبعا سبعا حفظ إلى الجمعة الأخرى…
15 Rajab 143723 April 2016
A Du’a for Protection Against Blindness, Leprosy and Paralysis
QuestionI 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 بالله
15 Rajab 143723 April 2016
Dhikr in the Path of Allah
QuestionIs this narration reliable? "Indeed, remembrance of Allah is seven hundred times superior to spending in the path of Allah"
14 Rajab 143722 April 2016
Explanation of a Hadith regarding Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Leading the Salah
QuestionWhat 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 sallam"
13 Rajab 143721 April 2016
Meaning of a Hadith Regarding the Qiyam of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in Zuhr and ‘Asr
QuestionWhat 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)
12 Rajab 143720 April 2016
Translation of a Hadith on the Importance of Salah in Congregation
QuestionKindly 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 فقال: ”لو أن رجلا نادى الناس إلى عرق أو مرماتين، لأجابوا إليه، وهم يتخلفون…
4 Rajab 143712 April 2016
A Narration Regarding Reciting Quran Aloud in Salah
QuestionIs 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 shouting] in Salah. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Maybe he did it ostentatiously?' Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa…