Tag Archives: Abu Dawud

November, 2017

• 21 November

  Prohibition of posing difficult questions

  Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? “Soon a time will come where people will pose difficult/complex questions to the Fuqaha [Jurists]. These are the worst of my Ummah”
• 15 November

  A du’a for protection from hunger and deception

  Question Please provide the reference and translation of this du’a: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُوعِ، فَإِنَّهُ بِئْسَ الضَّجِيعُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخِيَانَةِ، فَإِنَّهَا بِئْسَتِ الْبِطَانَةُ Allahumma inni a’udhi bika minal ju’i fa innahu bi’sad daji’u wa a’udhu bika minal khiyanati fa innaha bi’satil bitanatu
• 15 November

  Washing the hands before eating

  Question Is there any authentic Hadith which mentions washing of the hands before eating?
• 9 November

  Any pastime that a Muslim engages in is futile

  Question What is the reference and meaning of the Hadith on all sport of the Mu’min being batil?
• 8 November

  The virtue of saying ‘Astaghfirullahal ‘Azim Alladi La Ilaha illa Huwal Hayyul Qayyumu wa atubu ilayhi’ daily

  Question Is this correct? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever reads Astaghfirullahal ‘Azim Alladi La Ilaha illa Huwal Hayyul Qayyumu wa atubu ilayhi five times daily, all of his sins will be forgiven except the rights of other people.”

October, 2017

• 26 October

  He who is not grateful to people, is not grateful to Allah

  Question Is this famous Hadith authentic? من لم يشكر الناس لم يشكر الله ‘He who is not grateful to people, is not grateful to Allah’
• 17 October

  Du’a to recite when awakening at night in fear

  Question Is this du’a correct to recite for insomnia? أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ A’udhu bi kalimatillahit tammati min ghadabihi wa ‘iqabihi wa sharri ‘ibadihi wa min hamazatish shayatin wa ay yahdurun
• 11 October

  Another du’a for fear and insomnia?

  Question Is this du’a suitable for practice? Du’a for fear and insomnia: اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بكَ مِنَ الكُفْرِ والفَقْرِ، اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بكَ مِنْ عذابِ القَبْرِ لا إلهَ إلاَّ أنتَ Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal kufri wal faqri Allahumma inni a’udhi bika min ‘adhabil qabri La ilaha illa anta
• 10 October

  Wind brings mercy and punishment

  Question I would like to know if the following Hadith is authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The wind is from the mercy of Allah. It brings mercy and brings punishment. When you see it, do not curse it. Ask Allah for its good and seek refuge in Allah for its evil.”
• 9 October

  Food particles that are picked from the teeth

  Question Is there any Hadith regarding the food particles that are stuck in the teeth. I have heard that it is haram to eat the food particles taken out from the teeth.
• 6 October

  A du’a Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would recite in Sajdah Tilawah

  Question Can you please confirm the authenticity of the following du’a to recite in Sajdah Tilawah: سجد وجهي للذي خلقه، وشق سمعه وبصره، بحوله وقوته
• 5 October

  Authentication of the du’a to recite when forgetting to recite Bismillah before eating

  Question Is the du’a ‘Bismillahi awwalahu wa akhirahu’ authentic?
• 3 October

  Eating watermelon with fresh dates

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would eat watermelon with ripe dates, saying: ‘The heat of this [dates] neutralises the coolness of that [watermelon]’