Virtues of deeds – Page 2

The virtue of ‘La ilaha illallah’

Question

Is this Hadith strong enough to quote?

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“By Him in Whose hand is my soul, if the heavens and the earth and all that are in them and everything that is in between were brought and placed in one pan of the Balance, and the witnessing that there is no god but Allah were placed in the other, the latter would outweigh the former.”

The virtue of listening attentively to Quran

Question

Can you reference this Hadith?

من استمع آية من كتاب الله كانت له نورا يوم القيامة

Reward for greeting twenty people a day

Question

I would like to ask if the following is from an authentic Hadith:

“Allah Ta’ala makes Jannat obligatory upon one who makes the salam twenty times a day.”

Good deeds carried out during the four sacred months hold greater reward

Question

Who is this attributed to and please mention the reference?

اختص الله أربعة أشهر جعلهن حرما وعظم حرماتهن وجعل الذنب فيهن أعظم وجعل العمل الصالح والأجر أعظم

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 one day is better than fasting for three days”

Reciting 1000 verses of Quran in the path of Allah

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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 martyrs”

Humans and the Jinn will testify in favour of the Muadhin

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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 will bear witness in favour of the Muadhin on the Day of Resurrection”

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 الله، ما الذي أخفي من عملي؟ قال: ما يظن بك أنك لم تعمل حسنة قط إلا أداء الفرائض، قال: يرحمك الله، فما الذي أعلن من عملي؟، قال: الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر؛ فإنه دين الله الذي بعث الله به أنبياءه إلى عباده، وقد اجتمع الفقهاء على قول نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: {وجعلني مباركا أين ما كنت} [مريم: 31] ما بركته تلك؟ قال: الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر أينما كان

A narration stating that abundant salutations will ensure many spouses in Jannah

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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”

A follow up query on the reward of making fifty tawaf

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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?

How to send rewards for the deceased?

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Is there any specific surah or du’a or or any specific deed to send sawab for the deceased?

Hadith on wife demanding divorce

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What is the authenticity of the following hadith:

Rasullullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said that a woman who demands separation from her husband will not smell the fragrance of Jannah. Such a woman is termed a munafiq (hypocrite) in the hadith.

The benefit of Trade

Question

In Fadhail-tijarat, Hadrat Shaykh Zakariyya (rahimahullah) quoted the hadith,

“Nine tenths of sustenance is derived from trade and one tenth from pastoral farming.”

I am looking for its reference.