10 February 2023
Meaning of the word تحزّم
Question Kindly provide the translation of فَتَحَزَّمَ المُفْطِرُونَ وَعَمِلُوا in the following Hadith Shareef... عن أنس رضى الله عنه قال: كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في سفر، فصام بعض وأفطر…
17 October 2022
Which date did Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) leave from Madinah for Fath Makkah?
Question Kindly mention which date Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) left from Madinah Munawwarah and arrived in Makkah Mukarramah. Different dates seem to have been mentioned regarding the…
22 August 2022
Correct wording, أظنني or أظنه, in a Hadith of Sahih Muslim
Question In the following Hadith, what is the correct word and translation? Some prints have أَظُنُّنِي and some have أظنه وحدثنا يحيى بن يحيى قال: قرأت على مالك عن نافع عن عبد الله بن عمر، أنه وصف…
25 November 2021
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) spent three nights with Ummu Salamah (radiyallahu ‘anha) after marriage
Question What is the translation of the following part of the Hadith? إنه ليس بك على أهلك هوان عن أم سلمة أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لما تزوج أم سلمة أقام عندها ثلاثا، وقال: إنه ليس بك على أهلك…
1 October 2020
Translation of the words in the Talbiyah
Question Kindly provide the translation for the following portion of the Hadith: لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ، وَسَعْدَيْكَ، والْخَيْرُ بيَدَيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ، والرَّغْباءُ إِلَيْكَ والْعَمَلُ عن عبدالله بن عمر…
24 July 2020
Gifting flowers on a happy occasion
Question There is a trend nowadays, that when there is a happy occasion like a birth, wedding, graduation, etc, flower arrangements are ordered and given as gifts. The flower arrangements are quite…
23 July 2020
Gaining two rewards while reciting the Quran
Question Regarding the following Hadith, is it correct to translate the word “أجران” as “double”? And is the Hadith implicating that the one who recites with difficulty receives a greater reward? عن…
16 July 2020
‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) surprise and happiness upon hearing of a Sunnah being practised
Question Kindly mention which ‘Abdullah was alluded to in the following narration along with the reason for saying أنى علقها: عن أبي معمر أن أميرا كان بمكة يسلم تسليمتين فقال عبد الله: أنى علقها. قال…
3 July 2020
Who is the word سمعت attributed to in this narration
Question Regarding the following Hadith and the chain of narration, who does the word سمعت refer to, and is the ta (ت) pronounced with a dhammah or fathah? حدثنا يحيى بن يحيى واللفظ له قال: قلت…
28 September 2017
Explanation of “فقدم علي من سعايته”
Question What is meant by the following part of the Hadith recorded in Sahih Muslim, Kitabul Hajj? فقدم علي من سعايته