31 August 2015
Protection from Dajjal
Question Is the recital of the first ten (10) and last ten (10) verses of Surah Kahf described as protection from the fitnah of Dajjal in the Hadith? Also, if yes / no, what a'mal are mentioned in…
31 August 2015
A virtue of Takbir, Tasbih and Istighfar
Question Is the following narration authentic? A woman once said, O Rasulullah! Inform me of a few words [which I may use for Dhikr] but don't mention too many. Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa…
30 August 2015
Allah personally re compensating the one who says a certain hamd [praise of Allah]
Question What is the status of the following narration? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) informed them: "Once a certain slave of…
27 August 2015
A Hadith on not forbidding evil
Question What is the status of the following Hadith? "So long as a person says 'La ilaha illallah' (no one is worthy of worship but Allah), he receives spiritual benefits, and is saved from miseries…
23 August 2015
A virtue of sending durud [salutations] one hundred times
Question Is the following Hadith reliable? "The one who sends one hundred durud [salutations] upon me, Allah writes between his two eyes that this person is free from hypocrisy and hell fire and on…
17 August 2015
A great virtue for taking care of orphans
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? I am the first who will open the gates of Jannah, a woman will try to enter together with me or just after me. I will ask her, 'What do you want and who…
16 August 2015
Committing major sins after reciting du’as that promise forgiveness
Question There is a Hadith about praising Allah after eating food which mentions your past and future sins are forgiven. Does this mean I can eat pork, gamble and miss Salah?
12 August 2015
Salutations (durud), a source of light on the bridge (sirat)
Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? "Salawat [Sending salutations] on me is light on the Sirat. Whoever recites Salawat on me eighty times on the day of Jumu'ah [at any time],…
12 August 2015
Serving the elderly
Question Please provide the reference for the following Hadith: "Whenever any youngster honours an elderly person because of his old age, Allah appoints somebody who will honour him during his old…
11 August 2015
Glorifying Allah [Tasbih], an alternative for the miser and coward
Question What is the status of the following Hadith: Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever dreads to endure the night, or is…
11 August 2015
Sending salutations [durud], a means of attaining intercession
Question What is the status of following Hadith? Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever sends salutations upon me ten times in…
10 August 2015
Benefit of Tasbih Fatimi
Question Is there any Hadith which states that if one reads Tasbih Fatimi before sleeping one will feel energetic in the morning? JazakAllah Khayran
10 August 2015
Are good deeds useless without hijrah and jihad?
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? أتى نفر من أهل البادية إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالوا يا رسول الله إن أهل قرآن زعموا أنه لا ينفع عمل دون الهجرة والجهاد في سبيل…
4 August 2015
Benefits of using a miswak
Question What is the status of the following narration? "Use the miswak, for it purifies the mouth, pleases Allah Ta'ala, pleases the Angels, increases good deeds, it is Sunnah, sharpens the…
3 August 2015
Reciting Surah Dukhan on Friday night
Question What is the status of the following Hadith: "Whoever will recite Surah Dukhan on the Eve of Friday, by morning he is forgiven and he will be wed to a Hur (damsel of Jannah)"