Tag Archives: Angels

November, 2019

• 28 November

  Reciting ‘Bismillah’ or ‘Bismillahi wal hamdulillah’ when commencing wudu

  Question Reciting ‘Bismillah’ before commencing wudu will suffice. Some books mention ‘Bismillahi wal hamdulillah’. Which one is preferred?
• 26 November

  Arabic text of the Hadith on the virtue of visiting the sick

  Question Can you please provide the Arabic text of the following narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When a Muslim visits a sick Muslim at dawn, seventy thousand angels make du’a of forgiveness for him till dusk. If he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand Angels make du’a of forgiveness for him till the morning, and he will …
• 5 November

  When a Muslim sets out to visit his brother, 70 000 angels accompany him

  Question Is this narration authentic? إن المسلم إذا زار أخاه المسلم شيعه سبعون ألف ملك يصلون عليه يقولون: اللهم، كما وصله فيك فصله
• 1 November

  The angels are the companions of those who frequent the Masjid

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The Masjids have pegs [i.e. people who habitually frequent them, like how pegs cling on to what they are attached to]. The angels are their companions. If they are absent the angels search for them, and if they become sick the angels …

October, 2019

• 7 October

  An unreliable narration stating that the angels make du’a for the mujahid who hangs his sword on his neck

  Question What is the status of this narration? إن الله عز وجل يباهي بالـمتقلد سيفه في سبيل الله ملائكته وهم يصلون عليه ما دام متقلده

September, 2019

• 3 September

  ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) rebukes a woman wearing anklets with bells

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? دخلت جارية على عائشة وفي رجلها جلاجل في الخلخال فقالت عائشة: أخرجوا عني مفرقة الملائكة

August, 2019

• 8 August

  A narration stating that the angels embrace those who arrive for Hajj walking

  Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Verily the angels shake hands with the hajis arriving in Makkah mounted [on a conveyance] and embrace those arriving on foot.”
• 7 August

  The day of ‘Arafah; the best day in the Sight of Allah Ta’ala

  Question Is this Hadith reliable? ما من يوم أفضل عند الله من يوم عرفة ينزل الله إلى السماء الدنيا فيباهي بأهل الأرض أهل السماء، فيقول: انظروا إلى عبادي شعثا غبرا ضاحين جاؤوا من كل فج عميق يرجون رحمتي، ولم يروا عذابي، فلم ير يوم أكثر عتقا من النار من يوم عرفة
• 1 August

  The angel of death addresses the Believers and Disbelievers

  Question Please mention the narration regarding the angel addressing the deceased before he passes away and how the angel addresses the Believer and Disbeliever.

July, 2019

• 19 July

  A narration regarding a youngster who devotes himself to ‘ibadah

  Question Is this narration authentic? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن أحب الخلائق إلى الله شاب حدث السن جميل في صورة حسنة جعل شبابه وجماله في عبادة الله فذاك الذي يباهي به الرحمن ملائكته يقول هذا عبدي حقا
• 17 July

  Another narration on a youngster who devoted himself to ‘ibadah

  Question Are these words ولك عندي بكل يوم وليلة أجر صديق an authentic addition to the narration on your website found here?
• 15 July

  A narration regarding the virtue of completing the Quran

  Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? “Whoever finished the Quran, sixty thousand (60 000) angels makes du’a for him.”

June, 2019

• 25 June

  Whoever seeks a position of authority will be left to himself unassisted

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever seeks to be a judge and asks others to intercede so he can have it, he will be left to himself. Whoever is forced into it, Allah will send down an angel to direct him.”