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…
24 March 2017
Reward for performing wudu when one is already in the state of purity
Question There is a Hadith which states, "Whoever makes wudu when he is in the state of purity [i.e., he has not broken the previous wudu], ten good deeds will be recorded for him." Is it authentic?
15 March 2017
Five deeds for a Friday
Question Did you come across a Hadith wherein: Jannah is given to a person who fasts on a Friday, attends a Janazah, visits the sick and gives charity?
1 February 2017
The reward for a blind person
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When I test My slave regarding the two things he loves [i.e., his eyes] and he remains patient [anticipating the rewards…
25 January 2017
A reward for gifting milk or guiding a lost person
Question Please verify and translate this narration: من منح منيحة لبن أو ورق أو هدى زقاقا كان له مثل عتق رقبة
20 January 2017
One virtue of offering Salah in Masjidul Aqsa
Question I have come across a Scholar who quotes a Hadith wherein Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said that Nabi Sulayman ('alayhis salam) asked Allah for three favours. The third favour was that…
20 January 2017
Remembering Allah, The best deed and highest in rank
Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Should I not inform you of the best of your deeds which are the purest in the sight of your Rabb, the…
23 December 2016
Reciting Surah Yasin on the eve of Friday
Question Is this this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever recites Surah Yasin on the eve of Friday he will be…
20 December 2016
Fasting and the Quran will intercede on behalf of a person on the Day of Qiyamah
Question What is the authenticity of the following? الصِّيام والقرآن يشفعان للعبد يوم القيامة يقول الصيام أي ربِّ منعته الطعام والشَّهوة فشفعني فيه ويقول القرآن منعته النَّوم بالليل فشفعني فيه قال…
13 December 2016
Musa (‘alayhis salam) asking Allah Ta’ala for a special dhikr
Question Nabi Musa (‘alayhis salam) once asked Allah Ta'ala to prescribe to him a dhikr whereby he could remember Allah. Allah Ta'ala said to him: "O Musa, recite 'la ilaha illallah'. Nabi Musa…
1 December 2016
When to recite Surah Waqi’ah?
Question I have been reading that the Hadiths regarding the benefits of Surah Waqi'ah increasing sustenance maybe weak. What is the authenticity and when should we recite it?