8 August 2017
Hospitality and hosting a guest is for three days
Question Is this Hadith reliable? الضيافة ثلاثة أيام، فما زاد فهو صدقة، وكل معروف صدقة
4 August 2017
Treating people according to their status
Question Sayyiduna Maymun ibn Abi Shabib (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported: A beggar asked 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) for charity and she gave him a piece of bread. Thereafter, one well-dressed person…
8 July 2017
Charity given in secret extinguishes the wrath of Allah Ta’ala
Question Can you mention the authenticity of the following Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Charity given in secret extinguishes the wrath of Allah Ta'ala"
30 May 2017
Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah) on carrying out good deeds immediately
Question Who is this statement attributed to? إذا هممت بصدقة أو ببر أو بعمل صالح فعجل مضيه من ساعته من قبل أن يحول بينك وبينه الشيطان……
29 April 2017
Discharging zakah wards off evil from one’s wealth
Question What is the reference for this narration? إذا أديت زكاة مالك فقد أذهبت عنك شره Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When you have discharged your zakah, then you have warded away…
20 April 2017
A Hadith stating that the actions of an innovator are not accepted
Question Is this Hadith authentic? "Allah Ta'ala does not accept the fast, the Salah, the charity, the Hajj and 'Umrah, the Jihad and the tawbah of the one who indulges in bid'ah [innovation]. He…
4 April 2017
A narration on moving stones/sand from the ground before going into sajdah
Question Is this Hadith reliable? Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu) says, "I asked Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) regarding moving away the stones in Salah. He said, 'Once' [i.e., you may move…
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
A statement on the virtue of feeding a morsel to a hungry person
Question Is this Hadith authentic? لقمة في بطن الجائع أفضل من عمارة ألف جامع "Feeding one morsel to a hungry person is more virtuous than constructing 1000 Masjids"
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?
9 March 2017
‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz’s advice to his son when he purchased an expensive ring
Question How authentic is this incident? 'Umar Ibn 'Abdul 'Aziz (rahimahullah) heard that his son bought a ring for 1000 Dirhams, so he wrote a letter to his son, saying: "The news has reached me…
10 February 2017
Giving charity to relatives who sever ties and harbour hatred
Question Please verify and translate this narration «أفضل الصَّدقة الصَّدقة على ذي الرَّحم الكاشح»
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
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…
29 November 2016
Islam consists of eight portions
Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? "Islam consists of eight portions; Islam, Salah, Zakah, Fasting, Hajj, Enjoining good, Prohibiting evil and Jihad in the path of Allah. Certainly one…