Virtues of deeds

18 Rajab 14422 March 2021

A Narration Regarding Safeguarding the Sunnah

QuestionIs this narration authentic? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من حفظ سنتي أكرمه الله بأربع خصال المحبة في قلوب البررة و الهيبة في قلوب الفجرة و السعة في الرزق و الثقة في الدين

17 Rajab 14421 March 2021

Practising on Sunnah When People Abandon It

QuestionRegarding the Hadith, "Whoever revives a Sunnah at the time of corruption of my Ummah, will get the reward of a hundred martyrs." Does this reward apply to general Sunnahs as well, e.g., by applying surma to the eyes before sleeping, or by reading the masnun du'a before wudu? Please…

10 Rajab 144222 February 2021

Fear the Fire, Even by Means of Half a Date

QuestionKindly provide the reference and translation of the following narration: ما منكم أحد إلا سيكلمه ربه ليس بينه وبينه ترجمان، فينظر أيمن منه فلا يرى إلا ما قدم من عمله، وينظر أشأم منه فلا يرى إلا ما قدم، وينظر بين يديه فلا يرى إلا النار تلقاء وجهه، فاتقوا النار ولو…

4 Rajab 144216 February 2021

Charity by Means of Reciting Durud

QuestionIs there any Hadith which mentions that a person who recites the following Durud (salutation): Allahumma salli ‘ala Sayyidina Muhammadin ‘abdika wa rasulika wa salli ‘alal mu-minina wal mu-minati wal muslimina wal muslimati will become excessively rich?

25 Jumadal Akhirah 14428 February 2021

A Query Regarding the Bazar Du’a Cited in Ihya ‘Ulumid Din

QuestionWhat is the original reference for this Hadith in Imam Ghazali's Revival of the Religious Sciences? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: If a man says after entering the market the following, There is no deity but Allah, the Single, there is no partner for Him, His is the kingdom…

19 Jumadal Akhirah 14422 February 2021

Istighfar/Seeking Forgiveness Before Sleeping

QuestionWhat is the status of this Hadith? Narrated Abu Sa'id (radiyallahu 'anhu) that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever says when he goes to bed thrice: 'I seek the forgiveness of Allah, the one whom there's none worthy of worship except for him the Living the Sustainer and I…

12 Jumadal Akhirah 144226 January 2021

Authenticity of the Hadith in Ibn Majah Regarding the Reward of Visiting the Sick

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the Hadith you have mentioned here: Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that he heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say: “Whomsoever visits his ill Muslim brother, is walking among the harvest of Jannah until he sits. Once he sits, mercy envelopes him. [If he visits]…

7 Jumadal Akhirah 144221 January 2021

Another Version of the Hadith Regarding the Reward of Visiting the Sick

QuestionCan you mention the source of this Hadith? "Whoever comes to visit his Muslim brother (when he is sick), he is walking among the harvest of Jannah (Paradise) until he sits, then when he sits he is showered with mercy. If it is in the morning, seventy thousand angels will…

9 Jumadal Ula 144224 December 2020

Teaching Women to Write

QuestionThere is a Hadith that says don’t teach women ‘kitabat’ (to write). (Al-Mishkat and Abu Dawud) First of all what did Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) mean by ‘kitabat’? Is it the compilation of books? I read in the explanation of this Hadith in the book ‘Behnon ki Chadar’ by…

3 Jumadal Ula 144218 December 2020

Deeds Will Take Different Forms on the Day of Qiyamah

QuestionKindly provide me with the authenticity of the following: إن المؤمن يمثل له عمله يوم القيامة في أحسن صورة وأحسن ما خلق الله وجها وثيابا وأطيبه ريحا...اخ

2 Jumadal Ula 144217 December 2020

Five Categories of People Whose Safety Is Assured by Allah Ta’ala

QuestionPlease let me know if the following narration is correctly translated and provide the reference Mu'adh ibn Jabal (radiyallahu 'anhu) related that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever strives in the way of Allah, his safety is assured by Allah. Whoever visits a sick person, his safety is assured…