Virtues of deeds – Page 20

Some virtues of Dhikr

Question

What is the virtue of Dhikr (remembrance of Allah Ta’ala)?

A virtue of seeking knowledge

Question

Kindly provide a Hadith explaining the benefit of seeking knowledge.

Preferred Hadith on how to commence important matters

Question

Are both of the following narrations correct, or is one preferred over the other?

كل أمر ذي بال لا يبدأ فيه ببسم الله الرحمٰن الرحيم فهو أقطع رواه الرهاوي في الأربعين من حديث أبي هريرة

كل أمر ذي بال لا يبدأ فيه بحمد الله فهو أقطع وروى ابن حبان وأبو داود والنسائي من حديث أبي هريرة مرفوعا

Translation of a narration on the virtue of Surah Ikhlas

Question

Can you please translate this into English?

عن علي قال

من قرأ قل هو الله أحد عشر مرات في دبر كل صلاة الغداة لم يلحق به ذلك اليوم ذنب، وإن جهد الشيطان

ابن الضريس

Benefit of cleaning the plate after meals

Question

Is it authentic that: If you eat everything on your plate, the plate makes du’a for you?

Reward for Salah after using the Miswak

Question

Is the Hadith which states doing siwak before salah is 70 times better than salah done without doing siwak authentic?

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 in Madinah, the garment would be washed, the water given to the ailing person to drink and the garment draped over his body. The person would then be cured.

[Sahih Muslim, Hadith number: 5409]

Please can you confirm this Hadith, as Sahih Muslim is said to end at number 3000 (approximately) and this is 5409.

Reference for the incident of Sayyiduna Hanzalah being washed by the Angels

Question

Please give me a reference and status of the famous incident of Sayyiduna Hanzalah (radiyallahu’anhu) being washed by the Angels after being martyred.

Blessings in work done early in the morning

Question

Is there any Hadith regarding the morning having blessings (barakah) for work?

An unauthentic virtue regarding the worship of a married person

Question

Is the following narration authentic and can it be quoted?

‘A married person’s worship is seventy times more rewarding than an unmarried person’

The virtue of being chaste and treating one’s Parents kindly

Question

Please provide the reference for the following narration:

“Be chaste, your spouse will remain chaste, treat your parents kindly, your children will treat you kindly.”

The virtues of dates and vinegar

Question

What is the authenticity of the following narrations?

1) A house which has dates will never suffer hunger.

2) A household which has vinegar is not short of gravy.

References for writing the salutations

Question

I am seeking the references for these please. JazakAllah khayran.

1.) Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ʿanhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said : “For whoever writes Salutation on me in a book, the angels continue to pray for mercy on him for as long as my name remains in that book.”

2.) Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ʿanhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said : “Whosoever conveys in writing any facts of knowledge from me, and writes salutation on me, shall continue to receive its reward for as long as that book continues to be read.”

3.) Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (radiyallahu ʿanhuma) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said : “Whoever writes salutation on me in a book shall continue to receive reward for as long as my name remains in that book.”