1 Muharram 1448 | 17 June 2026
Carrying the Bier for Forty Steps
Question What is the status of this Hadith? "Whoever carries the Janazah for forty steps, forty of his major sins will be wiped out." Ibn Majah
29 Dhul Qa'dah 1447 | 18 May 2026
A Hadith on Performing Istikharah Seven Times
Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? يا أنس، إذا هممت بأمر فاستخر ربك فيه سبع مرات، ثم انظر إلى الذي يسبق إلى قلبك، فإن الخير فيه……
19 Rabi'ul Akhir 1446 | 25 October 2024
A Du’a Before Wudu Cited in Some Fiqh Books
Question What is the reference for this du'a to be recited before wudu? "Bismillahil 'Azimi Wal-hamdu Lil-lahi Ala Dinil Islam"
10 Dhul Qa'dah 1445 | 20 May 2024
Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Proceeds to the Marketplace After He Is Appointed the Khalifah
Question I require the source for the following incident: لما استخلف أبو بكر أصبح غاديا إلى السوق وعلى رقبته أثواب يتجر بها فلقيه عمر بن الخطاب وأبو عبيدة بن الجراح فقالا له: أين تريد يا خليفة رسول…
14 Safar 1443 | 24 September 2021
A Hadith Regarding Zakah
Question What is the authenticity of this narration? اعلموا أن من السنة شهرا تؤدون فيه الزكاة، فما حدث بعد ذلك فلا زكاة فيه حتى يجيء رأس السنة……
5 Ramadan 1442 | 19 April 2021
Women Leaving Their Homes for Their Needs
Question In the following Hadith, what does needs refer to? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O women! You have been allowed by Allah to go out for your needs." What does "needs"……
28 Dhul Qa'dah 1441 | 21 July 2020
The Kursi in Relation to the ‘Arsh
Question Ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) said: "The Kursi is the place of the feet of Allah, and the size of Throne cannot be known." This was narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah in at-Tawhid, 1/248, no. 154…
29 Rabi'ul Awwal 1441 | 29 November 2019
Clarification on an Incident Regarding Abu Musa Al Ash’ari (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question How is the Hadith in Sahih Bukhari (Hadith: 4397) to be interpreted which states that Sayyiduna Abu Musa Al Ash'ari (radiyallahu 'anhu) went to a woman to check his hair for lice? Is this…
9 Rajab 1439 | 28 March 2018
Meaning of a Word in a Chain of Narrators
Question What is the meaning of the word "fi akharin" in the following chain of narrators in Sunan Abi Dawud: حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد، في آخرين، قالوا: حدثنا يحيى بن سليم……
10 Jumadal Ula 1439 | 29 January 2018
A Narration Prohibiting the Sale of an Animal to Copulate
Question Can you please verify this narration: It is narrated from Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) prohibited from the earnings of the…
19 Muharram 1439 | 12 October 2017
A Recommended Du’a to Recite When Using the Miswak
Question Is this authentic? Du'a to be read at the time of using miswak: اللهم طهر فمي، ونور قلبي، وطهر بدني، وحرم جسدي على النار، وأدخلني برحمتك في عبادك الصالحين Allahumma tahhir fami, wa nawwir…
17 Dhul Hijjah 1438 | 11 September 2017
Did Any Other Nabi Ride the Buraq?
Question Was the Buraq ridden by any other Nabi besides Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)?
20 Dhul Qa'dah 1438 | 15 August 2017
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Desire to Pass Away on a Monday
Question Is there any virtue for passing away on a Monday? I have heard that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anhu) made du'a for death on a Monday.