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25 Rabi'ul Awwal 14431 November 2021

A Narration on the Benefit of Salutations

QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? من سره أن يلقى الله وهو عليه راض فليكثر من الصلاة علي فإن من صلى علي في كل يوم خمسمائة مرة لم يفتقر أبدا وهدمت ذنوبه ومحيت خطاياه ودام سروره واستجيب دعاؤه وأعطي أمله وأعين على عدوه وعلى أسباب الخير وكان ممن يرافق…

8 Rabi'ul Awwal 144315 October 2021

A Narration Stating the Virtue of Reciting One Hundred Salutations on Friday

QuestionIs this narration authentic? من صلى علي ليلة الجمعة أو يوم الجمعة مئة مرة غفر الله له خطيئة ثمانين سنة Whoever sends one hundred salutations [durud] upon me on the eve of Friday or on Friday, Allah will forgive eighty years of sins.

6 Safar 144314 September 2021

A Du’a to Recite After Reading a Book to Increase One’s Memory

QuestionWhat is the reference for this du'a to read after reading any book? سُبْحانَ اللهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ وَ لا إِلٰهَ إِلّا اللهُ وَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ إِلّا بِاللهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ عَدَدَ كُلِّ حَرْفٍ كُتِبَ وَ عَدَدَ كُلِّ حَرْفٍ يُّكْتَبُ إِلىٰ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ

1 Muharram 144012 September 2018

“O Son of Adam, Do Not Be Afraid of Any Power or Sovereignty”

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Kindly provide the Arabic text as well O son of Adam, Do not fear -Hadith Qudsi- "Allah Ta'ala said: "O son of Adam do not be afraid of any power or sovereignty. As long as my sovereignty remains and my sovereignty never ceases. O son of…

10 Jumadal Ula 14387 February 2017

A Hadith Qudsi Regarding Sustenance

QuestionIs this Hadith Qudsi authentic? "O son of Adam! I created you to worship me so do not behave in a casual irresponsible way. I have already distributed your sustenance so do not over exert yourself. If you are happy and content with what I have allotted to you, your…

6 Sha'ban 143625 May 2015

Shaykh Abu ‘Abdillah Al Andalusi

QuestionIs this story true? Shaykh 'Abdullah Al-Andalusi, the teacher of Junayd Baghdadi and Shibli was a well-known scholar and Muhaddith. Twelve thousand disciples sat at his feet. He knew thirty thousand (30 000) Hadiths by heart, and could recite the Quran in all the various modes of Qira'ah. But he…