28 March 2018
An unauthentic virtue of seeking knowledge
Question Can this Hadith be quoted? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Seeking knowledge for a short while is better than offering Tahajjud Salah for one night and seeking knowledge for…
27 March 2018
Reciting 1000 verses of Quran in the path of Allah
Question Could you verify this narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever recites one thousand (1000) verses of the Holy Quran in the path of Allah will be raised with the…
23 March 2018
Humans and the Jinn will testify in favour of the Muadhin
Question What is the level of authenticity of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "No jinn or man or anything within range hears the voice of the muadhin, except that they…
21 February 2018
Enjoining good and forbidding evil, are deeds to be done openly and not secretly
Question What is the status of this narration? حدثنا أبو خيثمة، قال: حدثنا محمد بن يزيد بن خنيس، قال: سمعت وهيب بن الورد بن أبي الورد، مولى بني مخزوم قال: لقي عالم عالما هو فوقه في العلم، فقال: يرحمك…
19 February 2018
A narration stating that abundant salutations will ensure many spouses in Jannah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Those who sent the most salutations [durud] upon me, will have the most number of wives in Jannah"
15 February 2018
A follow up query on the reward of making fifty tawaf
Question I came across a Hadith regarding the reward of making fifty tawaf, a person will be free of sins. My question is, does this have to be completed in one trip or over a few visits?
7 June 2017
The reward for feeding a fasting person
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) stated: "Whoever feeds a person who is breaking their fast, he gets the same reward as him without any subtraction from…
29 April 2017
Discharging zakah wards off evil from one’s wealth
Question What is the reference for this narration? إذا أديت زكاة مالك فقد أذهبت عنك شره Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When you have discharged your zakah, then you have warded away…
28 April 2017
An unreliable virtue of replying to the adhan
Question What 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…
25 April 2017
The benefits of fearing Allah and joining ties
Question What is the reference for this narration? من اتقى ربه ووصل رحمه نسئ له في عمره وثرا ماله وأحبه أهله 'Whoever fears his Rabb and joins ties, his lifespan will increase, his wealth will grow…
24 April 2017
Reward for conveying a Hadith
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? من أدى إلى أمتي حديثا واحدا يقيم به سنة أو يرد به بدعة فله الجنة Whoever leads my Ummah to one Hadith which is used to establish a sunnah…
21 April 2017
Three types of people who attend the Jumu’ah Salah
Question Kindly provide the reference for this narration. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There are three types of people who attend the Jumu'ah Salah; The first is present, but engages in…
18 April 2017
Sources of good; alleviating distress, concealing faults, seeking knowledge and gathering to recite Quran
Question Is this Hadith authentic? It is reported on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whosoever removes a worldly grief…
31 March 2017
A person will only be rewarded if he seeks and anticipates reward
Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith and what is the meaning of 'الاحتساب'? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There is no reward for the one who does not anticipate…
28 March 2017
The reward for a morsel given in charity increases to the size of Mount Uhud
Question Could you verify the authenticity of this narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Certainly Allah Ta'ala rears and increases the reward of a date or morsel given in charity…