24 March 2015
A du’a for sharpening the eyesight
Question Somebody shared the following with me: To increase light or vision (noor) in the eyes, recite Surah Fatihah once, then Ayatul Kursi and then once the following dua:- 'A'udhu nura basari…
23 March 2015
One reward for fever
Question What is the status of the Hadith: "One day's fever expiates a year's worth of sin."
20 March 2015
The best days to do cupping
Question Please could you verify the following Narration. Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The best of days that you should perform cupping are the seventeenth, nineteenth and the…
27 February 2015
Question regarding Hadith numbers in Sahih Muslim
Question I read the following Hadith in an email: Sayyidatuna Asma bint Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anha) had a garment that belonged to Rasulullaah (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam). Whenever anyone fell ill…
28 November 2014
An unauthentic virtue of Surah Al An’am
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: 'The Quran was revealed in one fifth part, whoever memories it in one fifth parts would not forget it, except for Surah Al…
7 November 2014
Hadith on the blessings (Barakah) of Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam)
Question What is grade of this Hadith? Ummu Ayman (radiyallahu 'anha) reports: 'The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayh wa sallam) had a wooden cup in which he used to urinate (during night). In…
5 November 2014
The virtues of reaching old age
Question Please verify the authenticity of the following narration: 'No one reaches forty years in Islam except that Allah protects him from madness, leprosy and leucoderma. When he is fifty, Allah…
22 September 2014
A lengthy unreliable Hadith on cure with rainwater
Question Please assist with the reference and classification of the following narration. It has become very popular on social media. The Most Wonderful Remedy Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi…
22 September 2014
Those who will enter Jannah without reckoning
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? "There are 70,000 of my people who will enter paradise without being questioned; they are the ones who do not seek remedy by ruqia, the ones who don't…
14 September 2014
Did Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) ever pray his Fard salah at home?
Question Did Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) ever offer fard salah at home?
26 August 2014
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) removing a jinn from a Sahabi?
Question Is there any such Hadith which states that a woman approached Nabi (sallallau 'alayhi wa sallam) with her sick son. Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, bring the boy close to…
18 August 2014
Hadith on shortening the Salah
Question Kindly provide the reference for the following Hadith: 'When you lead the prayer, you should make it short, because among those offering Salah there may be some who are infirm, sick, and…
16 July 2014
Musa (‘alayhis salam) seeking cure
Question It is constantly heard in speeches the story of Nabi Musa ('alayhis salam) where he has a sickness and is told by Allah to use the leaves of a tree and subsequently gets cured. Then later…
5 June 2014
If Allah sent a cure for every disease, where is it?
Question I am confused about the meaning of this Hadith. It is narrated in the Sahihain that the Messenger of Allah said: “Allah has not sent down a disease except that He has also sent down its…
20 May 2014
Who should/could attend the Bukhari graduation gatherings?
Question Can you advise what are the benefits/merits in participating in the gathering of the completion of Sahih Bukhari. Some brothers explain it's an occasion where du'as are accepted and some…