Salah

13 Jumadal Ula 143722 February 2016

Good Deeds at the Time of Zawal

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would recite four rak'ahs after the sun moves from it's zenith, before Zuhr and he said, "This is a time when the doors of the sky are opened, so I love that a righteous deed should be raised…

11 Jumadal Ula 143720 February 2016

The Extreme Poverty of the Ashabus Suffah

QuestionPlease translate and provide the reference for the following Hadith: أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا صلى بالناس يخر رجال من قامتهم في الصلاة من الخصاصة وهم أصحاب الصفة حتى تقول الأعراب هؤلاء مجانين أو مجانون، فإذا صلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم انصرف إليهم، فقال:…

10 Jumadal Ula 143719 February 2016

The Masjids Shine Like Stars

QuestionPlease provide the full narration which states that the Masajid shine to the inhabitants of the sky like stars.

9 Jumadal Ula 143718 February 2016

Four Deeds That Guarantee Jannah for a Woman

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "When a woman performs her five daily Salah, fasts in Ramadan, guards her private parts and obeys her husband, then she will be allowed to enter through any gate of Jannah she wishes"

7 Jumadal Ula 143716 February 2016

The Most Beloved Place and the Most Hated Place to Allah

QuestionWhat is the status of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The most beloved places to Allah are the Masjids, and the most hated places to Allah are the souks (market places)." A man came to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and asked: "O Rasulullah! Which cities are…

15 Rabi'ul Akhir 143726 January 2016

A Reward for Reciting Quran After Fajr

QuestionIs the following narration authentic? "One who recites the Holy Quran looking inside after Fajr salah and reads one hundred verses gets a reward as large as the entire world"

9 Rabi'ul Akhir 143720 January 2016

Meaning of a Hadith on Witr Salah

QuestionWhat is the meaning of this part of the Hadith (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1720) regarding witr: Yutiru min zalika bikhamsin.

3 Rabi'ul Awwal 143715 December 2015

Believers Interceding for Their Companions in the Hereafter

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the Hadith which states that people in Jannah will intercede for their companions who would perform Salah and fast with them in this world but find themselves in Jahannam in the Hereafter?

27 Safar 143710 December 2015

Offering the Four Sunnah of Zuhr After the Fard

QuestionWhat is the grade of the following narration? "When Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would not perform the four rak'ah [of Sunnah] before Zuhr he would pray them after it."

22 Safar 14375 December 2015

An Unreliable Hadith Regarding the Four Sunnah of Zuhr

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whomsoever does not consistently offer the four rak'ahs before Zuhr will be deprived of my intercession"

21 Safar 14374 December 2015

Another Du’a to Recite after Salah

QuestionKindly provide the reference for the Hadith which states that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would make the following du'a after Salah "O Allah, I seek Your protection from disbelief, poverty and the punishment of the grave" اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الكفر، والفقر، وعذاب القبر Allahumma inni a'udhubika minal…

18 Safar 14371 December 2015

A Hadith on Reciting Quran Aloud

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following Hadith related on the authority of Sayyiduna Mu'adh ibn Jabal (radiyallahu 'anhu): “Whoever offers Salah at night, then he should recite in a raised voice, for the Angels pray with him and listen to the recitation. If there are believing Jinn present where…

18 Safar 14371 December 2015

Receiving the Reward of Tahajjud Salah Simply by Intending to Wake Up

QuestionIs the following narration authentic? "Whoever goes to bed and has a firm intention to wake up and pray during the night [Tahajjud Salah], but is overwhelmed by sleep until morning comes, will get the reward for what he intended and that sleep will be a sadaqah from Allah"