Bayhaqi

9 Jumadal Ula 14386 February 2017

A Narration on Saying Alhamdulillah Thrice When One Is Blessed With a Bounty

QuestionIs the following authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When a servant of Allah is blessed with a bounty from Allah and he says 'Alhamdulillah' then the servant has fulfilled showing gratitude for that bounty. If he says 'Alhamdulillah' for a second time, Allah will renew the reward for…

23 Rabi'ul Awwal 143823 December 2016

A Virtue of Reciting Surah Ikhlas One Hundred Times With Wudu

QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The person who reads Surah Ikhlas 100 times with wudu, beginning with Surah Fatihah, will receive the following virtues: 1. Allah Ta'ala will record ten good deeds for every letter 2. Erase ten sins 3. Elevate ten stages 4. Build one hundred palaces in…

23 Rabi'ul Awwal 143823 December 2016

Reciting Surah Yasin on the Eve of Friday

QuestionIs this this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever recites Surah Yasin on the eve of Friday he will be forgiven by morning"

22 Rabi'ul Awwal 143822 December 2016

The Value of Contentment

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith which appears in Al Mu'jamul Awsat: القناعة مال لا ينفد

18 Rabi'ul Awwal 143818 December 2016

The Virtue of Pardoning When One Has the Ability to Punish

QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: Musa ('alayhis salam) said, O my Rabb! Who among Your servants is the most respected to you? Allah Ta'ala said: 'One who has the power (to punish), yet forgives'

22 Muharram 143824 October 2016

Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Seeing off the Army

QuestionIs the following narration reliable? Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anhu) once walked with an army seeing them off. He said, 'All praise belongs to Allah, our feet have become dusty in His path.' Someone said, 'We merely bade farewell [and walked a bit with them].' Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anhu)…

28 Dhul Hijjah 14371 October 2016

Dawud (‘alayhis salam) Enquires Regarding Being Grateful to Allah Ta’ala

QuestionIs this story correct and where can it be found? Dawud ('alayhis salam) once asked Allah Ta'ala, 'O My Rabb! [Being given the ability to] thank you and to express gratitude to you is also your bounty over me, so how do I express my gratitude to you?' Allah Ta'ala…

18 Dhul Hijjah 143721 September 2016

How to Really Get to Know Someone

QuestionWhere is the narration to the effect that a person was praised in the presence of 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) and he asked: 'Did you do business or travel with that person?'