Zakah & Charity

9 Sha'ban 143925 April 2018

The Various Pillars of Islam

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? الإسلام أن تعبد الله لا تشرك به شيئا، وتقيم الصلاة، وتؤتي الزكاة، وتصوم رمضان، وتحج البيت، والأمر بالمعروف، والنهي عن المنكر، وتسليمك على أهلك، فمن انتقص شيئا منهن فهوسهم من الإسلام يدعه، ومن تركهن كلهن فقد ولى الإسلام ظهره

7 Sha'ban 143923 April 2018

Withholding Zakah Spoils Halal Earnings

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? من كسب طيبا خبثه منع الزكاة ومن كسب خبيثا لم تطيبه الزكاة

1 Sha'ban 143917 April 2018

Spend and Allah Will Spend on You

QuestionWhat is the level of authenticity of this Hadith? Allah Ta'ala has said, "Spend [in avenues of good], O Son of Adam, and I shall spend on you."

5 Rajab 143922 March 2018

A Follow Up Query on the Virtue of Giving Clothes to a Destitute Muslim

QuestionIs there an incident which prompted Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) to narrate the following Hadith? I have heard this narration together with an incident. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said: “He who gives cloth to any destitute Muslim, remains in the security of Allah…

4 Rajab 143921 March 2018

No Reward in the Hereafter for the Non Believers

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? 'Adi ibn Hatim, embraced Islam, and is a well-known Companion. One day he asked the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) about his father, praising him because he was a good man, and said, "O Messenger of Allah! My father was good to his relatives, and he…

25 Jumadal Akhirah 143913 March 2018

The Virtue of Giving Clothes to a Destitute Muslim

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said: "Whoever clothes a Muslim, remains in the security of Allah as long as a single piece remains on his body."

30 Rabi'ul Awwal 143919 December 2017

Punishment for Not Discharging Zakah

QuestionIs this narration authentic? ما من صاحب كنز لا يؤدي زكاته إلا أحمي عليه في نار جهنم فيجعل صفائح فيكوى بها جنباه وجبينه حتى يحكم الله بين عباده

23 Rabi'ul Awwal 143912 December 2017

Yahya (‘alayhis salam) and the Advice Given to the Bani Israil

QuestionIs this narration authentic? عن الحارث الأشعري، أن نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن الله أمر يحيى بن زكريا بخمس كلمات: أن يعمل بهن، وأن يأمر بني إسرائيل أن يعملوا بهن، فكاد أن يبطئ، فقال له عيسى: إنك قد أمرت بخمس كلمات، أن تعمل بهن، وأن تأمر بني…

10 Rabi'ul Awwal 143929 November 2017

Charity of a Poor Person

QuestionIs this narration authentic? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: سبق درهم مائة ألف قالوا: يا رسول الله، كيف يسبق درهم مائة ألف؟ قال:رجل له درهمان فأخذ أحدهما فتصدق به، وآخر له مال كثير فأخذ من عرضها مائة ألف

9 Rabi'ul Awwal 143928 November 2017

What Truly Belongs to Man?

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: The son of Adam [boastfully] says: "My wealth, My wealth. [What truly] belongs to you except what you consumed, or wore something and wore it out or what you gave as sadaqah and sent [the reward] ahead?"

16 Safar 14396 November 2017

Three Characteristics That Make Up a Large Portion of Iman

QuestionIs this quotation true? قال عمار: ثلاث من جمعهن فقد جمع الإيمان: الإنصاف من نفسك، وبذل السلام للعالم، والإنفاق من الإقتار

9 Safar 143930 October 2017

Six Good Deeds That Should Not Be Neglected

QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has said, “Do not think any act of kindness to be too small even if it is: 1. a piece of string or a shoe-lace (that you give to someone), 2. a bucket of water (that you fill for someone), 3. a harmful object that…

20 Muharram 143911 October 2017

The Benefits of Charity

QuestionIs the following Hadith suitable to quote? إن صدقة المسلم تزيد في العمر و تمنع ميتة السوء و يذهب الله بها الكبر و الفخر